Dance artists Galit Criden and Olly Otley provide a welcoming space for dance in all its forms. Classes often include somatic influences, guided improvisation, a spattering of technique, and each term we introduce something a little different to widen this field. These are joyful sessions for every body and no experience is necessary - just bring yourself and an openness to exploring how your body moves.
Powerscroft Road, Hackney E5 0PU
Wednesday evenings · 6:45-8pm
£12 drop in - no need to book
£40 for 4 sessions
£60 for the full 6 week term
You can contact Galit here with any questions or to be added to our WhatsApp group.
Summer term dates and facilitators
17 / 4 / 2024 and 24 / 4 / 2024 · Rosalind Noctor
Rosie is a dancer, a creative and a mother of two. She welcomes you into her class with grounding practices, mindful awareness and focused breathing. The class integrates somatic practices, formal contemporary dance techniques and inspiration from the Ilan Lev Method. "During my class I hope to create a metaphorical cocoon in which you can have a direct experience of your body and mind in its current state, however you come".
1 / 5 / 2024 · Olly Otley
As a community dance artist and forest school leader, Olly brings a natural playfulness and a love of nature to her work. Olly moves because it makes her feel good and her mission is to share that feeling with others. She teaches a mix of breathwork, guided improvisation and simple skill-building sequences.
8 / 5 / 24 and 15 / 5 / 24 · Bismark Anobah
A passionate London native with over two decades of dance experience, Bismark draws inspiration from diverse art forms to infuse dynamism into his teaching. His journey is a rhythmic blend of movement including African, street, jazz and hip hop, shaping an enriching dance experience for both his students and himself. Having traversed various dance sectors, he brings a wealth of knowledge to his role, rooted in the vibrant culture of East London.
22 / 5 / 2024 · Cat Jones
Cat draws from her experience and research into release-based dance practices to encourage fluid-limbed movement in and out of the floor. Her classes are often guided by nature embedded imagery as an underscore for improvisation. Come as you are and find ways to be both porous and curious whilst moving. Then take this feeling out and beyond the studio into your week.