About Natasha Alhadeff-Jones
Natasha Alhadeff-Jones is a dance educator, ecologist artist, and practice-based researcher/consultant. She holds a Masters of Arts in Dance Education from Teachers College, Columbia University and is a Certified Movement Analyst from the Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies. Her post graduate studies include health education (Teachers College) and somatic dance education (Dynamic Embodiment™). She has taught all ages, in the fields of dance, environmental education and health education, in public schools, private schools and non-profit organizations in the U.S.A. and Switzerland.
Currently, she serves as the Director at Alliance Action Arts, Co-director of Global Water Dances - Geneva & Educational Consultant at Global Water Dances, and Associate Director at the Sunkhronos Institute.
Natasha is ever-curious about the relationships between embodied arts and environmental action, as well as individual, communal, and systemic transformation. She promotes transformation by teaching movement workshops, producing site-specific dance, and facilitating conversations informed by theories and practices related to dance education and embodied ecology.
My Inquiry
How can cultivating an expressive body support personal growth and empowerment?
How can cultivating a socially conscious body support individual and institutional transformation?
How can cultivating an environmentally conscious body support environmental stewardship?
My Practice
My Artistic Practice: I learn about myself, others, and my environment as I make art.
My Somatic Practice:
I learn about myself, others, and my environment as I experience my body from within.
My Teaching Practice:
I learn about myself, others, and my environment as I teach.
