Think, Feel, Dance
Through inclusive and supportive instruction, we will explore such elements of dance as balance, flexibility, sequencing, rhythm, and spatial awareness to move with grace and confidence. I create choreography that nourishes creative impulse so that a deeper awareness permeates our practice. Using stories, imagery, music, and community to engage our minds, hearts, and bodies, we will delve into a joyful experience of movement expansion and creative enthusiasm.
Classes provide opportunities to dance both seated and standing.
Date: Fridays weekly
Time: 2:30 - 3:30 PM
Location: Online (a link and instructions will be provided)
Instructor: Megan Walker-Straight
NOTE: While this class is open to all and has both seated and standing options, we recommend you to complete an Exercise Safety Screening Appointment. Participants are guided as to which class is most appropriate for them based on their medical history, physical abilities, and specific goals they wish to achieve. Click below to book an appointment.
I have been a faculty member teaching Dance in the School for Contemporary Arts at Simon Fraser University for over 20 years. Before that time, I performed with many choreographers in New York City, most notably with the renown Merce Cunningham Dance Company. In 2013, I was named a Cunningham Fellow by the Merce Cunningham Trust and have restaged his dances in both NYC and Vancouver.
I hold a BA in Dance from the University of California, Berkeley and I later trained in the Dance Therapy Masters Program at the University of New York, Hunter College, as well as at the New York Helix Institute for Psychotherapy and Spiritual Healing.
In 2015, I began my association with the deeply inspiring Dance for PD®/ Mark Morris Dance Group in NYC, and was twice awarded their Stanley J Wertheimer Fellowship (2015-2018) for in depth study and training. I have been teaching dance for people living with Parkinson's and with other neurological challenges, as well as for healthy agers, ever since. My classes have occurred throughout the Lower Mainland and over Zoom with the Brain Wellness Program and Parkinson Society BC. Most recently I have been teaching in communities in Southern Oregon.
