Whether you are seeking professional training or personal growth through movement, Nia training has something for you! The Nia Intensive experience empowers everybody to take their Nia practice and their life to the next level! Whether you want to know more about Nia, become a Nia Teacher, or have a week of dance and movement to connect with yourself, The Intensive is garaunteed to be transformational and educational.
Nia Trainings are offered in five unique levels. Everyone, regardless of experience, starts at the first level, White Belt. Subsequent Belts include Green, Blue, Brown, and Black.
The White Belt Intensive Training is highly interactive, using both cognitive and experiential learning models along with the thirteen Nia White Belt Principles. When you attend an Intensive you study movement dynamics, body-mind physiology, kinesiology, choreography, music appreciation and notation, x-ray anatomy, and more. Each day is divided into highly interactive sessions where you learn, move, and practice Nia’s body of work. You will also participate with other students in Nia Classes to witness the power of The Technique in practice.
The 13 Principles are:
Principle #1 - The Joy of Movement
Principle #2 - Natural Time & the Movement Forms
Principle #3 - Music & the 8BC System
Principle #4 - FreeDance
Principle #5 - Awareness
Principle #6 - The Base of the Body
Principle #7 - Three Planes of Movement & Intensity Levels
Principle #8 - The Core of the Body
Principle #9 - The Upper Extremities of the Body
Principle #10 - X-ray Anatomy
Prniciple #11 - Business & Marketing
Principle #12 - Continuing Education
Principle #13 - Teaching What You Sense