The Complete Guide to the Alexander Technique

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Robin Gilmore


ROBIN GILMORE began teaching the Alexander Technique in 1986 and has been active as a somatic movement educator and professional dancer for over twenty years. Her Alexander training includes certification at The Alexander Foundation and seven years of study with Marjorie Barstow. She is a Teaching Member and Sponsoring Member of Alexander Technique International (ATI). Robin was the founding director of the Kyoto Alexander Program in Japan, and has taught in numerous Alexander teacher training programs in several countries. She currently directs a teacher training program in Greensboro, NC. She has taught the Alexander Technique in a variety of settings including the Curtis Institute of Music, American University and the Japan Graphic Designers Association. In conjunction with Alexander work, Robin teaches developmental movement as a means of improving coordination and enhancing cognitive skills. She has given presentations for the International Congress of the Alexander Technique, The Consortium of Special Schools, and the D.C. Guild of Body Psychotherapists. She has written a book and numerous articles about the Alexander Technique and related topics. As a dancer and choreographer, her work has been presented internationally. She holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in dance from Temple University. Robin resides in Annapolis, Maryland.

     
Teacher Training Program

For students of the Alexander Technique wishing to become qualified teachers, Robin Gilmore directs a teacher training program in Greensboro, North Carolina. The curriculum includes group and private work in Alexander principles, guidance in learning hands-on skills, experiential anatomy and developmental movement. Guest faculty include Marsha Paludan and Glenna Batson. For more information about the program, please contact Robin Gilmore at (410) 268-2841 or email: rglimmer@mindspring.com


Annual Residential Course

Robin is a faculty member of an annual five-day course held in Columbus, Ohio from December 27-31. Sponsored by the Ohio State University School of Music and Alexander Workshops, Inc., the workshop features internationally known Alexander teachers. For further information, go to www.alexanderworkshops.com


Publications

Robin is the author of "What Every Dancer Needs to Know About the Body", a workout book of body mapping and the Alexander Technique, published by Andover Press. Info: www.bodymap.org. Robin served as guest editor and feature writer for the Multicultural Issue (vol. 2, no. 8) of DIRECTION Journal. Info: www.directionjournal.com.   She also contributed to The Congress Papers, a collection of articles stemming from presentations given at the 6th and 7th International Congresses of the Alexander Technique held in 1999 and 2004. email: statbooks@stat.org.uk


Email Robin

Write or phone Robin:

1204 Oak Hill Place #2C
Annapolis, MD 21403
410-268-2841

 


Useful Links

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