Through the detailed investigation of moving ideas, students in Shen Wei Dance Art’s Natural Body Development Technique Classes explore breath, internal energy, center shifting, momentum, spirals, rotations, and flow. The technique focuses on providing an informed pathway for opening the body and mind to new ways to approach dance.

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Dance classes, master classes and choreography training are tailored for specific audiences. Emphasis is on Shen Wei’s unique Natural Body Development Technique and theory. Introduction to Natural Body Technique can be taught in a Master Class setting: Through the detailed investigation of moving ideas, the class explores breath, internal energy, center-shifting, momentum, spirals, rotations and flow. The focus is to provide an informed pathway for opening the body and mind to new ways of approaching dance. Working within schools and in collaboration with core curricula, the company has created an additional eight themes to integrate dance with a variety of disciplines.

- Finding Color
- Developing Dance Literacy
- Exploring Chinese Opera and Modern Dance in Dialogue: Past Meets Present to Create Future
- Community and Culture
- Anatomy, Music, and Architecture
- Create a Personal Movement Philosophy
- Recreating a Professional Rehearsal
- Careers in Dance: Performance, Production, and Administration

For more information on education outreach, send an email to education@shenweidancearts.org or call us at (212) 962-1113.

Alex Pines, Photographer