Yoga Dance Fusion in Seattle

* Type of Dance = Shake Rattle & Pose: Yoga Dance Fusion

* Ongoing = First Friday of the month, 7 pm

* Name of Instructor = Kimberlee Jensen Stedl

* Location = Yoga Life, 8 Boston Street, Seattle, WA

* Contact Information = [email protected]
http://punkrockyoga.com/yoga_dance/index.php

* Cost = $13 drop-in rate

* Level = Beginner Dance, Intermediate Yoga

Yoga comes to life with this energetic fusion of flowing Hatha yoga and 
dance. Using moves from martial arts, belly dance, African dance, and 
modern dance, we dance our way into and out of yoga poses in this 
playful lively class. You get cardiovascular benefits plus strength and 
flexibility while exploring your own unique creativity.

Dance movements are both strong and soft, yang and yin, for a balanced 
mind body workout. Choreography is simple – we emphasize movement, not 
memorization. No prior dance experience necessary but some prior yoga 
experience is helpful, as this is a dynamic and challenging class.


*Why yogis should take this class: *Freeform spontaneous dance is the 
natural progression of yoga, according some some yoga lineages. In this 
class we have a mix of structured time and freeform time which enables 
you to catch a glimpse of liberation. When we're moving freely, all the 
movements stemming from a seat of joy, disregarding comparisons to 
others or perfection of movement, it opens a window to liberation. 
Also, because we dance to warm the body and prepare the muscles for a pose, 
we can often get deeper into poses. Because we dance our way into balance 
poses,we can trick ourselves into challenging poses we might normally 
dread. The combination of dancing, a training method used by athletic 
trainers, further strengthens our balance.

*Why dancers should take this class:* While performance dance is 
beautiful and powerful in its own right, dancers can sometimes focus so 
rigorously on choreography and perfection, that they sometimes forget 
the joy of moving and feeling the movement deep from within. In this 
class, we move to work our way into poses, we move to express and we 
move just to move sometimes. It helps dancers remember their joy of 
movement and music. Because we use movements from a variety of styles 
we move in a variety of ways: strong, slinky, choppy, fast, slow, wild, 
controlled. It challenges dancers to move in ways outside of their 
normal realm, which helps make them stronger dancers all around. 
Finally, because we often dance while holding balancing poses, dancers 
sharpen their balance and learn how to move while holding intricate 
stances.