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Partnering- The common Body
Olivia and Yochai co-founded THE COMMON BODY, a dynamic approach to movement and creation centered around partnering work. Their methodology encourages exploration across a spectrum of physical actions and variations, emphasizing an articulated body and creative pathways in partner dancing. Their aim is to enhance communication skills through physicality and expand personal movement potential by engaging with another dancer's body in playful dance.
Through games and body-to-body dialogues, dancers improvise and play to spark curiosity and joy, continually exploring new pathways to understand the use of weight, the balance of resistance, and differentiation in muscle tone. From softness to strength—and everything in between—this technique nurtures versatility and resilience in movement.
Drawing inspiration from contact improvisation, soft acrobatics, Feldenkrais, Ilan Lev Method, Vipassana meditation, Nonviolent Communication (NVC), and floor work techniques, THE COMMON BODY toolkit reflects years of exploration, pattern-breaking, professional stage experience, creation processes, and studio hours. Their teaching methodology spans from deconstructing physical actions into details to offering an exploratory laboratory for varied perspectives on movement.
By focusing on refining movement authenticity and integrity, they cultivate the vibrant and tangible presence of dancers and performers. Their approach is particularly relevant for today's dancers and movers seeking real-time communication abilities alongside clarity in expressing ideas and concepts, all while maintaining a playful mindset and sharpening mental acuity.
Their ultimate goal is to foster joy in improvisation within structured choreographies, training both mind and body to embrace possibilities. Olivia and Yochai are passionate about sharing their insights with curious minds, adapting their teachings to meet the needs of their students and fellow dancers.
Based in Israel, Olivia and Yochai lead professional careers as dancers and educators. Partners in life as well as in art, they embody the integration of family, life, dance, and art in an inspiring and harmonious manner.
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With years of experience as a movement educator, Olivia has developed a complex and innovative movement technique that places real-time communication at its core. Her approach fosters a deep connection between dancers and their own bodies, transforming each class into a laboratory of possibilities where awareness serves as the foundation for exploration, playfulness, and self-expression.
By embracing varied relationships and utilizing constant feedback from the floor, space, and other bodies, Olivia’s technique establishes a dynamic dialogue that integrates the architecture of the body with its movement potential, unlocking new pathways for growth and creativity.
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