August 1-2, 2009 FromtheMother Farm - Snohomish, WA
Clinic for Riders
with Equus Projects' Director JoAnna Mendl Shaw
and the Equus Projects Dancers.
Two days of exploration of energy, movement, intention and joy!! JoAnna and the Equus Projects Dancers will share their expertise and knowledge to guide us through:
− Unmounted Sessions: increase strength and range of motion, fine tune clarity of movement intention and learn improvisation techniques that lead to more fluid partnerships.
Riding Sessions: fun, easy ways to create choreography for solo and group rides. Experience riding in tandem with a dancer, leading and following. Explore musicality.
Liberty Sessions: deepen the kinetic dialogue with your horse, explore improvisation and creative choreography.
Founder and Artistic Director, JoAnna Mendl Shaw, in collaboration with equestrian partners, have developed an innovative and informative approach to the coaching of equestrians, dancers and members of local communities. Taking anatomical information, movement analysis and performance training as taught to dancers, DWH has developed clinics that focus on alignment, skeletal and muscular connections, personal body assessments and injury prevention. Clinics offer dismounted warm-ups and exercises for strength and flexibility. Clinics also offer innovative movement imagery and information on movement dynamics. Working in tandem with professional dancers, the riders receive coaching on performance and work on phrases for new and innovative choreography.
The Equus Projects' Clinics are designed to help riders:
Find deep muscular connections to increase balance and harmony with horse.
Experience taking the concept of 'leading and following' to a whole new level
Learn about "Brain Gym" - Movement patterns for contra-lateral body integration
Work one on one with a dancer to create an effortless movement conversation between human and horse
