Radical Softness is a three-hour somatic dance workshop where we explore movement as a space for curiosity, awareness, and ease. Starting with gentle internal listening and embodied exploration we move into more dynamic guided dance, exploring the intersections between somatic practices and dance.
The workshop is led by two professional dancers and somatic practitioners, certified in the Feldenkrais™ Method and the Ilan Lev Method™. Participants are invited to attune to the body’s intelligence, experiment with play and imagination, and discover how awareness can spark imagination and creative flow. Drawing on somatic practices and improvisational approaches, the work awakens spatial and communicative expression, encouraging participants to explore textures, emotions, and rhythms; expanding through the senses and embodying imagination through attention.
The workshop balances structure and openness, rest and dynamism, precision and play. Participants are supported in moving from sensation rather than form, allowing creativity to arise naturally.
The workshop draws on principles from the Feldenkrais™ Method and the Ilan Lev Method™, alongside improvisational and somatic dance practices. Participants are supported to:
Cultivate embodied awareness and internal listening
Explore movement from sensation rather than habit or form
Experiment with play, imagination, and expressive range
Discover how awareness can open new creative and communicative possibilities
Through individual, partnered, and group explorations, the work awakens spatial and relational expression, encouraging each participant to explore their unique capacities and interests.
Who Is This For?
Radical Softness is open to anyone with an interest in movement—including dancers, somatic practitioners, bodyworkers, and curious movers.
No previous dance or somatic experience is required
All bodies and movement backgrounds are welcome
The workshop is taught with care, clarity, and multiple entry points
This is a space to arrive, soften, and let the body lead.
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Facilitators
The workshop is led by Sarah Stanley and Julia Kraus, two professional dancers and somatic practitioners, certified in the Feldenkrais™ Method and the Ilan Lev Method™. The dual facilitation allows for attentive guidance, multiple perspectives, and individual support within the group.
