Balance Arts Center Hypermobility & EDS for AT Teachers
October 18th-20th 2024
Working with individuals with hypermobility as Alexander Technique Teachers requires special consideration and awareness. This workshop provides information for Alexander Technique Teachers to understand the full spectrum of hypermobility including Ehlers Danlos Syndromes (EDS). We will learn to work with those living with hypermobility and present concepts and a vocabulary that guides the student toward self agency. Most importantly the workshop will include an approach to teaching hands contact and guidance that is helpful to the student’s learning.
This workshop will be led by Carol Boggs (remote) and Ann Rodiger (in person). Please bring your questions and experiences of working with this population to the workshop.
In this workshop you will learn:
What hypermobility and EDS are.
How to recognize hypermobility in your students.
Helpful dialogue skills for working with hypermobile students.
Nuanced approach to teaching hands-on work.
Helpful resources for yourself and your students.
Daily Schedule
Friday
6:30pm-8:30pm - Friday Evening Session
Saturday
10:00am-2:00pm - Saturday Morning Session
2:30pm-4:30pm - Saturday Afternoon Session
Sunday
10:00am-1:00pm - Sunday Morning Session
2:00pm-3:30pm - Sunday Afternoon Session
Tuition & Registration
Tuition: $300
Early Bird: $250
Register by Monday September 30th 5pm ET for $50 off!
Registration is due Monday, October 14th by 5pm ET.
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.
This intensive is for Alexander Technique teachers and/or trainees who are in the second half of their training.
Registration deadline is Monday, October 14th by 5pm ET.
Additional Details & Information
Locations
All classes take place in-person at the Balance Arts Center in NYC.
Cancellation Policy
Students can cancel their registrations through 10/8/24, 10 days prior to the Intensive. Refunds are available minus a $50 processing fee. Beyond 10/8/24 refunds are not available.
Discount & 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. School teachers receive 15% off their tuition!
Primary 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
Alexander Technique Teacher, Movement & Vocal Specialist
Carol Boggs M.AmAST has had a private practice teaching the AT since 1980. Having completed the 2013/14 year as Chair of AmSAT’s Board of Directors, she is now turning her attention to developing evaluation criteria to assess AT Teacher Competency. In her teaching she has encountered students who experience degrees of joint hypermobility. This has created the opportunity to learn about this condition and to modify classical AT teaching hands procedures to better meet the needs of these students.
Carol Boggs
Alexander Technique Teacher, Massage Therapist