[Adta] Jan Creative Dance for Adults Intensive in Tucson, AZ

[Mabdance at aol.com]

Creative Dance for Adults Workshop in Tucson, AZ 
presented by Mettler  Studios, 
taught by Mary Ann Brehm, Ph.D. and Griff Goehring,  M.A. 
January 7- 18, 2008 
Tuition:  Two  weeks- $450  One week-  $300 
Schedule- Mon-Fri 9:30 -4:30 with a break for  lunch 
PURPOSE                                                                       
                                            
·        To practice dance  as a universal language 
·        To cultivate the  natural expressive movement resources of 
individuals and groups      
·        To develop skill  in the use of the body as an instrument and 
movement as the material of  dance 
·        To provide  current and future teachers and therapistswith materials 
and methods  for teaching creative dance and  improvisation on all levels 
WORKSHOP MATERIAL 
·        Structured  improvisations for individuals and groups and directed  
exercises 
·        Experiences in  the art of body movement, according to principles 
developed by dance pioneer  Barbara Mettler.  These  include: 
Using the kinesthetic sense as a guide for creating  movement 
Exploring force, time, and space and their connections to  drama,  music, and 
visual  arts 
Discovering organic form, where movements and themes evolve naturally one 
from  another 
Unifying sound and movement 
Cultivating skills for group work 
THE  INSTRUCTORS                                                              
          
Mary Ann Brehm, Ph.D. (Dance, University of  Wisconsin-Madison) and Griff 
Goehring, M.A. (Dance Therapy, Anitoch) have taught  and performed creative dance 
since the 1970s.  Griff and Mary Ann were members of  Barbara Mettler’s 
professional companies at different times and both were  assistants to Mettler.  
Mary Ann is  co-author of Creative Dance for  Learning:  The Kinesthetic Link.  
She has taught at the  Tucson  Creative Dance  Center since 1990 and is 
adjunct  faculty with Lesley  University. Griff founded  Green  Mountain Creative  
Dance  Center in  Vermont and is adjunct faculty at  Hampshire  College. 
TO REGISTER 
Contact Mary Ann Brehm, 323-6711 _mabdance at aol.com_ (mailto:mabdance at aol.com) 
 
Dancers, students, dance educators at all levels are encouraged to attend  as 
well as people in fields of education, recreation, and therapy. 
Some scholarship aid is  available. 
For more information on Barbara Mettler go to _www.barbaramettler.org_ 
(http://www.barbaramettler.org/)                         





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