DANC 252 - Somatic Skills of Resilience

FC ARHU

4 credits
Individuals in the performing arts and elsewhere are frequently confronted with physical, emotional, and energetic challenges during their schooling and careers. This experiential course will provide students the necessary tools to create a centering physical practice, while heightening their self-awareness. We will address emotional and social intelligence, and work on improving verbal and non-verbal communication. Utilizing principles and exercises from breathwork, Yoga, movement improvisation, somatic meditation, nonviolent communication, and kinesics, students will build their resilience and ability to center themselves physically and emotionally during the highs and lows they encounter as creatives, collaborators, and performers. Field trip(s) required.

This course is appropriate for new students.