Introduction to the Alexander Technique for Dancers – Dawn Karlovsky

Time: 1:00 PM – 2:20 PM

Description:

This workshop will be an experiential, movement-based workshop exploring fundamental movement patterning of the human body through the principles of the Alexander Technique (AT). Using these concepts as a guide, participants will be encouraged to investigate the overall dynamic relationship of coordination and movement patterning through an integrated use of breath, sensory awareness, movement initiation, inhibition (non-doing), with intention and direction to discover easeful and harmonious movement. The AT principles will be further explored through spinal “head-tail” patterning and core connectivity as experienced in Bartenieff Fundamentals. Through movement play and curiosity, participants can discover new practices for deepening their movement experiences, enhancing sensory awareness, enriching teaching and performance skills, and attending to self-care and overall bodymind health.

About Dawn Karlovsky:

Dawn Karlovsky is a nationally certified teacher of the Alexander Technique (AmSAT) and serves as Chair of AmSAT's Committee for the Alexander Technique in the Performing Arts. She teaches at Washington University and Webster University in St. Louis, integrating the technique into dance, music, and theater. Dawn has presented workshops at numerous institutions, including the Isadora Duncan International Symposium, California State University-Dominguez Hills, Les Studios Actuel de la Danse in France, the American College Dance Association Conferences, and Body-Mind Centering Conferences. 

In addition to her work in the Alexander Technique, Dawn is the founder and director of Karlovsky & Company Dance, a professional contemporary dance-theater company based in St. Louis. Her choreography has been commissioned and performed nationally and internationally, including in France, China, and South Africa. She holds an MFA in Choreography from the University of Utah and a BA in Theater Arts-Dance Performance from Northern Illinois University.