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| Faculty Bios & Class Descriptions |
| TERI CARTER BODY-MIND CENTERING® & CONTINUUM® Conscious Embodiment: Self Discovery to Outer Expression® 2 Part Intensive: Tues/Wed, 9/16-17, 2-4:30pm |
We'll translate our somatic experiencing into outer expression, beginning with floor-work and
evolving to spatial improvisation. Embracing our curiosity for self discovery, we'll use
principles of Continuum and Body-Mind Centering to nurture our capacity for fluid
articulation, strength and grace. Accessing our body’s inner world, we'll find creative
resonance with our environment, including other living beings and the 'field'. Letting
sensation inform movement choices, experiential anatomy and sounding will enliven our body
systems for a free flow of energy. We'll increase self awareness while moving alone and
interrelating with partners. Breath, directed touch and metaphoric imagery help guide our
ability to sense, observe, and explore the complexity of omni-directional space and our bio-
structure. We'll access the inner dynamic form and landscape of our body, as consciously
experienced support for movement and inter-connection, to deepen our performance skills as
well as enhance our ability to be vibrantly present in our daily lives and the web of life.
Continuum is a practice that uses sound-breath, subtle movements and sensation to open the
body's tissues for greater fluid resonance. Here, we can thrive in connection with our inner
and outer environments, and the ability to adapt to circumstance ongoingly with the "unfolding
unexpected" (Emilie Conrad, Continuum founder and visionary).
Body-Mind Centering is a practice founded by Bonnie Bainbridge-Cohen that uses experiential
anatomy/physiology, developmental movement, imagery and hands-on methods to enhance health
and creativity.
evolving to spatial improvisation. Embracing our curiosity for self discovery, we'll use
principles of Continuum and Body-Mind Centering to nurture our capacity for fluid
articulation, strength and grace. Accessing our body’s inner world, we'll find creative
resonance with our environment, including other living beings and the 'field'. Letting
sensation inform movement choices, experiential anatomy and sounding will enliven our body
systems for a free flow of energy. We'll increase self awareness while moving alone and
interrelating with partners. Breath, directed touch and metaphoric imagery help guide our
ability to sense, observe, and explore the complexity of omni-directional space and our bio-
structure. We'll access the inner dynamic form and landscape of our body, as consciously
experienced support for movement and inter-connection, to deepen our performance skills as
well as enhance our ability to be vibrantly present in our daily lives and the web of life.
Continuum is a practice that uses sound-breath, subtle movements and sensation to open the
body's tissues for greater fluid resonance. Here, we can thrive in connection with our inner
and outer environments, and the ability to adapt to circumstance ongoingly with the "unfolding
unexpected" (Emilie Conrad, Continuum founder and visionary).
Body-Mind Centering is a practice founded by Bonnie Bainbridge-Cohen that uses experiential
anatomy/physiology, developmental movement, imagery and hands-on methods to enhance health
and creativity.
CLASS DESCRIPTION:
BIOGRAPHY:
Teri is a movement and wellness artist who has taught and performed internationally for over
25 years. Her creative process and teaching methodology are informed by dance improvisation
and mindful body practices gleaned through cultivation and application of eastern and western
mind-body concepts. She is a Registered Somatic Movement Educator, a Continuum Movement
Teacher®, Body-Mind Centering® Practitioner, a Certified Tai Chi and Chi Gung Instructor,
and she holds a B.F.A. and Masters in Dance. Teri has pursued in depth study of Contact
Improvisation, Meditation, Laban Movement Analysis and Authentic Movement. She maintains
a private practice in Los Angeles, working with Movement and Hands-on Therapies of
Cranial-Sacral, Visceral Manipulation, Myofascial Release, Body-Mind Centering, and Somatic
Therapy.
Teri is the founder and Artistic Director of INTENTION Dance Theatre and the SOMA
Fest in Los Angeles, promoting and advocating transformational experiences for individuals
and the environment. She has collaborated and performed with various artists including
Emilie Conrad, Steve Paxton, Simone Forti, David Dorfman, Ione Beauchamp, among others.
Teri founded and directed NYC's Mobility Junction Dance, a company of mixed ability artists.
She has received dance grants and fellowships in NYC, Oregon, WI, & CA.
25 years. Her creative process and teaching methodology are informed by dance improvisation
and mindful body practices gleaned through cultivation and application of eastern and western
mind-body concepts. She is a Registered Somatic Movement Educator, a Continuum Movement
Teacher®, Body-Mind Centering® Practitioner, a Certified Tai Chi and Chi Gung Instructor,
and she holds a B.F.A. and Masters in Dance. Teri has pursued in depth study of Contact
Improvisation, Meditation, Laban Movement Analysis and Authentic Movement. She maintains
a private practice in Los Angeles, working with Movement and Hands-on Therapies of
Cranial-Sacral, Visceral Manipulation, Myofascial Release, Body-Mind Centering, and Somatic
Therapy.
Teri is the founder and Artistic Director of INTENTION Dance Theatre and the SOMA
Fest in Los Angeles, promoting and advocating transformational experiences for individuals
and the environment. She has collaborated and performed with various artists including
Emilie Conrad, Steve Paxton, Simone Forti, David Dorfman, Ione Beauchamp, among others.
Teri founded and directed NYC's Mobility Junction Dance, a company of mixed ability artists.
She has received dance grants and fellowships in NYC, Oregon, WI, & CA.
Teri Carter
| Teri Carter photo by: Ryojin Ono |
| Cynthia Fieldus, Teri Carter & Gabriel Orshan Intention Dance Theatre @ Church in Ocean Park photo by: James Ysidro |
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