ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE WITH KATE MARTEL

Experience movement with ease while applying the principles of the Alexander Technique. This extended session on the floor invites students to practice gentle movement through the lens of the AT, focusing on breath, dynamic balance and optimal coordination through the whole mind body. Movement structures and patterns are drawn from such practices as Bartenieff Fundamentals, Yoga, and various Dance Techniques.

Kate Martel has recently relocated back to the Pioneer Valley from New York City after 15 years. While in NYC, she performed and choreographed as an independent dance artist. Most notably, she has been a collaborating artist with Laura Peterson Choreography for ten years, performing throughout NYC and internationally. She has also danced for choreographers Rebecca Brooks, David Hurwith, Luis Lara Malvacias, Juliette Mapp, Nora Stephens and Sarah White-Ayon. Her choreography has been presented by Women in Motion, Triskelion Arts, Dixon Place, Center for Performance Research and Rooftop Dance Series. She was a collaborator on Nicole Wolcott's solo PaperPieces, and Conor Simpson's film Jux Lucid, which premiered at the Flatlands Dance Film Festival.

Kate has been part-time faculty at Adelphi University, Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, and Western Connecticut State University. She earned her BA from Goucher College and MFA from University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Kate is an AmSAT board certified Alexander Technique teacher who studied under Ann Rodiger at the Balance Arts Center. She is thrilled to return to the Pioneer Valley and immerse herself in its vibrant dance community as an educator, artist and mother. Kate is currently on faculty at The Center Dance, Ascendance Inner World Arts and Pioneer Valley Ballet.