"Thank you, Taira, for the energy and vision you put into my private sessions
on improvisation. They were wonderfully exciting, reflective and investigative.
I will integrate these experience both into my work and into my dissertation."
– Carol O., Health Care Practitioner, Canada
CREATIVE DANCE & IMPROVISATION
Taira Restar offers classes and workshops in CREATIVE DANCE AND IMPROVISATION. These are available for children and adults.
Taira’s approach to dance is based on a deep respect for play and the creativity of the moment. She guides participants to access what is. Feelings, sensations, body movements, thoughts and the imagination are the basis for exploration and artistic expression. Taira creates a safe container, in which creative expression is encouraged and welcomed. Participants are told what to do, but not how to do it. Unlike many other approaches to dance, participants do not imitate the teacher. However, they are guided along the way with skillful coaching and inspiring activities. A participant may move forcefully or gently. S/he may experience feeling light-hearted or yearning. S/he may have very few thoughts or may imagine herself as an ocean wave. Sometimes the lines between dance, improvisation, and theater blur.
Drawing and/or writing may be integrated into classes or workshops as yet another means of accessing creativity and to underscore a particular theme.
Taira is a seasoned midwife—supporting others to give birth to their own dynamic creativity, fuller artistry, and self-confidence.