This class invites participants into a deeply embodied exploration of the somatic self—tuning into internal sensations, breath, and weight as primary sources of movement. Through guided improvisation and sensory-based exercises, dancers will be encouraged to move from within. We will look at how the space itself becomes an active collaborator. Walls, corners, floors, and pathways are not just surroundings but structural partners, offering resistance, support, direction, and limitation. Participants will investigate how architecture can shape and influence dynamics, and generate unexpected movement choices, transforming the environment into a living score.

As the workshop unfolds, participants will begin to integrate these explorations into a series of evolving learning phrases. Drawing from their somatic awareness and relationship to the architecture, dancers will learn movement sequences that embody both internal sensation and external structure.

Born and raised in Calgary, Aidan is an independent dance artist going into his third year of studies at the University of Calgary as a BFA Dance Major. Aidan has trained in a variety of dance styles ranging from Contemporary to Caribbean and Ballet to Hip Hop, including street styles like Waacking & Vogueing. He is eager to explore new dance techniques &
their origins to further his knowledge within his practice. From 2023-2025 Aidan was a competitor and dancer with Illfx Education where he was given multiple awards in the solo and group categories. As of now you can usually catch him in the studio looking at how he can incorporate new research areas into movement. Aidan will always take the opportunity to try a new style of dance and dive into a workshop even if he isn’t experienced within that discipline since he believes that you never stop being a student even outside of a lecture hall.