Yoga for Dancers
Yoga as an art, a science and a practice

In this Hatha Vinyasa based class the Israeli Ori Flomin, member of the Stephen Petronio Company for many years, will present Yoga as an art, a science and a practice. A way for dancers to deepen their knowledge of their own body and understand its connection with the mind, breath and spirit. Strong emphasis will be put into our continued awareness of using breath through challenging postures. This will enable us to find a calm center and push our physical ability forward without adding stress to our bodies.

The class will begin with a brief chant followed by breathing exercises and sun salutes, helping the body to mold and shape into other poses. The class will move to postures that strengthen and stretch the whole body: Balance poses, standing poses, forward bends, back bends, twists and inversions. The class will finish with a deep final relaxation. Some partnering stretches will also be taught.



Ori Flomin
Ori Flomin is from Israel and has been dancing in New York City since 1989. He was a member of the Stephen Petronio Dance Company (1991-1999) and in 2006 rejoined the company as rehearsal director and assistant to Stephen Petronio. He also danced in the works of Maria Hassabi, Neil Greenberg, Mollisa Fenely, Kevin Wynn, and Michael Clark ao. His choreography has been seen in NYC at DTW's Fresh Tracks and Split Stream, PS122 New Stuff, Movement Research at Judson Church, Joyce Soho and internationally in Austria, Japan and Israel.
His dance and yoga teaching has taken him to P.A.R.T.S. (Brussels), DansesHus (Copenhagen), SEAD (Salzburg), London Contemporary Dance School (London), Sasha Waltz company (Berlin), and Movement Research (NYC) ao.
He received his Shiatsu certification from the Ohashi institute in 2001 and maintains an active Shiatsu practice in NYC.