Embodied experiences in movement research, somatics for transformation, social bonding and belonging, choreography and collective crafting, body technologies and creative movement, body and bodied languages for learners, students, faculty, and staff on educational campuses and institutes.
Embodied experiences in movement research, somatics for transformation, social bonding and belonging, choreography and collective crafting, body technologies and creative movement, body and bodied languages for learners, students, faculty, and staff on educational campuses and institutes.
Educational Programs
RESPONSIVE BODY educational programs offer practice-based research in somatic phenomenology, choreography, body-based learning, and somatic-social practices for transformative healing for persons and peoples seeking to expand creative-generative capacities as artists, performers, makers, and activists within an interconnected community bonded by mutuality and active empathy.
Through our transformative approach to care and support, RESPONSIVE BODY not only addresses the immediate needs of individuals but also works towards long-term systemic change. We believe that by prioritizing the health and well-being of all life and land, we contribute to a society that values equity, connection, and collective prosperity. Together, let us create a thriving ecosystem where humans are empowered, organizations flourish, and holistic well-being is prioritized.RESPONSIVE BODY Educational Programs provide body-based curriculum and pedagogy for learners, leaders, teachers, staff, and administrators within educational campuses, institutions, businesses, and community organizations.
Providing Body-Based Curriclum & Pedagogy
Our offerings, such as Repair and Recovery, Bonding and Belonging, and Movement for Radical Joy, engage participants in multimodal experiences that combine somatics, movement exercises, choreography, relationship building, embodied mutuality and reciprocity, creative and artistic expression, and somatic-social connection. We recognize that each human, dancer, artist, has unique needs, and RESPONSIVE BODY is designed to be adaptable and dynamic, tailored to the students within your program.
RESIDENCIES
Residencies are a week to 2 week long deep dive into action-based explorations that enhance young artists’ mode of creativity and dance-making. We do this through a wide variety of instruction and facilitation in dance-making, embodiment practices, group discussions, pair work, body to bodywork, and many more.
Price Points:
with holly: $5500
with holly + RB artists: $7500+
CHOREOGRAPHIC OFFERINGS
Choreographic offerings are 1 to 2 times a week for a 3-5 month duration. It is a 3 month transformative creative process with a final culminating performance. Holly Johnston would choreograph in collaboration with the students using RESPONSIVE BODY as a generative framework by which to create movement and build narrative.
Price Point:
new work/full commission: fees are determined by scale and scope of specific project
MASTER CLASSES
Our one day or single class experience would highlight one of the core foundational principles or practices of RESPONSIVE BODY in a concentrated 3 hour setting.
Price Point:
2hrs: $500 half-day:$1500
WORKSHOPS
Multi-day workshops (2-3 days) offer pedagogy and curriculum explorations that take into account the metabolic rate at which information both cognitive and somatic can digest at its true rate. Some of the workshops we offer we have named Bonding & Belonging, Rest & Recovery, Movement for Radical Joy, and SummerLAB. We explore social connectivity, what it means to somatically feel the sense of belonging, how to rest and recover, and what it means to move from a space of deep, radical joy.
Price Points:
2 day: $2500
3 day: $3500
*All packages and tiers can be scaled to meet your program and budgetary needs*
Growth and Transformation
Students who have worked with RB will come out of our time together with increased body awareness, wider range of motion, a deeper connection to self, stronger capacities for expression, and stable connections to their peers. Additional growths and transformations collected from the reflections from participants include:
increased capacity for social connection and interpersonal relating through the activation of mirror neurons and active empathy
expanded access to range of motion and dynamical organization of musculoskeletal system and neuromuscular coordination
increased knowledge of integrative-applied kinesiology through experiential movement research
apply somatic reparations approach to rest, repair, recovery of bodied resources
increase capacity and skills for social bonding and relationship building through collective, cooperative and communal crafting of kinetic compositions and choreographies
improved intrasensory sensation tracking and nervous system regulation
confidence building through reclamation of body as one's own and appreciation to body's actualized capacity
critical thinking, application of agency, and building capacity for choice-making
understanding and applying body functionality through anatomy, physiology, neuroscience
building body-based language and somatic cueing to promote sensation
application of dynamical embodiment tools to both dance/dancing and everyday life
strengthen mind and body connection
Lead Facilitator of RB Education Programs
Founder and creator of Responsive Body, Holly Johnston, has a long standing career as a dance educator. By bringing RESPONSIVE BODY to your school, you can gain a profound advantage. Our programs not only offer contemporary dance technique, increased range of motion, and choreographic capacities, but they also foster personal growth, enhance mental and physical well-being, improve interpersonal relationships, and cultivate a sense of purpose and belonging within the community. The result is a force of collective working that is energized, engaged, and resilient, leading to increased productivity, reduced absenteeism from injury, and enhanced overall dance and educational performance.
Testimonials
"Holly’s deep knowledge of the human body’s anatomy and function is matched by her intuitive grasp of how mental and emotional factors shape physiology. She is one of the few practitioners with whom I’ve worked who can seamlessly navigate these different layers. She combines scientific precision with keen insight into your body’s capacity to grow and change." - Katharine Hawthorne
"I feel heard, seen, understood and emboldened with new tools and ideas on how to more powerfully move through my life." - Ana Maria Alvarez
