Being – Body
Credits: 1.5
Elective course for all classes
Nitzan Lederman
dancer, choreographer, teacher, and movement researcher. She is a certified SomaticBODY and Axis Syllabus teacher and holds a Master of Advanced Studies (MAS) in Dance Science from the University of Bern, Switzerland. Nitzan is an alumna of the SEAD Dance Academy in Salzburg, the Dance Workshop in Ga'aton, and the Kelim Choreography Program.
Her work integrates experiential anatomy, biomechanics, developmental movement patterns, improvisation, and contemporary dance. She introduced the SomaticBODY training program to Israel, co-directing its professional certification locally alongside program founder Christine Cole. In her dance science research, she focused on burnout among professional dancers and explored how somatic practices can support dancer well-being, sustained motivation, and career longevity.
In her teaching, she weaves anatomical precision with curiosity, play, and artistic expression—inviting the body to be not merely an instrument of movement, but an active source of knowledge, creativity, and discovery.
An experiential course for learning about the body, and from within the body.
Classes are rooted in the SomaticBODY approach, which weaves experiential anatomy with developmental movement. Through movement, imagination, imagery, and touch, we will bridge in-depth anatomical knowledge with our living, human experience, exploring how an intimate familiarity with the body can become an active spring of vitality. We will meet tissues, body systems, and developmental patterns through firsthand practice, discovering new pathways for support, rest, movement, and expression.
This is also a weekly sanctuary for listening and inquiry, a dedicated space to reconnect with inner resources for digestion, self-regulation, recharging, and nourishment.
