Outdoor Flow Movement Class at North Boulder Park with Alexandra Lockhart

While engaging our senses and actively using movement to respond to our environment, Alexandra will lead the class through a variety of improvisational tasks and movement sequences. Tapping into organic and known ways of moving the body, this class explores how our physical movement can directly relate to the natural world while finding softness in the joints and strength from the ground. Approaching the environment as our dance partner, we’ll explore how we can move in relationship to our immediate surroundings, while consistently pulling inspiration from it to inform our movement pathways. Embracing the tactility of the natural world, as well as our sensorial reactions, we will dive into movement sequences that help us feel more interconnected with the natural world. All ages are welcome!

Class Objectives:

• Find movement impetuses from the natural world
• Practice awareness of the self in relation to the environment
• Activate flexion and extension of joints
• Find softness, ease and spirals in the body
• Practice generating power from the ground and Earth
• Explore the interconnection between humans and the natural world

Outcomes:

• Heightened awareness of self in relation to surroundings and others
• Softening of joints, engagement of the center/core, rooted strength from the ground
• Focus on a symbiotic relationship between human, Earth and sky.
• Improved mood and energy!

What to bring:

• Comfortable, loose fitting clothing
• Water

Teacher Bio:

Alexandra, originally from Colorado, earned her BFA from SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Dance, during which she also trained at Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in Perth, Australia. She has worked professionally as a dancer and choreographer on a variety of stage, film, and immersive productions throughout the US, Europe, and Asia, and has taught professionally for 15 years. Alexandra was a company member of DIAVOLO Architecture-in-Motion in Los Angeles, and is an immersive performer with Cinereal Productions. She was an invited participant of the Arctic Circle Art and Science Residency, a sailing expedition in Svalbard, Norway studying climate change in the Arctic, and was awarded an artist-in-residence position with the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics in Boulder, CO. She has been a guest lecturer and teacher at the University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs Dance Department, and Michigan State University. Alexandra is the founder of Move To Protect, an environmental dance organization that creates dance films and performances in order to bring awareness to areas in need of protection and preservation. Currently, she is working as an Art and Science Consultant for the Southwest Research Institute for the NASA PUNCH space mission. https://aelockhart.com/. Instagram: @Aelock12

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