Presenter Overview
Clare Guss-West specialises in bringing holistic strategies to professional dance training and artistic performance.
She is a former professional dancer, choreographer, opera director, teacher trainer, holistic health practitioner and author.
Clare teaches a ‘holistic’ approach to training for professional dancers, teachers and ballet masters. Clare delivers work for The Royal Ballet, Houston Ballet, Finnish National Ballet, Dutch National Ballet, Ballet de L’Opèra du Rhin, Opèra de Paris-Opèra Université and the Professional Dancer’s Postgraduate in Teaching RAD, Berlin Staatsballett.
She developed ‘dancing longevity’ and ‘Danse Senior’ teacher training, a diploma course at the University Côte d’Azur, integrating dance teachers, PTs, physiotherapists and therapists. She is also the co-founder of the European Dance & Creative Wellness’ Foundation and Dutch National Ballet.
Clare aims to bring awareness to the potential role of dance in innovative preventative health and wellness solutions.
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Webinar Overview
This webinar was recorded on Wednesday 17th January 2018
This webinar translated the ‘inner’ energy work of somatic practice Chi Kung and TCM into complementary practical tools, providing a systematic approach to the ‘inner’ work of ballet and contemporary dance for professional dancers, teachers, dance educators, trainers and therapists.
Focus and energy techniques are presented and their relevance and application to technical and artistic demands of dance training and performance are explored. This ‘inner’ work uses techniques for directed intention and attentional focus; imagery to promote effective, economic movement, minimizing effort and conscious, coordinated breathing to restore stamina and power.
The webinar covered complementary focus and energy tools that can be easily integrated into a dance class. These tools aim to produce an immediate and lasting cohesive effect on performance. They also promote stamina, heightened learning, adapting and multi-tasking abilities that equip dancers for the multi-focus demands of the discipline – powerful efficient movement at the service of an external artistic intention.
There are no continuing education credits attached to this webinar. For questions, visit www.HumanKinetics.com/WebinarFAQs
