Consciousness Studies: Urban Dance. Together, we will bridge the gap between the inner and the outer, form and function, consciousness and choice.  We start with yoga to create breath in the muscle tone, and build awareness of subtle energy channels in the body. We will discuss connections between maps of human consciousness taught in yoga and what modern science tells us about the nervous system and consciousness. We will play with how this refined inner awareness translates into an enhanced ability to connect while improvising and in performance. All of this work with awareness will be set to the sounds of house music and drum & bass. Classes will include movement vocabulary from contemporary modern dance as well as urban dance forms (house, dnb, vogue, freestyle). How can style be both spiritually transcendent and impersonally immanent? We will explore how the improvisation methodologies found in urban dance facilitate choice and support 'self-aware group mind'. This class is based on experimentation in form and technique, rooted in a philosophy of freedom and play.