January slow down

When was the last time you took a moment to slow down?

January is a time when we often feel pressure to "start." 

New Year Resolutions. Habits. Work projects. Summer planning. 

JCWK Dance Lab has a lot happening in the next few months. 

The Fine and Performing Arts Department at Alvernia is also celebrating some important milestones. 

We're not quite through the first month of the year, and it feels like time is FLYING!

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During my research this week, I stopped and asked myself just to slow down. 

Here's 8 minutes of slow movement work, focused on weight shifting and balance, sped up to 25 seconds. 

Yes, I recognize the irony. 

Perhaps, you'll take this short video as inspiration to slow down, too. 

Dancing at Home Favs

It's a snowy day on the East Coast and many organizations have canceled or gone virtual for the day. 

There are a ton of virtual movement practices online. Here are a few of my favorite, stay-at-home-but-stay-active links:

• Learn more about Dance in Berks County with JCWK Dance Lab presents The Greater Reading Area Dance Exchange on BCTV.org.
• Catch up on Dance Professional Development with lectures and movement workshops from the Pennsylvania Dance Education Organization.  
• Our friends at Dance for PD created this online resource for dancing at home. Click here to check it out! 
• Take a bellydance fitness class with SharQui! Click here to learn more. 
• Amy Novinski and I danced together for several years with Nora Gibson Contemporary Ballet. Amy is a leading teacher for Adult Ballet classes in Philadelphia. Check out her online library here. 
• Kathryn Morgan is a professional ballerina who also has her own community of dancers. Check out her YouTube channel for virtual ballet classes. 
• Liz Reyonalds and I went to grad school together. She teaches yoga and Pilates to a variety of populations. Check out her home workouts here. 

Have you tried any of these? What did you enjoy?

Do you have other links to share? Let me know! 

Let's keep moving together!

Pic of JCWK Dance Lab by DJ Barrage/ Perspective Unlimited

Snow Dance Brain Dance

Oh, the weather outside is frightful,

But you can make inside so delightful!

Connect your brain and body - ready? Go!

Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!

The JCWK Dance Lab team and I created this Snow Dance Brain Dance to give you a chance to 

1) Connect your Brain and Body through BrainDance

2) Use your imagination to create some Joy

3) Get moving

What'd you think? Let us know! 

International Human Rights Arts Festival 2023

 

Thank you, to our friends at the International Human Rights Arts Festival for presenting JCWK Dance Lab in the Climate Change Action evening! What an honor to share creative space with you!