DANCING ANATOMIES - Skills for Movement and Contact Improvisation

DANCING ANATOMIES 27.3. – 29.3.2026 in Hamburg Join Dagmar Bock and Sebastian Grubb for a weekend intensive drawing from the fields of biomechanics, Contact Improvisation, and somatic attunement. We'll dive into personal and group research as a collective laboratory for developing our movement potential. Suitable for those with a movement, dance or exercise practice. Open to all levels. Registration and more information: https://forms.gle/kpD1xFnweWxj48cj8 DANCING ANATOMIES invites exploration of movement through an understanding of biomechanics and applied anatomy, cultivating a deeper awareness of the body in motion. This approach empowers movement that respects the healthy range of motion of one's skeletal joints, while organizing the connective tissue network that recycles energy and helps us move and balance dynamically. Our focus is on creating the optimal conditions for a wide range of movement choices, allowing the freedom to follow one's own dance. Movement principles and practiced patterns can serve as a springboard for playfulness and creativity in the shared dance. The Axis Syllabus is the name of a book by Frey Faust, one edition of which Sebastian edited over a 2-year period. We are both Certified Axis Syllabus Teachers and will be drawing on Frey’s work as well as our collective knowledge as long-term movement practitioners and professional dancers BIOGRAPHY Sebastian Grubb is an award-winning movement coach and dance artist based in Copenhagen and California. He teaches integrated movement technique to people of all kinds via personal coaching, weekly classes and deep-dive workshops. From 2007-2019 Sebastian choreographed, performed and toured contemporary dance works throughout the U.S. and internationally. This included 6 years as a principal dancer and teacher with AXIS Dance Company, which centers art-making around a diversity of bodies, including those with functional disabilities. From 2008-2024 Sebastian ran an outdoor workout company in San Francisco, then made Denmark his permanent home in 2025. He has been a long-term student of Scott Wells (improvisation and acrobatics) and Frey Faust (functional anatomy and dance research), among other influential teachers. He is the founder of Agile Beast and co-founder of Spiral Camp, both of which focus on making skills and techniques for dynamic movement accessible to all participants. www.sebastian.fit Dagmar Bock is a performer, choreographer, movement researcher and certified Axis Syllabus Teacher. Dagmar has been working in performance and theater contexts for over two decades and has worked with ensembles such as Cie Toula Limnaios, Sasha Waltz & Guests and the Staatstheater Nürnberg. She also teaches at the HfMT Hamburg, realizes her own performance projects and practices Chen Tai Chi. https://dagmar-bock.de https://www.instagram.com/dagmar__bock/