Sample an ADF class with Joy Davis!

Countertechnique

Countertechnique class prepares the body for rehearsal and performance. Within a clear class structure, it provides tools for body and mind to deal with the demanding dance practice of the 21st century. It is a movement system to help the dancer think about the dancing body by focusing on the process of incorporating information into action. The goal is to enable dancers to move bigger, with fluidity, and spatially, while becoming stronger and more flexible. Students will be introduced to the Toolbox: a framework from which ideas and principles of Countertechnique are accessed during an exercise. The priority is to experience clarity and enjoyment of movement. Dancers are encouraged to be proactive in discovering connections and solutions, to be less concerned with judging themselves, and to work in a healthy way physically, mentally, and emotionally.

Joy Davis is a dance artist, educator, and scholar. Her initiative joyproject produces collaborative and location-based dance performance since beginning in 2006. She was a Chicago Dancemakers Forum(CDF) Greenhouse Artist, a Choreographic Resident at the Workspace for Choreographers in Virginia, and has premiered work through various presenters in Boston, Chicago, Nashville, Seattle, Philadelphia, and San Diego. Joy has the honor of dancing in works by Erica Mott, Chris Aiken, Kathleen Hermesdorf, Jen Polins, Barbie Diewald, and Shaina Cantino and collaborates with Mountain Empire Dance Collective, School for Contemporary Dance and Thought, and Alexander Davis. Joy began studying Countertechnique with founder Anouk van Dijk in 2005 and completed CTTT teacher’s certifications in 2012 and 2016. She teaches Countertechnique workshops at Gibney Dance (NYC), Moving Target (Boston), BodyVox (Portland), Fact/SF (CA), New Dialect (TN), Mocean Dance (Halifax), and the Seattle Festival of Dance Improvisation, among others. She was honored to join the faculty at the American Dance Festival and the second annual Lion’s Jaw Festival in Boston in 2017. Joy received an MFA in Choreography and Performance from Smith College under the mentorship of Angie Hauser and has since taught on faculty at Smith College, Wesleyan University, and Harvard University. Joy is an Associate Professor at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee.

This movement class is free and open to the public!

ADF Open Movement Class at the Boston University ACDA