Combines choreography and music to Aerial Sequences that delight the Onlooker and Challenge the Practitioner to find the Balance between Grace and Strength
About
Anita Havel Trained at Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and The University of Massachusetts Dance Theater Department. She received her BA in Psychology/Dance and later joined Boston based dance companies, “Prometheus” and “Impulse Dance.” Both concert dance performance and choreography were the passions that took her showcasing her talents nationally and internationally. During this time she also educated thousands of young students in the Boston Public Schools, Colleges and Universities. Boston Ballet’s “Citi Dance Dance Progam” was an appointment that required her to audition and give scholarships to children of many ethnicities with the intent to diversify the ballet. Her Certifications include : LCMT , 200RYT , Barre Instructor trained, Zumba Certified, Aerial Yoga Certified, and Bungee Fitness Instructor (*Astro-Durance trained). Eventually, the overuse injuries to hip joints and spine caused her to cease all impact activities. Her long journey began and she calls that journey ….. staystronguncut……………………………….
STAY STRONG UNCUT
I was diagnosed with end stage Osteoarthritis of the Hips and Cervical Spine and told the only way to fully eliminate the pain and impairment was with surgeries, namely THR & Discectomy and Fusion. My goal was to strengthen all of the surrounding muscles to prevent atrophy, and also find some way to keep moving to maintain bone density. I found that Aerial Yoga decompressed the joints and spine , enough to open the spaces to allow blood flow. I also found, the Bungee System was a way to get light impact needed for bone remineralization as well as, a way to build tone thru full body muscle activation. I use these suspended practices to heal myself and others and I call this training “Move Up” . These modalities benefitted me greatly, however, I was still yearning for the creativity, and transcendence that dance provided. I began to experiment with sequences in the silk hammocks to fulfill this desire. I applied the same principles that I used in concert dance choreography and then shared it with others and out of that evolved AerDance……….
AERDANCE
Combines choreography and music to aerial sequences that delight the onlooker and challenge the practitioner to find the balance between grace and strength! The need for adaptability and the quest for artistry IS AerDance, and Anita is elated to teach Elevated!