Intermediate Contemporary Series with Neva in Brattleboro

Intermediate Contemporary Dance Series w/ Neva Cockrell Professional Dancer from Pilobolus and Loom Ensemble! Two 4-Week Series Saturdays 2:00-3:30pm 1st series: March 7, 14, 21, 28 2nd series: April 4, 11, 18, & May 2 (no class April 25) $80 for each 4-week series * TRIAL CLASS February 29, 2:00-3:30, $20* www.sobodance.com to register or email [email protected]. *preregistration required for both the series and the trial class* Class Description: This class is great for dancers who have some experience with contemporary dance and are ready to move! We will begin with a somatic based floor warm-up, followed by standing sequences, and end by learning a contemporary phrase, practicing full-body movement and dynamic performing. This class series will build consecutively to help dancers gain strength and precision, grace and a connection to the earth, and an ability to move both dynamically and freely. Bio: Neva Cockrell is a professional dancer and choreographer. She has been touring internationally with Pilobolus for the past 4 years, including including international tours to 6 countries and serving as Dance Captain for the past 2 years. She also choreographs and directs new dance-theater works in the US, Dubai, and Europe with her company Loom Ensemble. Her diverse background in gymnastics, partner acrobatics, contact improvisation, Capoeira Angola, and Yoga inspire her unique style of Contemporary Dance. In addition to her path as a dancer she is also the founder of Catalyst Training, her own blend of embodiment practices, a yoga and barre instructor, and avid fitness connoisseur. She taught ballet barre fitness as a Senior Instructor and Teacher Trainer with Physique 57 in NYC, and launched Physique’s first international studio in Dubai. She is yoga certified through Simple Yoga with Eric Stewart, and has played sports her entire life.