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Upcoming Teaching in 2026

Wed January 14, 2026 10-12, and Dec 17, 2025
As part of Compostable Feminism classes organized by Rosemary Hannon and Miriam Wolodarski
​ Berkeley Finnish Hall, Berkeley, CA

I want to share explorations of the mechanoreceptors using material from Body Mind Centering and movement science.  We will explore the skin mechanoreceptors that provide information about joint position, and discrimination of shapes, textures, light and deep touch and vibration.  The idea is to use this material as a starting point to create movement landscapes and relations between movers.
Somatic Classes by Migrant Women 2026
We are transitioning from workshops to offer regular classes at ODC.!    Every month each of us will offer weekly classes based on our somatic background. 
 ODC Mott Studio ,  building besides ODC theater,  
3153 17th St 
Every Wednesday,  3-4:30 pm. 
Price per class $22. 

Read more information in the link for each class, and sign in  through ODC mindbody platform. 
  Diana: Feb
Joy: March
Mihyun: April


These classes are part of an initiative that I launched in 2024 along with movement artists Joy Cosculluela and Mihyun Lee to create more opportunities for migrant women to teach somatic methods in the United States. We hope that our collective efforts contribute to open more opportunities for migrant women to be part of the somatic dance community and to foster transformative experiences that celebrate diversity.  

Saturday, March 29, 2025, 11-1pm
As part of the Spring Thing Jam organized by Miriam Wolodarski
​March 28-30, 2025 | Berkeley Finnish Hall, Berkeley, CA

I will be teaching somatic principles applied to contact improvisation. You have to sign up for the whole  event to take the class, but I assure that you will have fun moving alongside skillful and caring teachers.  For more info and registration, see here.

Price:
February 1-7 Launch Week Deal: $80
Regular Rate: $100-200 sliding scale
Week of Jam (March 24-27: $150-300 sliding scale
Day of / At the  Door: $300

Saturday, May 3, 2025, 2:45-4:45pm
as part of a series of Somatic Workshops by Migrant Women
First Saturdays March-June 2025 | Skirball Studio, ODC, San Francisco

This class is part of an initiative that I launched in 2024 along with movement artists Joy Cosculluela and Mihyun Lee to create more opportunities for migrant women to teach somatic methods in the United States. We hope that our collective efforts contribute to open more opportunities for migrant women to be part of the somatic dance community and to foster transformative experiences that celebrate diversity.

Price:
Drop-in: $45
Full 4 workshop series: $160 or $40/class

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  • Gallery
  • Yelkaram
    • Yelkaram: weaving the ancestral body. 2025
    • Yelkaram: pathways of body, ancestry and performance, 2024
  • Upcoming Teaching
  • Biography
  • Choreography
    • Savia~Sap Flow
    • Dialogos Lenca
    • The Just In Case Woman
    • Being Good is OVERrated
    • How do we change when we cross this membrane
    • Their Universe
    • Travesía, viaje líquido interno
    • Tengo prisa por estar
    • Destino de tiempo
    • Collaborations >
      • Moving Ground
      • The space between
      • Gallus Gallus Domesticus
  • Somatic Teaching
    • Testimonials
  • Articles
    • Gravitating Towards Elders Through Somatic Education
    • Bringing Somatics into Human Rights Activism
    • Being Good is OVERrated: Creating a Pray-Ritual
  • Contact
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