What is Embodying Resilience?

A Movement that Inspires the Mind
Dr. S. Ama Wray

Improvisation is life; resilience is synonymous with creativity. Actively participating in these 90-minute movement workshops will redefine your experience of life. Resilience includes failure, doubt and so-called mistakes, but it is how you interpret these different and inevitable currents that directs your onward journey. Through participating in this class you will awaken and sharpen the skills and sensibilities that are necessary to build and sustain a creative responsive and resilient community. Developing your capacity to engage with the world as a full embodied citizen advances your capacities to be fully present, empathic and flexible. As you navigate life with a fuller view of its opportunities and obstacles, you will thrive even in the most testing of times.

UCI Community Resilience Projects is excited to collaborate with the UCI Africana Institute of Creativity Recognition, and Elevation (AICRE) to share the experimental work of Dr. S. Ama Wray, Associate Professor of Dance, on these and related themes. We are hosting a four-part series of 90-minute movement workshops at the UCI Cross-Cultural Center on select Thursday mornings starting October 10. The workshops are free and open to students, faculty, staff, and community members.

What: A four-week series of movement practices that expand thinking led by UCI Dance Professor Dr. S. Ama Wray
Who: Any “body,” standing or seated, is welcome (the series accommodates standing and seated activity). The series is for adults. No prior experience necessary.
Where: UCI Cross Cultural Center, Dr. White Room
When: Thursdays, October 10, 24, and 31, November 7, 2019, 9:30 am – 11:00 am
How: Please wear loose-fitting clothing

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