Consciously Dancing Level 1, Baltimore, MD

"So many aspects of partner dancing, besides the steps and turn patterns, can either identify us as masterful, subtle, partners of quality… or not. So many dancers never develop these more finely tuned skills. And yet, when you hear the topics in this class, they will make intuitive sense to you. You will wonder, like I do, why we rarely, if ever, talk about these skills in dance classes. I want to introduce you to my friend, Erin Brandt. She’s been teaching and leading partner dancing for 25 years, and following for almost 42 years. The distinctions she has about partner dancing I have never heard, and yet, I took notes on every single point she made… and then asked her to teach us in the Baltimore/ DC area. Erin and I will be co-teaching a series of 4 days of training, spread out over several months, focused on: - nonverbal partnering skills, communicating boundaries with clarity and grace, practicing your approach skills, how to most efficiently and safely move your partner, how to take your partner’s breath away, - bringing masculinity, femininity and conscious, respectful sexuality back into partner dancing, as well as - identifying 7 unique psychological styles of dancers, and learning how to dance best with each one!… Erin came up with this method, and it turns out that I’ve been studying the theory she’s using for over a year already… so we are especially excited to co-teach for that class! This is a Save-the-Date announcement. Erin’s and my first class will be Saturday, June 15th, from 10-4 (maybe til 5), in the Baltimore area. We’ll get back to you after June 6 with more details, like location and exact end-of-the-day timing. Cost is $150/ person for the day. Class is limited to 30 people, and given that this is not something we’ve heard before in the dance community, we may run out of space. Given that this is short notice, I’m offering a decisiveness discount… $25 off if you PayPal/ Venmo me by Saturday, May 25th at 8PM. I suggest you sign up early as I’m inviting everyone I know. **Erin said she may be able to fit in a few privates on *FRIDAY* before the workshop… Sunday may/ may not be possible, as she’ll be traveling right before and after. Privates are $100/ hr.** Reach out to her privately ASAP for those if you are interested at [email protected]. Expect to be re-thinking and re-feeling your dancing, more than actually dancing. This class is paradigm-shifting work, not a curriculum of new steps. If you’d like to check out some brief clips of Erin teaching, go here... https://PartneringThroughDance.com/category/partnering/ Erin has taught various kinds of partner dancing (Cuban salsa, zydeco, waltz, blues, etc.) all over the US for 25 years. She’s been on TV several times, performed in Radio City, Lincoln Center, etc., but chose to leave performing in favor of teaching deep connection and how to create satisfying partnerships in life through communication… and dancing! She has a Master’s in Human Movement Science, was also a Corrective Exercise Specialist and a Massage Therapist for 25 years. Now, she travels full time, coaching men in having better communication with women, which is how I met her. (Ask me if you want to know more about that.) Every time Erin and I talk, I take notes. You all know how I like to present interesting and challenging topics (weird shit), and several of you have already attended Erin’s attachment classes at my suggestion. I hope you’ll join us, so we can keep shifting our local conversation and culture about partner dancing to be even more conscious than it is now. Reach out to me or Erin via email or FB with any questions. - Boris