LABAN/BARTENIEFF
What is LMA/BF and Why it matters for YOU
MOVE Studios is the only Laban/Bartenieff-based movement studio in Colorado. This movement analysis and body connectivity focused approach means that your education starts with evaluating your body organization and resetting your neurological patterning to facilitate your successful progression from where you are to where you want to be.
Laban Movement Analysis is the only comprehensive system for analyzing movement from a qualitative perspective. We look at how you move: where do you initiate movement? Is it smooth and organized or is it jumpy and dysfunctional? Are you walking with a fully integrated Cross-Lateral pattern, or have you lost connection in a lower pattern that needs to be brought back on board? Once we identify the patterns that are not functioning, we help you reactivate them to move in a more organized, efficient way that decreases pain and stress on the body. And an easeful body can truly change your life.
Intro to Bartenieff Fundamentals
$399 for 18 hours of instruction
Move with grace in Fitness, Sports, Dance and Everyday Life
“I can’t say enough about this body of work or how it is presented so thoroughly and compassionately by Lindsey that it keeps me coming back over and over again."
This 18-hour course will introduce participants to the work of Irmgard Bartenieff, a dancer and physical therapist who developed a method of training individuals to move in an easeful, connected way based on the work of Rudolph Laban (Laban Movement Analysis) and human developmental
movement patterns. By learning to activate the innate patterns that support the body in motion, participants can begin to move with grace, ease and connectivity in everything from day-to-day tasks to high-level competitive dance and sports activities.
“If I had realized how impactful the Bartenieff work would be on my body and my teaching I would have done it much earlier. I learned to move and use my body in ways I did not realize were possible, creating connection between my upper and lower body, and it helped correct a long-time shoulder issue. It changed the way I teach and I use it every day with my students.”
WHO CAN BENEFIT:
Anyone interested in taking their movement work to the next level, including instructors and practitioners in Pilates, Yoga, Dance, Theater, Athletes or coaches in all sports, Physical Therapists, and Psychotherapists who are interested in gaining a better understanding of movement from a fundamental and qualitative perspective, and/or interested in improving their somatic observation skills.
“I will be forever grateful for this experience for what it has done for my body and ability to solve the physical issues I have from past injuries.”
NEXT CLASS:
Friday and Saturday, October 30&31, 2026 and November 20&21, 2026
Friday 5:00pm - 8:00pm and Saturdays 12:00 noon to 6:30pm
Note: This course serves as a prerequisite for completing a certification in Laban/Bartenieff Movement Studies
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