Balance Arts Center Alexander Technique Winter Intensive
January 5th - 9th, 2026
Online & In Person Study
A 5-day program for self-discovery in the Alexander Technique!
Join us for a week-long intensive to deepen your understanding and embodiment of the Alexander Technique. The Balance Arts Center faculty will guide you to a new and more nuanced understanding of how the AT process as taught at the BAC can help you enhance every aspect of your life and art form.
Winter Intensive Features:
Online & In Person Participation Options
Daily Masterclass with Ann Rodiger
Optional Private Sessions with participating faculty
Scholarship Opportunities
Daily Schedule
In Person & Online Study
Online Daily Schedule Includes:
10:00am-11:30am EST Hybrid Alexander Technique Masterclass with Ann Rodiger
12:00-1:00pm EST Online Breakout Class with BAC Faculty
In Person Daily Schedule Includes:
10:00-11:30am EST Hybrid Alexander Technique Masterclass with Ann Rodiger
11:30am-1:00pm EST In Person Class with Ann Rodiger and teaching assistants. Includes personal attention and hands-on work
2:00-4:00pm EST In Person Class with Ann Rodiger and teaching assistants. Includes personal attention and hands-on work
Through this Intensive you will learn how to:
Improve your posture, breathing, balance, and coordination
Increase your focus and self-awareness
Build strategies for relief from chronic pain, tension and strain
Improve your vocal production
Increase your performance presence
Participation Options
Choose your track of participation & register below!
Online Morning Track:
Includes: Daily AT Masterclass
Tuition: $175
Online Extended Track:
Includes: Daily AT Masterclass & Online Breakout Class
Tuition: $225
In Person Morning Track:
Includes: Daily In Person Classes & AT Masterclass
Tuition: $300
In Person Full Day Track:
Includes: Two Daily In Person Classes & AT Masterclass
Tuition: $575
Optional Private Lessons
To request an in person or online private session contact info@balanceartscenter.com
Registration deadline is Friday, January 2nd at 2pm ET.
Scholarship Opportunities
Applications due 12/12 by 5pm ET
The BAC is offering 8 tuition scholarships for the Winter Intensive. 4 scholarships are reserved for people of color.
Scholarship Details:
Application Deadline: Friday, 12/12/25 by 5pm EST.
In addition to filling out the application form above, please submit your resume or cv to info@balanceartscenter.com.
Scholarships are offered for all 3 tracks.
Scholarship notifications will be sent out by 12/19/25 5pm EST.
If you submit a scholarship application you do not also need to fill out a registration form.
Locations
Online classes take place on Zoom. In Person classes take place at the Balance Arts Center in NYC.
CTLE Credits Available for NY State Teachers
The Balance Arts Center is an approved provider of Continuing Teacher & Leader Education Credits for NY State Teachers.
Tuition Payment
Upon completing your registration form you will receive an invoice directly to your inbox. Tuition will be due 48 hours after receiving your invoice.
Cancellation Policy
Students can cancel their registrations through 12/26/25, 10 days prior to the Intensive. Refunds are available minus a $50 processing fee. Beyond 12/26/25 refunds are not available.
Participating Faculty
Ann Rodiger is the Founder and Director of the Balance Arts Center in New York City. She has nearly 40 years of teaching the Alexander Technique. Her teaching draws from her knowledge from teaching the BAC Teacher Training Course and private lessons in the US and abroad as well as her knowledge of Labanotation, Laban Movement Analysis, Bartenieff Fundamentals, Yoga, meditation and various dance techniques. She has developed the BAC Alexander Technique Teacher Training Program and substantial programming for performing artists. She has also adapted the Alexander principles to work for those with hypermobility and Ehlers Danlos Syndromes. Rodiger teaches internationally in Germany, Belgium, Greece, and Turkey. The Balance Arts Center is a NYC Women and Minority Owned Business and a thriving place for the community to teach, share knowledge, and perform.
Ann Rodiger
Founder & Director of the Balance Arts Center - NYC
Alexander Technique Teacher, Movement & Vocal Specialist
Eli Sibley is an independent artist and educator with 30 years of training and experience in movement and theatre. An actor for over twenty years, with credits from the California Shakespeare Festival to the Shanghai Experimental Theatre, she transitioned into education when she earned her AmSAT Alexander Technique and Laban Movement Certifications. As a Twin Cities native, Eli brings movement and acting instruction to local and national theatre companies and curriculum, including The Children’s Theatre Company, the Guthrie Theatre, the University of Minnesota, Dramatic Adventure Theatre, and New World School of the Arts. Most recently she added Corporate Training to her resume, instructing at 3M and Deloitte. Additional theatrical credits include production, playwriting, and direction. Most recently she created a community piece based on motherhood and gun violence, Mama Don’t Lose It. She was a member of the National Women’s Theatre Festival cohort where she directed the U.S. Premiere of The Grandmother’s Grimm. She has produced her one- woman piece, Born of a Fairytale, in the Twin Cities, DC, and New York. She is a founding member of Vacant Lot Theatre in New York, an Artistic Associate With Classical Actors Ensemble, and proud Mama of two. Her MFA is from the Catholic University of America.
Eli Sibley
Alexander Technique Teacher, Actor - NYC
Heather Gardner is a Philadelphia and New York City based soprano and violinist/violist. She holds a Bachelor of Music from The Eastman School of Music, a Masters of Music from Rutgers University and is an AmSAT certified Alexander Technique instructor through the Balance Arts Center. She teaches both voice and Alexander Technique in Philadelphia and New York City and is interested in helping her students find greater freedom of choice in their daily lives as well as on the stage.
Heather Gardner
Alexander Technique Teacher, Singer, Violinist/Violist - Philadelphia, PA, NYC & Seville, Spain
Lindy Rogers is an Actress, Director and an AmSAT certified Alexander Technique Teacher based out of New York City. She teaches privately and at the Balance Arts Center. She also teaches movement courses at St. Margaret’s House with a focus on balance and mobility. Her special interest is in working with the elder population; especially in relation to walkers and canes as a reference point for getting back to balancing on two legs. Lindy enjoys working with all walks of life in broadening their awareness of themselves and the 3-D world in which they live.
Lindy Rogers
Alexander Technique Teacher, Actor, Director - NYC
Takehiro is an Alexander Technique Teacher and teaches private lessons and group classes in NYC and Osaka (Japan). He graduated from the Balance Arts Center and also holds a bachelor degree in Human Science from Konan University in Kobe Japan. Takehiro also has been working as a jazz drummer for more than 20 years.
Takehiro Shimizu
Alexander Technique Teacher, Drummer - NYC & Japan
Taylor is an Alexander Technique-certified theatre artist and performance coach with a passion for human potential. In addition to working as a professional actor and director, Taylor has over eight years of experience teaching theatre and public speaking in higher education. She leads extensive training in various actor training methods, such as the Meisner Technique and the methods of Jerzy Grotowski. Taylor has led workshops across the country on managing performance anxiety, cultivating emotional intelligence, improving deep listening, developing boundaries, and amplifying group creativity. She also serves as a public speaking and presentation coach for business executives in high-pressure performance environments and competitions. Her competitive gymnastics background and experience as a gymnastics coach invigorates her understanding of the human body. Originally drawn to Alexander work to assist in sports and performance situations, she discovered that the Alexander Technique addresses and improves how a person does anything. This qualifies Taylor to work on a variety of activities: from high-impact performance situations to issues of everyday life. Taylor holds a BFA in Acting from the University of Mississippi, an MFA in Acting from the University of Georgia, and a Post-MFA in Applied Performance from Virginia Tech.
Taylor Belew
Alexander Technique Teacher, Actor, Director - Chicago, IL