Ilka Fanni Szilagyi
Class Description: The in/visible self
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We will access the dance of contact improvisation through various opening pathways. First, tuning into the subtle body will be introduced through the practice of authentic movement in pairs and groups, led by the diad of the mover with closed eyes and their observing witness. Then, we will work with touch. The quality of touch and the intention behind it will be refined by directing the attention of the toucher, while both the receiver and the giver follow their own experiences. In this process, the dialogue of giving and receiving touch moves us out of a state of rest, allowing partners to find their dance in following each other's movements and impulses.
Our practices will be guided by an inquisitive focus inward, on our own bodies, and outward, on our partner's body and the environment, as well as by support.
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About Ilka: In her teaching, Ilka is focusing on effortless, playful movement, body-mind consciousness, and sense opening, luscious dances. Ilka has been teaching and performing CI, choreography and Improvisation for the past 25 years. She was born and raised in Budapest, Hungary and after falling in love with CI and being part of building the Budapest CI scene, she traveled around the world and landed in San Francisco where she studied Somatic Movement Therapy, Bodywork and Authentic Movement extensively. Ilka's most recent endeavors have been to be a mother, a doula and student midwife, and her lifelong love of dance and bodies keep her moving and she is ever inspired to teach.