A FREE INTRODUCTORY SESSION

Principles of Teaching Somatics through the Lens of Holistic Dance
with Sabine Parzer, MSME 

Tuesday, March 17, 2026 • 5-6pm CET; 11am-12pm EDT
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Live participation is strongly encouraged. However, if you are unable to attend the session, the recording will be available to all who have pre-registered.

Join us for a free introduction to Principles of Teaching Somatics through the lens of Holistic Dance. What is the difference between a good mover and a good teacher? Pedagogy. Pedagogy is the Art of Teaching, it is a craft that can make a huge difference in the way content is delivered, the student-teacher relationship unfolds and how skills can develop. Most practitioners stumble into teaching, because they need to make a living. They pass on what they have been taught by their teachers, what feels good in their bodies, the exercises that work for them. But there is more to teaching movement, dance and somatics than just lecturing, demonstrating and being a stunning example yourself. Through the lens of Holistic Dance - a blend of improvisational dance, authentic movement, contact improvisation and somatics (elements of Feldenkrais and visionary cranial sacral work) - I will share the pedagogy that I have found to be useful in the application for many different contexts and populations. 

PLEASE NOTE: Receive a COUPON CODE for a $50 discount on the Full Course when you register for this Free Introduction. 

The full course will run for six Tuesdays, bi-weekly April 14-June 23, 2026 • 5-7:30pm CET; 11am-1:30pm EDT
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Sabine Parzer (AT), B.A., MSME 

Sabine is a dancer, choreographer, dance-pedagogue, bodyworker, organizer and author. As head and founder of the Holistic Dance Institute (founded 2010), she has been recognized as a Master Somatic Movement Educator by ISMETA. The Holistic Dance Institute offers professional Teachers Trainings and Advanced Teachers Trainings that are ISMETA-Approved programs. In 2012 Sabine co-created the Contact Festival Austria, which she was the artistic director of until 2017. Her professional experience spans over 35 years of teaching, performing, choreographingand researching in the USA, Canada, Europe, Russia, Israel and Brazil.  

Sabine has a Bachelor of Arts from Columbia College Chicago in Modern Dance, and an education in Systemischeund Integrative Bewegungslehre® (an extended Feldenkrais® Training). The in-depth practice of Contact Improvisation and Authentic Movement began in 1997. Ongoing trainings since 1995 in Kleintechnique, ZenBodytherapy®, Yoga, White Crane Silat, Rosen Method®, Kashmirian Massage, family constellations and Integrative Somatic Traumatherapy. She is currently studying visionary Cranialsacral Work with Hugh Milne.  

Her professional dance career began in Chicago, IL, in 1990, where she danced professionally in Mordine & Company Dance Theatre and in many independent productions. She was a co-founder of Loop Troop and has been presenting her choreographies and improvisational scores since 1990 in New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, Berlin, Rio de Janeiro, Tel Aviv, Moscow and Vienna, amongst other cities. She has recently collaborated with film maker Krisztina Kerekes on the experimental dance film “eMBODYMe” and the documentation about her work “Interconnections”. Her latest solo “Mayya Amore” premiered in 2024. 

Sabine is considered to be a pioneer of the somatic and healing dance field and is highly regarded for her humorous, down-to-earth approach in her teachings.  

Resources:
Website https://www.holistic-dance.at/?lang=en
Film eMBODYME: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1S5w-QWq1vM&t=21s
Film Interconnections: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZMz7x5LJ1g
Podcast Good Choices
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoA7xjIMCIw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zw_nPiGYpfk&t=49s 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C8qACFKRxI&t=1s
Embodiment Conference 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQQENSMQJn4