Movement Research

That’s two stars for the ONE class I tried: Barbara Mahler’s Klein Technique class on Tuesday/​Thursday mornings at 10 am given in Eden’s Expressway.
Special note to movers who are going to a Klein Technique class for the first time: there is very little movement or dance so think twice if you’re looking to sweat and dance around the room.
As the blurb says about Ms. Mahler’s class «The purpose of the work/​class is to re-​educate one’s body with an interweaving of theory and practice on a physical and organic level.» Translation: (in my experience) in Ms. Mahler’s class, in «theory» this is accessible by all since all people possess a physical body that through time they will «organically» begin to reeducate and repattern their movements and habits; however, as can be the case with theory, Ms. Mahler projects her ownership of it and unless you’re blessed to know her personally or she is in a good mood, she’ll decide whether she plays nice and shares it with you. In other words, Ms. Mahler as The Expert commands you will organically figure it out because of course it’s your body, but when you want to ask questions of The Expert she has a tendency to snap and condescend, throwing you in a dizzy. And that’s disorienting –to trust an Expert & Teacher with questions about your body in an intimate space with other pleasant, open-​minded people.
So why I decided to give any stars at all: like I said, the other movers in the class were very open, pleasant, and there was an energy of genuine interest in exploration and calm; and because movement research offers classes that explore movement in a way that few studios in NYC do.
I look forward to taking another class and writing another review.