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Sue Hawksley has extensive experience as a dance educator. She completed the Teacher Training course at the Royal Ballet School, London graduating in 1983 with the teaching diploma (Dip.RBS (TTC). This classical training informs the foundation of her teaching practice, which has evolved over the course of her career to incorporate a diverse range of contemporary dance and somatic movement practices. Sue is currently lecturing at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Previous lecturing and teaching posts include Scottish School of Contemporary Dance, Edinburgh’s Telford College, Northern School of Contemporary Dance, the Royal Ballet School and University of Leeds. Freelance teaching at professional and community level includes Scottish Ballet, Dance Base, Curve Foundation, Phoenix Dance Theatre, Scottish Dance Theatre and Diversions.

photo: Maria Falconer

classes
Sue's dance and movement classes draw on a broad range of influences including Cunningham and Release techniques, and somatic practices such as Yoga, T'ai Chi and the Eyerman Technique. The emphasis is on a strong, centered and dynamic use of the body, focusing on awareness, integrity, clarity and ease in movement. Her appoach to movement is underpinned by somatic principles and a concern to facilitate healthy and sustainable practice.
workshops
In creative workshops participants are invited to engage on journeys of exploration, discovery and articulation of ideas and concepts through movement, experiential anatomy and process-based work. Workshop themes include:
Attentional Alacrity
Tactile Acuity
Memory/Re-memberings
Language and Gesture
Massage into Movement
The attentional practices are invaluable for developing performers' skills for working within complex performance environments such as interactive installations or improvisational taskscapes.