Fusion Olympia Classes

Hanan's class is for all levels, and includes dance technique as
well as instruction in the culture and history of belly dance.

For more information, please call Hanan:

This wonderful event full of laughter, movement, friendship, and play happens bi-monthy
on a Saturday night in January, March, May, July, September and November.

It consists of two hours of music and dance
activities for all ages and abilities.
Grandparents and infants, schoolchildren
and even some teens come together for
the joy of dancing. Examples of activities
include Shape Museum, where your dance
takes you to interlocking shapes with others,
dancing with scarves or giant rubber bands,
in costumes, or riding on a pull cloth,
making movement interactive and playful.

The evening flows between structured dance activities and free dancing.
A variety of music offers everyone a chance to explore their own
kind of dance. Cost: $5-10. per family.

Facilitaed by Nick Incorvaia and Mark Stojak.
Teachers; Awal Alhassan and Manimou Camara

Over the past eight years, Nick and Mark have each
become grateful and dedicated students of traditional
music from the nations of Guinea, Mali, Senegal,
and Ghana. They both are residents of Olympia,
Washington and have a deep desire to bring joy,
celebration, healing and togetherness to their
community through the powerful rhythms and
melodies of traditional West African music. In the spirit
of togetherness, Nick and Mark are pleased to call
Awal Alhassan and Manimou Camara “brothers,” and
are proud to help in sharing their profound
knowledge and talents with Olympia community
through a workshop at Fusion.
Check the schedule page for times.

For information about 5Rhythms Dance
please visit the Waves Studio website:

This class is suitable for all levels.
Simple standing exercises utilize
rhythmic breathing in harmony
with body movements to build
both internal and external strength.
Students will perform the following
actions, which are based on
fundamental time-tested Chinese
fitness principles.

· upper-body movements
· sinking into static stances
· continual soft and slow breathing
· practicing weight shifts and turning
· stretching through circular Tai Chi postures
· cycling through short patterns of movements

Participation in this class can improve joint flexibility and
total range of movement while strengthening core tissues
and reducing stress levels.
Continual practice will increase cardiovascular health,
mental focus and overall balance.

The Feldenkrais Method focuses on making movement easier, graceful, elegant, effortless
(in body and in mind). The body becomes a vehicle for learning; physical movement becomes
a metaphor for how we each move through our lives, and in relationship to others.
Movements used are simple, and remind the brain of pre-wired functions and movements
learned early in development. The movements are based on the structure of our skeletons,
which are designed for easy movement, through shifting of weight, coming out of and back
into balance. The method provides a safe, low stimulus environment. The work takes two
forms:

*Awareness Through Movement Lessons (ATM), in which students are guided verbally
through a series of movements aimed at illuminating a particular function or set of functions.
The Student is invited to gently explore the movement in their own way, developing
awareness of how they move.

*Functional Integration lessons (FI), in which the practitioner guides the student's
movements through touch and words, in a one-on one-process of movement awareness.

The movement sequences expand self-image. For example, once you learn that your ribs move
separately from one another, you can then use these parts. When you can move your ribs,
your breath may be more free, you may walk with less impact and greater balance, and may
even feel a greater sense of power in the world, as you move more easily through it. Students
of the Feldenkrais Method often express feeling more relaxed, thinking more clearly, having
greater flexibility and balance, or experiencing a decrease in pain.
The method is used by anyone who wants to improve and enhance function.

"...make the impossible possible, the possible easy, and the easy elegant." Moshe Feldenkrais

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Kundalini is a dynamic, energizing form of yoga.

It works especially on strengthening the central nervous system and ON building up your immune system. IT IS DESIGNED TO HELP YOU COMBAT THE STRESSES OF MODERN LIFE, AND WORKS ON A DEEP ENERGETIC LEVEL TO CLEANSE AND DETOX YOU. It can be adapted for any- ‘body’ – regardless of fitness or strength.

A typical kundalini yoga class contains all of the 8 limbs (Ashtanga) of traditional yoga practise. These include postures, pranayama (breath work), meditation and some chanting of ancient mantras. This combination can bring you to an experience of your “total self” - which is unlimited and free of fear.

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