Take advantage of this rare opportunity to study with three Axis Syllabus teachers in Santa Cruz!
Join us for a weekend of dance, anatomy studies, movement flow and more. We're excited to lead a deep dive into principles and material from the living Axis Syllabus knowledge base and research format, inspired by Frey Faust and our international community of teachers. Expect a focus on biomechanics, self-sensing & somatics, movement meditations, flow-based dancing and partner work.
Led by Sebastian Grubb and Miranda Janeschild, with guest teacher Marcus Van Duren!
Suitable for those with a movement, dance or exercise practice. Open to all levels.
SCHEDULE
Friday, January 4, 5:30pm-8:00pm
Saturday & Sunday, January 5 & 6, 9:30am-4:00pm
TICKETS*
Full Weekend: $265
Early Bird Pricing:
$195-$265 sliding scale by November 1
$225-$265 sliding scale by December 1
$245-$265 sliding scale by December 19
Tickets on-sale soon!
*Contact Sebastian for Work Trade and Low-Income options.
Refunds & Transfers Policy:
If you need to cancel your participation, we can refund you the full ticket price minus a $75 admin fee up until 2 weeks before the event starts. No refunds will be given for cancellations after December 19, 2025. Alternatively, you may transfer your ticket to someone else by informing us via email.
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CLASS DESCRIPTIONS
The Alchemy of Walking
with Miranda Janeschild
Using tools from the Axis Syllabus, we will investigate, break down, and describe movement with a strong orientation toward sustainable walking patterns that support dancing. We will explore the adaptability of the feet, legs, and spine while locomoting across the floor in a variety of ways. Through embodied learning, sensations will deepen our inquiry to understand anatomy and biomechanics. Specific topics covered include:
Spinal patterns for walking
Undulatory coordinations
Contralateral movement
Receptive and prolusory phases in the gait cycle
Mapping the foot
Build Ramps Not Walls
with Sebastian Grubb
Ramping is the technique of creating smooth pathways for your body down to the floor and back up again. In this class we'll detail the anatomical framework that supports these pathways, especially the hips and spine. We'll also cover specific uses of the head as a motor, sequential spinal waves, and expanded variations on how feet and hands meet the ground. This class includes: ground navigation, quadrupedal tech, the serpentine spine, dynamic elevation.
Contact Improvisation & Movement Puzzles
with Marcus Van Duren
In this class we’ll enter the field of Contact Improvisation to further our research into three-dimensional, poly-axial movement that respects the body and builds connection with others. We’ll explore how biomechanics perspectives and techniques can support freedom and grace in partner dancing.
ABOUT THE TEACHERS
Sebastian Grubb is an award-winning dance artist and movement coach based in Northern Europe and California. He choreographed, performed and toured contemporary dance works throughout the U.S. and overseas from 2007-2019. In 2011 Sebastian became a certified Axis Syllabus Teacher, applying biomechanics principles to dance and other physical disciplines. In 2019 he co-founded Spiral Camp, which hosts workshops and retreats to build community through dynamic movement training. In 2018 he founded Agile Beast, an updated fitness training program for modern human primates. Sebastian now works locally, internationally, and online, teaching integrated movement and applied anatomy for movers of all kinds. Visit www.bodywagging.dance to learn more about his dance work.
Since 2005 Miranda Janeschild has been a teacher of the Axis Syllabus© as well as a certified Feldenkrais® practitioner. As a Pediatric Occupational Therapist for 35 years she specializes in working with at-risk infants and children with neuro-muscular and sensory processing disorders. Currently, she is a MFA Candidate for Creative Writing at Vermont College of Fine Arts. Miranda is a story-teller weighted in the portrayal of the human condition whether on the page or the stage. She has a long history of collaborating with actors, dancers, musicians, circus artists, and improvisational performers as the Artistic Director of a theatrical aerial dance company, Mir & A Company. www.mirandacompany.com
Marcus Van Duren is a dancer, teacher and musician based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has studied movement and dance intensively since encountering Contact Improvisation in 2012 and has been teaching CI locally and internationally since 2014. Marcus is an active member of the Axis Syllabus community and is currently an Axis Syllabus Teacher Candidate. When it comes to teaching dance, Marcus specializes in merging the technical information of bio-mechanics with play, humor and ritual to create engaging learning experiences that aim to serve the whole person, not just the dancer. www.feltsensemovement.com