Embodied Practice Dance Workshop
Axis Syllabus & Somatics
In Athens 28 June 2025
With Timos Zechas
Meta-Movement / From Walking to Dancing
4 hours Workshop
Dancing School Aliki Kontziou-Goussa
Meta-Movement
From Walking to Dancing
Moving the body in space, in an upright position, requires raising the center of gravity, good differentiation and organization of body parts through the nervous system, and unimpeded breathing. The ability to predict what is happening in the environment and the processing of sensory stimuli play an important role in both effective functioning, alertness and feedback, and in the confidence to express myself while moving in the world. In this 4-hour workshop, we will focus on the fundamentals of human gait. We will look at what makes walking more efficient and how it contributes to the way we negotiate gravity, direction, and changing momentum. From traditional folk dances to modern dance styles, movement on two small bases, which are the feet, the organization of the spine, and rhythm are the prerequisites of dance.
Cost of workshop: 40 €
Duration: 4 Hours with a break in between
10:00 - 12:00 / 12:00 - 12:30 (break) / 12:30 - 14:30
Contact information & Registration:
Timos Zechas
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00306973826166
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Venue:
Dancing School
Leoforos Mesogeion 294, Chalandri, Athens
Very close to Metro Station Nomismatokopio (blue line 3)
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The Axis Syllabus© is an innovative initiative of Frey Faust creator of the Axis Syllabus© book and the Axis Syllabus Research Meshwork (ASRM).
It is a movement analysis system, a constantly evolving reference system or a dictionary that concerns the organization and interrelation of empirical and scientific findings related to the study of the human body and how it moves in space. It includes anatomical details, physics, practical applications, research, analysis and transmission of information. It also uses a reservoir of clinical and empirical knowledge and a system of symbols to describe the body in motion in terms of orientation, anatomical structures, and physical principles. It’s teaching material does not consist of a list of definite and consolidated information or exercises. It is not a specific method, however each teacher can use fundamental movement patterns and/or incorporate knowledge from other related fields. Through this system, we are given the opportunity to gradually discover our own way of movement and perception of the body, as we move through space with the help of empirical and scientific data.
What is Somatics
By Somatics (Somatic Practices) we mean a broad field of study of body movement and how it is perceived from within. Emphasis is placed on internal bodily subjective perception and experience in combination with the objective biomechanics of movement and physiology.
In dance, we pay attention to the dancer's inner flow and sense and the integration of the inner and outer self-image during action. We develop our potential while discovering new ways to respond to challenges with trust and confidence.
The word Soma comes from the Greek word Σώμα as Aristotle defined the body. That is, the material body together with its psychic powers and properties as an inseparable whole. An entity that carries within itself a purpose of self-realization known as entelechy.
In a more modern sense, it has also been characterized as a tendency to actualize. That is, the natural tendency towards fulfilling an organism's inherent potential that characterizes the person-centered approach.
There is in every organism, at any level, an underlying flow of movement toward the constructive fulfillment of its inherent potentialities. There is a natural tendency for full development in man. The term most often used for this is the tendency to actualization.
Timos Zechas Bio
Timos Zechas is a dancer, dance teacher and educator of Somatics methods. He has experience in modern dance, classical ballet, improvisation, contact improvisation, and is certified to teach Axis Syllabus© (2014), Feldenkrais® method (2015), Pilates technique (2005), Perceptual Psycho-Pedagogy (DBM) Fernando Pessoa University (2015), Fascial Fitness (2016). He is a graduate of the Professional Dance School of Nikis Kontaxaki (1999) and has studied with a scholarship from the Fulbright Foundation at Trisha Brown's studio in New York (2002-03). He was a member of the corps de ballet of the National Greek Opera, has collaborated with the National Theater and the State Theater of Northern Greece, the Municipal Regional Theatre of Patras and renowned choreographers and groups of the contemporary dance scene. He has also performed his own solo choreography from time to time. He has taught and danced in international competitions in France, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Finland, the Czech Republic, etc. and in international Axis Syllabus events. He teaches contemporary dance, contemporary dance theory, the Feldenkrais method and Axis Syllabus at the Higher Professional School of Dance of Tatiana Loverdou in Patras. He has taught theoretical and experiential anatomy at the State School of Orchestral Art and the Feldenkrais method at the Drama School of Municipal Regional Theatre of Patras. He has taught Contact Improvisation and dance technique at the professional dance school AKTINA. His approach includes applied physics and anatomy, research, analysis and ways of transmitting information. He is a member of the Axis Syllabus Research Meshwork (ASRM). He has collaborated with the IEP (Educational Policy Institute, 2015) in the preparation of a study guide for contemporary dance and with the University of D. Attica (KEDIVIM, Center for Education & Lifelong Learning 2023).
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