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 visionaries as Emilie Conrad of Continuum Movement™,
Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen of Body-Mind Centering®, Internal Martial Arts Master Su Dong
Chen, Steve Paxton and Nancy Stark-Smith of Contact Improvisation, and Simone Forti of
Post-Modern Dance, 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 performance 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 visionaries as Emilie Conrad of Continuum Movement™,
Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen of Body-Mind Centering®, Internal Martial Arts Master Su Dong
Chen, Steve Paxton and Nancy Stark-Smith of Contact Improvisation, and Simone Forti of
Post-Modern Dance, 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 performance 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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- She is an advanced hands-on practitioner of Body-Mind Centering (BMC), Therapeutic
Massage, Cranial Sacral Therapy, Visceral Manipulation, and MyoFascial Release. - As a Somatic Educator and Therapist she uses Body-Mind Centering, Experiential
Anatomy, Developmental Movement, Authentic Movement and Continuum Movement in
her practice. - Teri is certified 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.
As a somatic 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 embodied consciousness while
interrelating with our environment. - Teri founded and directs SOMA Fest L.A. (Somatic Movement Arts Festival), a project
geared toward Somatic Movement Arts in practice, performand and daily life. With one
location in Los Angeles, SOMA Fest will soon expand to the east coast. - Teri’s choreographic approach is an adventurous layering of new dance forms on a
foundation of Modern and Ballet training. Teri is deeply influenced by Somatic
Movement, Contact Improvisation, Laban Movement Analysis, and Internal Martial Arts. - Teri has made impactful 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 Los Angeles, New York City, Wisconsin, Oregon, and Mexico.
She collaborates with dancers, musicians, and other artists.
Teri Carter
EMBODIED LIFE
EMBODIED LIFE
| Wellness and Movement Arts Creatively Transforming Personal, Professional and Physical Vitality |
| for Teri's book.... 'BODY-MIND MASTERY; Health and Fitness through Somatic Movement.' |