Yoga
a meditation in physical revelation or a continued state of prayer

Because so much contemporary dance incorporates yoga into its class or
choreographic framework, it is essential that students have the
physical infrastructure to meet the changing demands of the dance
medium. In this workshop students will be given the muscular/skeletal
fundamentals for the practice of Hatha yoga. Particular attention
will be given to the diaphragmatic/psoas complex and how this
anatomical region relates to the spine, pelvis and limbs, especially
in inversions. The devotional discipline of yoga cultivates courage
and sensitivity, and this workshop will stay true to the practice of
yoga by empowering students to move/live with a greater sense of grace
and self-acceptance. This workshop will dramatically alter how you
perceive yoga as a personal practice. Open to dancers and non-dancers
alike, local yoga enthusiasts will not feel left out!



Yoga for Dancers
move your sacred ass!

This workshop is specifically designed for dancers. Please note: This
is not asana dance. The intention of this class is to make the
immediate link between yoga and dance as movement practices. It will
investigate the vocabulary of yoga, which has traditionally been
practiced in a more static form and evolve these physical structures,
through improvisation and set material, into dynamic movement
experiences. It is less about style and more about using familiar
landmarks to seek your own personal pathway. Strong contemporary,
ballet or locking/popping training suggested.



Sri Louise
Sri Louise is a free lance dancer and independent yoga teacher. Active in both disciplines, she is readily able to translate the practise of yoga into the process of dance. Sri is keenly interested in using yoga as a way of empowering the physical range and personal strength of dancers. She acted as Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui's phycial coach for his production zero degrees with Akram Khan and is currently assisting Sidi Larbi on his projects with the Ballet of Monte Carlo and the Cullberg Ballet, where she also teaches yoga to the dancers as a way of helping them access his choreography. She is thrilled to be performing in Sidi's up-coming contemporary project, which premiers in 2007 in Antwerp. To find out more about Sri's travelling yoga extravaganza please visit http://www.undergroundparlour.com

SRI LOUISE will also perform with the Company SIDI LARBI CHERKAOUI & TONEELHUIS at ImPulsTanz 2007 with “Myth” on July 24, 26 and 27 at the Volkstheater.