With Gaynelle Gosselin.
Sometimes referred to as “the actor’s secret” Alexander Technique is a century old movement
technique that enables you to identify and discard harmful movement habits while directing
yourself in real time during both everyday activities and performance.
Benefits of study include:
1. Improved vocal resonance;
2. Enhanced stage presence;
3. Injury prevention; and
4. improved posture, balance and coordination. this class you will learn some basic principles
about how head/neck balance affects coordination, and how common reactions to various
stimuli affect performance. You will learn the basic Alexander Technique cues for releasing
undesired movement in favor of better self direction, and you will learn some tips for
calming performance anxiety.
In this class you will learn:
1. The role of Head/Neck balance in coordination
2. How to access support from the ground
3. Why common postural corrections don’t work
4. How to identify and override your go-to stress response(s)
5. Tips for calming performance anxiety
Gaynelle Gosselin is a movement education specialist with a keen interest in how mind and
body interact in communication. She founded See Change Dance in 2012 to demystify the
creative process through the exploration of movement arts. She was awarded a 2024 Palm
Beach County Changemaker grant to bring movement arts to the behavioral health recovery
community. Ms. Gosselin holds an MFA in Theatre and currently teaches at Florida Atlantic
University. She is the Alexander Technique instructor for Ballet Palm Beach’s pre-professional
training program. Gaynelle is a certified teaching member of Alexander Technique International
(ATI). Since 2006, she has been using Alexander Technique and other mind/body education
methods to help performing artists, educators, and other professionals learn to maximize
presence, minimize performance anxiety, and enhance creativity and presentation skills. In
addition to her work with See Change Dance, and Alexander Technique Palm Beach, Ms.
Gosselin performs with the Demetrius
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