This workshop will critically explore Yoga, Art, i.e. Dance and the ways in which privilege culturally appropriates for the staging of either the Performance of Identity and/or the Performance of Ideas. Looking into the fetishisation/commodification of indigenous cultures, many that have been oppressed by Euro-American colonialism, we will discern between exchange, assimilation and appropriation. The first half hour of class will be dedicated to lively dialogue about the dynamics of Cultural Appropriation, the implications of Race and Class and how to participate in Art and Spiritual praxis without being a Jerk.
Then we'll explore the Gluteal field, differentiating the utility of your buttock muscles in various Asanas; where to contract the Gluteus Maximus & when to relax the outer Butt-Boss and allow the under-glutes, the Medius and Minimus to initiate. …It won't really be Twerking, but you will definitely Get Your Ass On!
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Sri Louise
