Open Floor with Hester Phillips

About

Hester Phillips MA offers weekly Open Floor conscious dance classes and ocassional workshops. Hester is based in the Nelson/Tasman region.

Story

Hester holds an Masters in Arts Therapy and is a professional Arts Therapist, educator and facilitator of conscious dance practices.

Formerly the operator of one of Nelson's biggest dance and drama schools, Pulse Dance and Drama, Hester now exclusively focuses on her art therapy practice and teaching weekly conscious dance including the newly-evolving Open Floor Movement Practice.

What is Conscious Dance?

Using conscious dance practice we do not learn to dance, but dance to learn.

In a welcoming, inclusive and safe space, open to every 'body', Hester will sensitively guide and support you to explore your creative, spontaneous and free flowing movement.

Conscious dance is designed to:

Rejuvenate. There is a dance (on an off the dance floor) only you can do. You'll be guided to explore this dance. When we dance our own dance we find deep renewal, inspiration and a well spring of energy.

Release. There are no steps to learn or right or wrong ways to do things. You'll be guided in ways that support your spontaneity, self expression and creativity.

Resource. Gentle, engaging guidance will support you to hone your abilities to meet your life on and off the dance floor with fluidity and grace. Conscious dance will resource you in a world that demands we navigate our way with nimbleness, calm and the heart of a dancer.

Hester will blend stirring music with clear guidance to inspire wild dances and tender ones, connections between dancers and solo time.

The invitation is to come just as you are, and join others doing the same right alongside you.

When?

Dance Brew Friday (with minimal guidance)
Every 2nd and 4th Friday of the month. 8:00-9:45pm, Trafalgar St Hall, 67 Trafalgar St.

Open Floor Sunday
Every 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month. 10:45am- 12:45pm, Hampden st School Hall, Ngatiawa St, Nelson South. (Emphasis is on spontaneous dance but with some guidance to develop dance based exploration)

Visit: https://www.openfloor.co.nz/ or http://openfloor.org/ for more info.

Cost: $15.00

More about Hester:

Hester has facilitated regular conscious dance classes and workshops in the Nelson/Tasman region and beyond for the past ten years. Hester is known for creating welcoming, inclusive and safe spaces open to every 'body'.

Hester is dedicated to liberating the creative spirit in people and communities. She works sensitively and with skill to bring forth the innate capacity of creative expression to support people to gently explore their inner and outer worlds. Hester's intent is to support others to experience joy, deepen their relationship with self and soul and nurture positive change. Hester's classes support participants to realise their unique potentials and live healthy fulfilling lives.