BARTENIEFF FUNDAMENTALS

Alexandra’s Bartenieff Fundamentals classes are open to all movers, in all spaces, at all stages of experience with Bartenieff Fundamentals. This flow-based movement class will invite ease, efficiency, recovery, and recuperation. Floor-based organic movements, with an eye on anatomical integrity and mindful movement. This leads to a brief standing improvisation to integrate the day's discoveries. We will invite ease, efficiency, recovery, and recuperation. Based on the principles of Bartenieff Fundamentals, this class engages body, mind, and spirit in a gentle, fluid series of movements that offer possibilities to movers of every age, ability, and previous experience.

Below you’ll find the different ways of taking Bartenieff Fundamentals with Alexandra

Testimonials

“In her weekly Bartenieff Fundamentals classes, Alexandra creates a space for engaged exploration that is collaborative and filled with kindness. I always feel both seen and heard in her classes.“

(Joe Bowie, Lecturer at Northwestern University and former member, Mark Morris Dance Company. Stunt of Anatomy of Choice and Bartenieff Fundamentals)

Working with Alexandra is iterative, responsive, prolific. In movement, I've witnessed changes on the cellular, anatomical levels, and those changes have become the scaffolding for greater change in my creative work, my relationships, and my professional development. With Alexandra, everything is connected. Not only will she do her darndest not leave anything out, but she will guide you into making those connections yourself. What I've learned throughout our mentorship will undoubtedly stay with me long after our process together, arguably until I die.

(Kelci Greenway, Creator, Performer, and Educator. Student of Bartenieff Fundamentals, Mindflock, Summer Intensive, Immediate Dances, Anatomy of Choice, Pedagogy, Praxispace)

Alexandra is an artist who is always looking for ways to expand personal expression and choice in her work. She is able to balance artistic choice with the individual skill level of a cast all while pushing towards a complicated and nuanced moment on stage.

Alexandra has the ability to toggle between many different techniques: pure dance – yes, complicated neuro-muscular pathways – yes, profound and active somatic structures – yes, sensitive emotional tactic based work – yes. Her facility with different forms of composition and direction/choreography are all based on meeting the performer where they are at and putting their needs first before an overriding sense of artistic authority. 

(Todd Coulter, PhD, Director and Educator. Student of Bartenieff Fundamentals, Mindflock, Summer Intensive, Immediate Dances, Anatomy of Choice)

Your series reignited me in the best way and reminded me how much I love Bartineff and exploring.  I am definitely looking forward to diving in deeper with you when the stars align. Thank you for holding such a welcoming, smart and creative space. I am so grateful to have been a part of it!

(Meredith Koloski, Professor and Creator. Student of Bartenieff Fundamentals and Summer Intensive)

So lovely!  Alexcandra sets up such a delightful atmosphere, and brings in rich and full movement.  Just what I needed.

(Ellen Goldman, Laban/Bartenieff Luminary, Author, Educator)