Classes + Workshops

"Hope is such a clear teacher, and I really appreciate all the thought she puts into what and how she teaches."
-Laura Hymers, Former Director of Education, Trisha Brown Company

"Hope is an effective, generous, knowledgeable teacher who ties together extraordinary concepts and technique in an expansive and enjoyable manner"
-Participant in Technique for a Versatile Body, Dancers' Group Summer Intensive, July 2006

Technique Class Description

Class provides a laboratory for expanding our potential for integrated, full-bodied movement. By tuning the senses, moving in and out of the floor, and organizing our energy and structure, we work towards clarity of form, awareness in space, and ease of movement. Rigorous phrasework offers an experience of weight, gravity, momentum, sequential movement, and freedom. Influences for teaching include Alexander technique, Trisha Brown repertory, Cunningham technique, and improvisational forms.

Creative Movement Classes

"I liked the ability to express myself via movement in a safe, trusting environment." 
-Participant, Breast Cancer Connections

These classes support healing and community through the joy of movement.  Participants explore their stories through a body-centered creative process. In a safe environment, class supports healing and positive body image through relaxation, breathing, gentle physical warm-ups, guided visualization, improvisation, verbal sharing, and joyful release through rhythm.  Participants report increased body awareness, better energy, improved posture, and enhanced self-esteem.  Classes have occurred at Breast Cancer Connections, California Cancer Care, and the Palo Alto VA Hospital.