Holistic Dance is an invitation to transformation through dance, movement and touch. We work with a dynamic, cross-method approach from dance pedagogical, dance- and body therapeutic, systemic and holistic methods. Authentic Movement Plus, Contact Improvisation, Somatics & Applied Anatomy, Contemporary Dance Improvisation, Ecosomatics and many other elements can be found in this approach.

6 day Intensive:
Touch is our most essential experience as a human being. We need it like food, to know that we exist and to encounter others on intimate levels. Touch is the first of our senses to be developed, directly linked to our nervous system and the most effective mechanism for communication. The skin, our main sensory organ, carries an abundance of information about our state of being, movement, touchqualities, boundaries and personal needs.
Touch can be deeply satisfying and deeply terrifying and we will look at the joy and the pain behind the issue. As dancers most of us have a natural relationship to touch, it being an innate component in the relationship between body and movement. Many people in the western world have lost touch with their sense of touch, and therefore it becomes a political and socioeconomic issue as well.

We will explore Anatomy of Touch through solo dances, writing and Authentic Movement, duets with bodywork, applied anatomy and contact improvisation and group explorations with improvisational scores and content based sharings.

We will work on:
• Touch as a Sensory Organ
• Qualities of touch and their movement qualities
• Functions of the skin
• Moving and connecting on the level of Fascia
• Pain and healthy boundaries
• Who, when, how to touch?
• Politics of touch

This seminar is open to everyone with basic experiences in movement, dance and/or bodywork. This module is also a part of the Advanced Teachers Training (Module Touch).

Times:
Arrival: 14 April 2025, 6pm
Departure: 21 April 2021, 11am 
(Accommodation: 7 nights)

Price:
Course: € 660,-
Meals: € 160,- (6 lunches and 1 dinner)

Accommodation (7 nights) in a 2-room flat or a private studio with kitchen:
Shared room € 140,-
Private room € 280,-
Private studio € 350,-
*with the possibility to book additional nights

Meals:
There will be a shared lunch on the 6 workshop days and a shared dinner on 14 April.
Self-catering: Breakfast and the remaining dinners

Venue: LIANA, Arillas, Corfu
https://lianaapartments.com/?lang=en

10 minutes from the beach

Registration:
Ageliki Papadopoulou
theholisticweb@gmail.com