KATRI LUUKKONEN

Kissed by the butterfly wings, breathing with the deep rivers of joy
- Poetry of Bodies -

What do I want to teach? What do I love in dancing? What do I love in life? What are my interests?

For me dance is a state of being. State of presence, spontaneity, openness and playfulness. It is a combination of technique and flow. Rather than technique, I would
say I am interested in principles of movement, as momentum, flow, spirals, inertia, rebounce, timing, use of center, developmental movement patterns... I am allways looking for easiness and effortlessness, organic, relaxed and soft ways to move.

In this intensive we play with very basic principles of contactimprovisation, concentrating themes as spine, center, joints, feet, arms... Also we will source from different elements, as heart, water, air, earth, fire, animal-images... I wish to approach dance from the point of joy and celebration, breathing and flowing with it. Finding simple technical tools and principles to support our dance, to enrich it, without loosing our own essence and strength.

We will use also disciplines as authentic movement, active meditations, sounding and bodywork to enter into our dance.

When I am dancing, I feel I can taste unknown paradise, I can reach moments of oneness, I feel I am whole, my heart is celebrating and singing with earth and sky. I wish we can share together something what tastes like Vanilla Tiger, smells like Sweet Sweat of Dragon, sounds like Wild at Heart and looks F--king Funky...!