Beg/Int Spiral Body Techniques®

About this event

This Spiral Body Techniques® (SBT) class with Kristina Fluty is tailored to movers who are "newcomers" to the technique. SBT® emphasizes easeful movement connectivity and luscious whole-self dancing. Through floor and locomotive phrases, we will explore ball-and-socket joint access and expression, and engage with spirals that enhance both internal and spatial awareness. All levels are welcome and all participants should move at their own pace. Kristina has been dancing with Molly Shanahan/Mad Shak since 2003, serves on the board of directors, and provides administrative support to the company. Kristina is among the inaugural cohort of Spiral Body Techniques® instructors certified in 2023. She assists Shanahan in teaching the now-annual SBT® teacher training, and in the development of and communication about the method. Kristina is an Associate Professor of Movement for Actors at The Theatre School at DePaul University, and holds an MA in Dance/Movement Therapy and Counseling from Columbia College Chicago, where she also received her certification in Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analysis and Movement Pattern Analysis. Her early influential training came from her BA in Dance from Point Park University, time spent on scholarship at Trisha Brown Dance Company, and the early 'aughts "downtown NYC dance scene" with Miguel Gutierrez, David Dorfman, KJ Holmes, and others. Continued personal study of Contact Improvisation and Feldenkrais also deeply inform her work.

From Visceral Dance Center