SHINUI DANCE

Shinui Martial Dance is a modern improvisation technique that has been evolving since 1982.  It is essentially a synthesis of dance, movement, martial arts and body work practices such as Contact Improvisation, Shiatsu, Rolfing, Feldenkrais, Tai Chi, Aikido and Yoga.  The dance is based on methods of shaping and support and is practiced alone and also with a partner.  In roles of leading and following partners support, mold and shape each others movements the way a potter aligns and shapes the clay as it spins on the wheel.  Shinui often feels like receiving bodywork while dancing.  It is a centering and clarifying experience to feel the balance and equipoise from being supported and it is exhilarating to feel the release and resolve of tensions from being shaped.