Ageliki Papadopoulou

I am  a traveller, dreamer, therapist and artist with a passion for dancing which I like to share with other people. I have over 20 years of training in dance, somatics and bodywork. My main focus is improvisation and eco-somatics. 
 

As a child I trained in ballet and modern dance, which was not always pleasant and fulfilling. I didn't like being told how to move...! Many instructions felt strange and uncomfortable for me. The discovery of somatics and contact improvisation was my salvation. Suddenly I had the permission to move the way my body really wanted to, to find my own movement vocabulary.  This felt amazing. The body became an instrument of expression and communication, I found a way of speaking through movement. I found my authenticity of movement. 

I have worked with Somatics & Contact Improvisation since 2012 as part of improvisational performance practice and integrating other movement forms, including contemporary dance, butoh, martial arts, bodywork and Authentic Movement.

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My work in eco-somatics was a natural evolution of my movement practice. As a traveller and lover of nature I