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Upcoming Performances
- May 4th, June 3rd, Improv Performance, 8 P.M.,
Berkeley Repertory Theater
- June 16th, Solo Improvised
Performance, 7:30 P.M., The Marsh (1062 Valencia)
- June 29th, Femme Fatal Duet en Tango, Rina Gendleman & Arona Primalani, Cellspace (2050 Bryant Street, SF), 8P.M.
Past Performances This Year (2011) - March 28, 2011, Acting Showcase, Berkeley Repertory
- Jan 21-22, 2011, 8PM, Feb 12, 2011, 8PM, Mar 04, 2011, 8PM, "Axolot" - A participatory performance experience, psychological and kinesthetic: be blindfolded
for 2 hours of exploration of self and others. Directed by Karl Frost.
2010
& Earlier
- August 2010, "Points of Contact"
with Sharna Fabiano Dance Company at Dance Place, Washington, DC
- July 2010, "First Encounter" with Luz Castineiras at the Queer Tango Festival, San Francisco, CA
- February 2010, "Abrazo" with Sharna Fabiano at Fishnet Fete
in Washington, DC
- August 2005, Improvisation with
Mauricio Castro at Cellspace in San Francisco
- September 2004, Improvisation with Mauricio Castro at Cellspace in
San Francisco
- Improvisation Performances in Cuba,
Paris, San Francisco and Washington, DC.
I learn a lot about how right and left sides are different.
I learned a lot about how my body is organized and engaged in different situations. I learned to self observe my own body.
The first impressions after standing up from the table [after a private session] were a sense of grounded-ness, a sense of
presence and inner peacefulness. [And] A sense of happiness. After sessions, my dancing felt more grounded and relax, but
at the same time more engaged and connected therefore it reflected on my dancing with my partner ...
- Rosa., Dancer,
Instructor
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Tango & Movement Improv La Pista (766/8 Brannan
Street, San Francisco)
2nd and 4th Fridays
Time: 6:30 - 8:30 Harness the skills, sensitivity and wit to being creative on the dance floor.
Learn improvisation tools to
help you practice smart, create your signature
figures, and become your own teacher
for self improvement. This class is designed
for all levels. Leaders and followers will learn
both roles and dance with other partners. Beginners, please come
with a dancing partner. This
series of classes is focused on converting mistakes to new figures, taking risks with your
partner in a safe and contained way, and to harness a
kinesthetic sense of your partner's movements. Is
it possible to dance with anyone on the
dance floor? Can you salvage the dance when your
intended steps did not work out? Do you ever want to just dance without
hearing your teacher's voice or trying to remember
a step? If you've asked these questions, and you're ready explore, this workshop may be for you.
Feldenkrais for Moving Minds and Body.
Every Thursday in San Francisco from 12-1pm. Location: Metronome Dance Collective,
1830 17th St. (at De Haro St.), San Francisco
Price: $12 per class or 10-class card for $100 This series is for anyone interested in putting a spring in their step. In addition
to walking with more efficiency and comfort, other benefits you may experience include: * Better balance and coordination.
* Increased flexibility.
* Reduced
wear and tear on your muscles and joints.
* Improved posture and poise.
* More energy and greater well-being
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Arona's approach in classes is focused more on the students'
learning than the teacher's teaching. She creates a situation for the dancer to experience what "feels" right
through a variety of permutations and experiments. Rather than learning by copying or imitation, dancers are encouraged
to explore permutations, or variations, thereby finding for themselves what works best given the situation, dancer, music,
etc. In the process, the dancer not only senses for him/herself what feel comfortable and what works, but also refines
his/her judgement of what feels right for a given situation. Often dancers walk away with a sense of confidence, accomplishment
and a willingness to go further. Ultimately, students find ease in the ability to shift and adjust to any
given situation - floor space, floor craft, partner, music, mood, and the list goes on. While focusing on the sense of movement, Arona is also extremely methodical and articulate in conveying the complexities
of self-organization, shared weight, spatial awareness, partner negotiation and unspoken dialogue in a dance.
Her classes emphasize:
- the process of learning, rather than correcting
- how to vary a habitual movement, rather than correcting the
habitual movement
- empowering
the student to be his/her own judge, rather reliant on the instructor's approval
- discriminating differences through sensory-based experience rather copying a model
- excelling at your strengths by leveraging your weakness
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