In this class, students will be introduced to the beginning principles of Safety Release Technique (SRT), designed to expand one’s understanding and efficient use of the body. Through somatic experiences that progress into more complex movement patterns, students will be guided to align, ground, release, rebound, expand, and share in the joy of movement, all while expressing themselves through full-bodied physicality. Starting on the floor, we make our way to standing, and quickly get back down again, building on patterns and pathways that move us in, out, and across of the floor. The aim is to deepen our awareness and appreciation of ourselves and the possibilities of movement.
Dancers are encouraged to wear long sleeves and loose-fitting pants to allow for floor work and ease of movement; kneepads are optional.
SRT is a somatic movement approach and application developed by B.J. Sullivan. As a dancing methodology it premises the moving body from a skeletal perspective. SRT specifically focuses on the spine action and the major joints as initiators of action that assist in directing energy, finding freedom and availability for greater efficiency, and accessing active and grounding tension. The class proceeds organically and cumulatively from a somatic awareness to rigorous physicality and expression.