COREDANZ

Core Danz and Current Classes

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Current classes in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico are being held at Pure Fitness Studio on Sterling Dickerson Street. Right around the corner from Hotel Real de Minas. See the Page on the right side bar titled Yoga-Lates in San Miguel for more information.
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COREDANZ is the integration of my unique journey to the Center of my being through a lifetime of MOVEMENT. My connection with music and movement has always been a deep part of
who I am

and as I matured into adulthood

I explored dance in traditional forms offered to young girls in the 50's of
tap and ballet

As an adult I studied African, ballet, and a Martial Art form called Shorin Ryu
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shōrin-ryū Karate at the University of Wisconsin. In the mid 1990's I went to New York to study with leaders of a dance movement modality called Danskinetics,

( now Shake Your Soul ) http://www.leveninstitute.com/, that originated from
Kripalu Yoga Center www.kripalu.org. Danskinetics focused on qualities of music and movement that correlated the the
fluid systems of the body.

It made connections for me of attitudinal shifts within ourselves as we move in particular ways. I was certified as a Somatic Movement Instructor and began to teach Danskinetics.

Later, I became very interested in offering something with a wider appeal to midwest clients .

So I studied Pilates en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilates and opened a studio.
I loved what I discovered from teaching many classes a week and how my body loved the deep core strength.

Because there was a breath connection in the movement
I noticed a
deepening to my spiritual core as well as my physical core.

In 2007 , I had my son tape a improvisational dance I did and sent it to Cirque du Soleil.
www.cirquedusoleil.com
. To my great honor I was invited in my late 50's to audition for them.

You can view the audition I sent them here. I was 30 pounds heavier than I am today. and I had a hard time watching it at first. but later decided that it was a good representation of my dance spirit so I sent it in.
Here are a few comments people have left me on it

"I love your performance...did you get the job?You have reached a large numbers of views on your video and I a posting your video on my facebook wall for my friends to enjoy a free spirit.carlosmendoz
Hi there your dance is really unique . I can see why you were invited to audition.
TomTheEntertainer

It was a challenging experience because the audition was mostly young trained dancers and required "learning" a choreograhped piece from one the shows.This is where I lost confidence in my ability to dance and thus my connections to my CORE center.

Later, Rick Tjia ,
www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/jobs/casting/team/.../rick-tjia.aspx, the head talent scout of dance for North America, told me that they give the choreographed piece to all auditioners, even if they had not been exposed to any dance training
. " to see how well they adjust to the unknown."
hummmm.
Well that statement alone shifted my life.!

In 2009 I convinced a friend Zihna Jones, who had been a professional belly dancer in her 20's and 30's, to teach belly dance in the small town of
Spring Green ,Wisconsin
www.springgreen.com/
where I was then living and that began my journey into BELLY DANCE

Here I am in the red and purple , Zihna ,my wonderful friend. is in the blue and her daughter is in back.

We were videotaping
http://youtu.be/e8BNTAGMFQM

an improvisational piece for an annual dance event called www.danceanywhere.org . It was a very cold March day in Wisconsin.and I had only done a few classes in Belly dance. But there was something so magical about the movement vocabulary. My body seemed to
know it and loved it.

This brings the journey to my current life. I am living in
San Miguel, Mexico

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Miguel_de_Allende , a town filled with creative energy in the central mountains of Mexico. People here are in a endless and constant state of creating magnificent art in all fields of human expression.

I am fortune enough to have all the time I need to dance and write.
As for the dance, I have found another amazing teacher in

Elsanne Barrows,
who has a studio in San Miguel
libeluladanza.com/

Elsanne is an talented international teacher, as was Zihna. Her background was with Fat Chance Belly Dance
www.fcbd.com
the originator of a unique style of belly dance called

American Tribal Style. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Tribal_Style_Belly_Dance

So I began a book on Neuroscience and Dance, untitled as yet. In this book, I interview dancers from all walks of life and styles . and between reading all the latest books, watching many of the finest University , Google, and TED talks on recent studies in Neuroscience and the interviews blended with my own experiences I have created

COREDANZ.

I am so honored and excited to invite you to join me in this experience and journey to your own
COREDANZ.

See the following pages for more information and please add your email to the sidebar for updates and news.

CoreDanz Description
Page posts for important information
Past blog posts under archives for related information
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An advanced Pilates Reformer workout

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This will give you an idea of how the Pilates Reformer machine is used. There are literally hundreds of moves to do on this versatile machine that helps you stay in good Pilates form using your transverse addominal .
This is advanced work but can be worked up to very quickly. It can also incorporate an aerobic push. Please check all my pages and current San Miguel classes. I do private and semi-private reformer sessions and package deals.

THE FOUR COREDANZ ELEMENTS

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BREATH/BRAIN BALANCE/CORE STRENGTH/CENTERING

BREATH

deepen the bodies connection to the core
oxygenate the brain and muscles
increase the focus in the body and mind

BRAIN BALANCE

Increasing movement vocabulary to expand possibilities of movement and thinking,
Sycronizing brain hemispheric balance.
Increase understanding of the latest neuroscience research on the importance of the motor cortex in the "centering" of our well being.

CORE STRENGTH

Developing the physical connection to the deepest muscles of stabilization within the body.
How to incorporate that muscular strength into all our movements
Experiencing breath and muscular connection.

CENTERING

Using the movement vocabulary of various dance to "inform" the body and release stored E (nergy) Motion= EMOTION
Exploring the spinal highways of the nervous system. These are the largest pathways into the brain.

COREDANZ DESCRIPTION

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COREDANZ DESCRIPTION

Many great spiritual traditions attempt to
take us on the journey
to our center, suggesting that this is where we
can experience our

sacred connection.

I have always been a dancer
and within the
movement, rhythm, and beat,
I found a connection to something within that was deeply satisfying.

But it was not until I began to teach Pilates en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilates , that I found the
physical connection of breath within muscular involvement that took me to the next level of CORE experience.
With the development and strengthening of the deepest core muscles my body gained stabilization on the physical level.
But something else was very noticeable:
A stabilization of mind.
I read this quote once by Abraham Low," Move your muscels and you mind will follow"

Since movement ,mind, and breath are intricately connected ,that "core" exerience extended into a profound

way of being.

I also began to become increasingly involved in the study of Neuroscience.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroscience and began to read and listen to all the latest findings on movement and the brain. What is fascinating is that there have been great evolutionary leaps in understandings because of imaging equipment and scientists interest in studying the body mind connection.

www.mindandlife.org/dialogues/past-conferences/ml16/

www.brainawakening.ca/blog/?Tag=Mind%20Body%20Connection

This link will take you to several excellent talks on latest studies on body mind connection.
The information is new and quite unique

http://imusicz.net/search/video/1/change+your+mind+boy.html

Spiritual teachers have been directing people to the knowlege that
THE CENTER IS WITHIN both mentally and
physically accessed through breath and movement. Now scientific research is helping to prove this case.

I went back to the dance.

A training I received in the 90's focused on dance as attutudes-beats reflecting ways of outward expressions of mental conditions.

for example think of the body attitude of Ragae

or the body attitude of belly dance!

OR CELTIC

Hip Hop or Hula dance or Ballet.

Each of these body movements expresses
E-(nergy) in Motion

EMOTION

With this understanding of movement, affecting the mind and vice versa some major pieces began to come together for me.

They began to make sense in a new way. Movement vocabulary expands our brains and gives us new ways to not only move but THINK. New neural pathways become available for our use.I added all the new understanding I was getting from Neuroscience ---the developement of brain balance, frontal lobe involvement, motor cortex roles and like Magic Eye hologram www.magiceye.com/

a picture popped into my brain, life and experience.

(This is a picture of an orb I caught on camera emerging from a shipment of sacred carved items from Indonesia. When blowing it up a friend began to percieve this image inside. CoreDanz
is that holographic creation

lOVELY PERSEPECTIVES

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This is from a beautiful blogspot that I love. This couple channels St. Germaine. I thought this particular statement was a great explanation of my experience of the evolution of consciousness through the body

In your heart-space, you can look at any fears that may come up. Observe them, yet don't identify yourself with them. Stay focused on the love that flows from, and within the heart; and then feel what happens to you, when you don't place any judgment on yourself for any life situation that you are currently in, or have experienced previously. Just watch these events through the compassionate eyes of your heart, and allow yourself to experience whatever comes up for you.

You see, when you let go of any judgment that you might have about yourself, then the life that your are living becomes an open space to receive the love that flows to you from your Divinity, and into your human experience.

Your body becomes the Sacred Vessel that receives the Love of God, That You Are. The body becomes the Alchemical Crucible, of which you may have heard; and then the most miraculous transformations can take place within you. Alchemy, contrary to popular belief, is first and foremost about the transmutation of consciousness