Teri has been deeply influenced by various movement and healing forms, which have
helped transform her life. Various athletic injuries, life's micro-traumas and mercury
poisoning from removal of dental fillings brought about a deep weekening in her
'biosystem' as she approached the age of 40. These drawbacks focused her study and
research of the body and its flows, cultivating a personal understanding of its mysteries
and possibilities.
In her youth she participated in athletics, including gymnastics and a serious pursuit of
track & field which led to a college scholarship. She found dance at the age of 19, at the
University of Wisconsin, where she began devoting herself to developing the technique
and choreographic craft of the field.
Since that time she has received a B.F.A. and a Masters in Dance, and has studied with
visionaries in the fields of dance, movement and health. Expanding from a foundation of
athletics and dance technique, she has worked with artists in the fields of movement
improvisation, somatic movement, martial arts, and body centered therapies. Teri is
honored to have worked with such pioneers as Emilie Conrad, Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen,
Su Dong Chen, Steve Paxton, and Simone Forti, all innovators an masters in their fields.
A long time practitioner of body centered arts and sciences, and an advocate for
interconnection and a sustainable planet, Teri has great respect for our organismic
intelligence which is connected to all life processes. For more than 30 years Teri Carter
has trained in myriad movement and healing practices, and she values her connection to
nature. With the fullest expression of health lying in our ability to interact with our internal
and external environments, Teri's focus is on holistic health, the essence of movement,
fulfilling one's life purpose, and the advocacy for the sustainability of our planet’s
ecosystem. She promotes the ongoing exploration of the creative force through the
human body and one's ability to respond to any circumstance. With the collaborative
resources of movement, healing arts, and life coaching she supports people's process in
the discovery of their life as movement and the liberating implication of its meaning in the
web of existence.
helped transform her life. Various athletic injuries, life's micro-traumas and mercury
poisoning from removal of dental fillings brought about a deep weekening in her
'biosystem' as she approached the age of 40. These drawbacks focused her study and
research of the body and its flows, cultivating a personal understanding of its mysteries
and possibilities.
In her youth she participated in athletics, including gymnastics and a serious pursuit of
track & field which led to a college scholarship. She found dance at the age of 19, at the
University of Wisconsin, where she began devoting herself to developing the technique
and choreographic craft of the field.
Since that time she has received a B.F.A. and a Masters in Dance, and has studied with
visionaries in the fields of dance, movement and health. Expanding from a foundation of
athletics and dance technique, she has worked with artists in the fields of movement
improvisation, somatic movement, martial arts, and body centered therapies. Teri is
honored to have worked with such pioneers as Emilie Conrad, Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen,
Su Dong Chen, Steve Paxton, and Simone Forti, all innovators an masters in their fields.
A long time practitioner of body centered arts and sciences, and an advocate for
interconnection and a sustainable planet, Teri has great respect for our organismic
intelligence which is connected to all life processes. For more than 30 years Teri Carter
has trained in myriad movement and healing practices, and she values her connection to
nature. With the fullest expression of health lying in our ability to interact with our internal
and external environments, Teri's focus is on holistic health, the essence of movement,
fulfilling one's life purpose, and the advocacy for the sustainability of our planet’s
ecosystem. She promotes the ongoing exploration of the creative force through the
human body and one's ability to respond to any circumstance. With the collaborative
resources of movement, healing arts, and life coaching she supports people's process in
the discovery of their life as movement and the liberating implication of its meaning in the
web of existence.
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Teri works with clients and groups in Los Angeles and New York. She is an advanced
hands-on practitioner of Body-Mind Centering (BMC), Therapetic Massage, Cranial
Sacral Therapy, Visceral Manipulation, and MyoFascial Release. As a Somatic Educator
she uses Body-Mind Centering, Experiential Anatomy, Developmental Movement,
Authentic Movement and Continuum Movement in her practice.
Recently, Teri has pursued certification as both a Fitness Trainer and a Life Purpose
Coach. These practices help individuals find direction, creating a strategic plan and
action steps to follow through in achieving their personal, health and career goals.
Working with people in group classes and private sessions, she facilitates individuals
paths toward balance in their body-mind. hands-on therapy and movement education.
She has trained with visionaries in Dance, Martial Arts, BodyWork, and Somatic
Movement. She is certified as a Somatic Movement Educator/Therapist, a Body-Mind
Centering Practitioner, a Continuum Movement Teacher, a Massage Therapist, a Tai
Chi and Chi Gung Instructor, a a Fitness Coach and soon a Life Purpose Coadh. In her
hands on practice she is trained in Visceral Manipulation Therapy, MyoFascial Release,
Reiki and Energy Therapies, and in Cranial Sacral Therapy serving as a Teaching
Assistant for the Upledger Institute.
As a dance artist, Teri has been teaching, performing and choreographing
internationally for 30 years. She is the founder and Artistic Director of Intention Dance
Theatre in Los Angeles, an ensemble that promotes the development, creativity and
vitality of individuals in classes and performance, as they interrelate with their
environment and the planet. The ensemble’s artistic mission is ‘Somatic Ecology,’ or
consciously interrelating with our environment. Teri is the founder of the new SOMA
Fest L.A., a project geared toward Somatic Movement Arts in Performance, in Santa
Monica, CA.
Teri’s choreographic approach is an adventurous layering of new dance forms on a
foundation of Modern and Ballet. Teri is deeply influenced by Contact Improvisation,
Laban Movement Analysis, Martial Arts and Somatic Movement. As one of Teri’s major
contributions to the dance field, she founded and directed Mobility Junction Dance
Company (1993-2001), New York City’s premiere dance project that integrated artists of
mixed physical abilities. As an advanced practitioner of Contact Improvisation, Teri
authored and produced “On The Shoulders of Giants,” a choreographic masters thesis
depicting the evolution of Contact in performance. Her teaching/dance work has been
presented internationally and she has received various grants and fellowships in
Wisconsin, Oregon, New York City, and Mexico. She collaborates with dancers,
musicians, and other artists.
hands-on practitioner of Body-Mind Centering (BMC), Therapetic Massage, Cranial
Sacral Therapy, Visceral Manipulation, and MyoFascial Release. As a Somatic Educator
she uses Body-Mind Centering, Experiential Anatomy, Developmental Movement,
Authentic Movement and Continuum Movement in her practice.
Recently, Teri has pursued certification as both a Fitness Trainer and a Life Purpose
Coach. These practices help individuals find direction, creating a strategic plan and
action steps to follow through in achieving their personal, health and career goals.
Working with people in group classes and private sessions, she facilitates individuals
paths toward balance in their body-mind. hands-on therapy and movement education.
She has trained with visionaries in Dance, Martial Arts, BodyWork, and Somatic
Movement. She is certified as a Somatic Movement Educator/Therapist, a Body-Mind
Centering Practitioner, a Continuum Movement Teacher, a Massage Therapist, a Tai
Chi and Chi Gung Instructor, a a Fitness Coach and soon a Life Purpose Coadh. In her
hands on practice she is trained in Visceral Manipulation Therapy, MyoFascial Release,
Reiki and Energy Therapies, and in Cranial Sacral Therapy serving as a Teaching
Assistant for the Upledger Institute.
As a dance artist, Teri has been teaching, performing and choreographing
internationally for 30 years. She is the founder and Artistic Director of Intention Dance
Theatre in Los Angeles, an ensemble that promotes the development, creativity and
vitality of individuals in classes and performance, as they interrelate with their
environment and the planet. The ensemble’s artistic mission is ‘Somatic Ecology,’ or
consciously interrelating with our environment. Teri is the founder of the new SOMA
Fest L.A., a project geared toward Somatic Movement Arts in Performance, in Santa
Monica, CA.
Teri’s choreographic approach is an adventurous layering of new dance forms on a
foundation of Modern and Ballet. Teri is deeply influenced by Contact Improvisation,
Laban Movement Analysis, Martial Arts and Somatic Movement. As one of Teri’s major
contributions to the dance field, she founded and directed Mobility Junction Dance
Company (1993-2001), New York City’s premiere dance project that integrated artists of
mixed physical abilities. As an advanced practitioner of Contact Improvisation, Teri
authored and produced “On The Shoulders of Giants,” a choreographic masters thesis
depicting the evolution of Contact in performance. Her teaching/dance work has been
presented internationally and she has received various grants and fellowships in
Wisconsin, Oregon, New York City, and Mexico. She collaborates with dancers,
musicians, and other artists.
Teri Carter
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