C-I TRAINING™ WITH NATASHA POON WOO
November 11 - December 6, 2023 (4 weeks)
Full Series // Twice Weekly from November 11 - December 6, 2023 (8 classes)
$110+HST (save $10!)
Saturdays, 11:00AM - 12:30PM & Wednesdays, 10:00AM - 11:30AM
Half Series // Once Weekly (4 classes)
$60+HST
Option 1: Saturdays from November 11 - December 2, 11:00AM - 12:30PM
Option 2: Wednesdays from November 15 - December 6, 10:00AM - 11:30AM
C-I Training™ (conditioning-with-imagery) is a body system designed specifically for dancers. Developed by Dr. Donna Krasnow, Ph.D., C-I Training incorporates both conditioning exercises for muscular strength, endurance, and flexibility, as well as visualization and imagery work for neuromuscular re-patterning (or movement re-education), alignment work, and mind-body integration and connectedness.
Additionally, its purpose is to address problems with the transfer of training from conditioning and re-alignment methodologies to movement practices in classes, rehearsals, performances, and daily life. The applications of C-I Training can assist with injury prevention, improved training practices, and effective warm-up procedures.
Over this four-week session, dancers will be introduced to the fundamental principles of C-I Training while progressing each week to learn new exercises, stretches, imagery, and increasingly challenging variations of the work.
Natasha Poon Woo is a freelance dancer and dance educator based in Toronto and a frequent guest teacher of modern/contemporary classes at The Fifth. She has incorporated C-I Training into her dance and body care practice for over 20 years and has been a certified teacher since 2017 before going on to complete her Level 2 (Advanced) certification in 2020.
Learn more about C-I Training here.
ELIGIBILITY
This session is intended for professional and pre-professional dancers, as well as recreational dancers with a regular dance practice at an intermediate or advanced level, ages 16+. It is especially applicable to those whose movement practices involve Western dance techniques such as classical ballet, modern, contemporary, and jazz. Due to the progressive nature of this work, enrolment in all 4 weeks (attending either once or twice weekly) is mandatory.*
*Dancers with previous experience in C-I Training may request permission to drop in for single classes. Please contact us directly to inquire.
DEADLINES
Register by Friday, November 10, 2023, if you are doing the Full Series or only Saturdays. Register by Tuesday, November 14th 2023 if you are doing only Wednesdays. Fees are due upon registration.
About Natasha
Natasha Poon Woo began training and performing with Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre (CCDT) in her hometown of Toronto. She then studied at the Conservatory of Dance at SUNY Purchase, performing the works of Pam Tanowitz, Twyla Tharp, and Doug Varone before graduating summa cum laude with a BFA and the President’s Award for Achievement. Natasha is a frequent performer with Rock Bottom Movement and Côté Danse, and has worked with Citadel+Compagnie, BoucharDanse, The Dietrich Group, Roderick George, Benjamin Landsberg, Ryan Lee, Gadfly, Little Pear Garden, Hit & Run Dance Productions, Conny Janssen Danst, and Kevin Wynn Collection, among others. She is a multi-Dora Award-winning performer with Rock Bottom for its acclaimed productions, hollow mountain and Sex Dalmatian.
Natasha was CCDT’s Rehearsal Director from 2012-2023 the company’s Associate Artistic Director from 2019-2023. She enjoys rehearsal directing projects for various independent artists and is a sought-after dance educator specializing in Limón-based modern technique.
Natasha is currently a regular performer with Rock Bottom Movement & Côté Danse
