CLASSES IN KLEIN/MAHLER Technique
STRETCH AND PLACEMENT
Taught by Barbara Mahler, formerly of the Susan Klein and Barbara Mahler School of Dance and Movement Studies

The purpose of this class is to re-educate the dancer's body, interweaving theory and practice on a physical and organic level. From this comes the potential for students to discover a range of intelligence in their dancing, as well as to help them discover and develop their own choreographic vision. Initially inspired by the work of pioneer kinesiologist Dorothy Vislcoky, and then continuing for upwards of 20 years with Susan Klein, Barbara Mahler has learned to see, feel and teach each person/body individually to help their body function at its highest level of efficiency and function.

ONGOING CLASSES IN KLEIN/MAHLER STRETCH, PLACEMENT and MOVEMENT
Taught by Barbara Mahler, formerly of the Susan Klein and Barbara Mahler School of Dance and Movement Studies

IN MANHATTAN
TUESDAY AND THURSDAY 10AM-12PM
AT EDENS EXPRESSWAY
537 BROADWAY BETWEEN SPRING AND PRINCE
SPONSORED BY MOVEMENT RESEARCH (212-598-0551)

Ongoing classes Tues and Thurs - through August 14,summer MELT (class closed) July 14-18.
Morning classes continue through summer, during Melt, until August 16. Fall Classes Resume Tuesday Sept 2.


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NEW- TUESDAY EVENING @ 6:15-7:45
beginning Sept 16

NEW - WEDNESDAY EVENING 7-9
park slope, Brooklyn
at the Brooklyn Arts Exchange

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IN WILLIAMSBURG BROOKLYN

CLASSES TAKE PLACE AT STUDIO 445 GRAND STREET in Williamsburg
ŠL train 2 stops into Brooklyn - Lorimer Street Station - back of the train - walk along KEAP Street. Make a left onto Grand Street

SATURDAY 11:30-1:30 PM-Stretch and Placement
MONDAY and WEDNESDAY 10:30-12:15- Technique/movement class

*All classes take a recess August 18-September 2

Class prices- $125 class card, $14.00 single

BARBARA MAHLER, formerly of the Klein/Mahler School of Dance and Movement Studies, taught daily classes for 20 years plus, educating and teaching (with, and inspired by ,Susan Klein) a generation of dancers. She is s a widely respected dance teacher and choreographer, very active in the development of post modern dance technique. Essentially self-taught, she brings to her classes the perspective, understanding and experience of working on her own movement re-education. Klein technique, first begun by Susan Klein in 1972, continues to grow and develop with the teachings of Susan Klein, Barbara Mahler, and the outreach of their students. It is a dance/movement technique that works from the premise that the requirements of movement and daily life are essentially the same. The purpose of the work done in class is to re-educate one's body, with an interweaving of theory and practice on a physical and organic level. The result is clarity and sureness of movement, and a new level of understanding the innate intelligence of one's body. The class is open to all levels, dancers and non-dancers alike. Barbara was a Movement Research artist in residence for the 2000-01 season, is for the 2006-08 season, an adjunct faculty at Hunter College, NYC, and a graduate from the MFA program at the University Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Barbara was originally inspired by pioneer dance kinesiologist Dorothy Vislocky. She also maintains a private practice in Zero Balancing and other healing modalities.

Call 917-887 0273 for updates and information.

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Notes from Barbara Mahler:

Teaching:
I have studied with Susan Klein since 1977. From my studies with Susan Klein, I have developed Klein/Mahler technique
and I have had the honor of teaching dancers such as as Bebe Miller, Wally Cardona, Barbara Grubel, Neil Greenberg,
Diane Madden, Rachel Thorne Germond, Gerald Casell, Jeremey Nelson, Jeremy Laverdure, Fara Greenbaum and many others.

Mentoring:
I am working to pass along the ideas and essence of the work by mentoring students to teach.
Among them are dancers/teachers listed above, including Jeremy Laverdure and Fara Greenbaum (NYC),
Rebecca Milkman (Los Angeles), Rachel Thorne Germond (Chicago), and Rosy Simas (Mpls).