Ars Kinetica

02/01/2025

welcome our beloved, big-hearted yogi, Terry Cooper! Terry (he/him) will be teaching Gentle Yoga.

Aloha, I’m Terry! As a former runner, (I still run a bit), I originally found yoga as a way to prolong my ability to run with less pain. It did not take long for me to realize the extraordinary benefits of yoga beyond what I had expected. Yoga is so much more than stretching & strength. It is a practice of breath, mindfulness, presence and peace. I completed my 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training through Tapas Yoga Shala & The Yoga Projekt in June of 2022. I started teaching soon after, in November of 2022. A few things I share before each class; Never force a posture. Allow your breath to move you gradually deeper into each posture. Focus on your breath to bring lightness, ease & fluidity into each movement. Be patient with yourself & move mindfully, listen to your body. Namaste.

01/29/2025

next up teaching Belly Dance Basics is the mesmerizing Arin Lewis (she/they)! they own Silk Road Studios, an inclusive local dance studio that specializes in non-Western dance forms. catch them at AK or at their studio in East Peoria.

Arin has been studying and performing SWANA/MENAHT dance (commonly called belly dance) for nearly 25 years and it’s a passion to share it with others! The dance forms aren’t limited to just one region but multiple countries/sub-regions/cultures and there’s a vast wealth of skills, knowledge, and music to be learned (so much so that she will never discover them all in her lifetime). She loves diving into master classes and workshops, learning a variety of styles and history, as well as specialty skills that range from fan veils to swords to zills/sagats to Riqq. One of her favorite things is teaching students of all levels as well as performing with her friends, co-dancers, and troupe members.

01/26/2025

moving through life to her own rhythm, while remaining deeply in tune to the pulsations of momma earth, is an artist of many mediums, Bre Lowmack (she/her). Bre will be teaching Intuitive Body Flow!

Bre is an artist and bodywork practitioner. She is fascinated by the many healing and therapeutic benefits that can be discovered in mind, body, and spirit by using your deepest creative energy to move your body.

She focuses on slow and intentional free movement with a goal to lead yourself into a state of meditational movement and a deeper connection to the body.

01/22/2025

every now and then you meet a dancer whose connection to the spirit realm is undeniable through how they move, both in the studio and in life - this is one of those dancers. hailing from St. Louis is W***y Zep (he/him). he will be teaching not one, but TWO Contact Improvisation classes!

W***y Zep is a 40 year yoga and Qigong practitioner, physician and adventure athlete. My deepest spiritual work for 20 years is Contact Improvisational dance and I have danced with the groups at Burning Man and the Bay Area, the Moab Jam and Boulder, India and Brazil.
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01/20/2025

next up on the list is the multi-talented movement muse herself, Erica Pamson (she/her), who will be teaching Butoh!

Erica (aka Hexli) is a visual and performing artist specializing in a multitude of dance and performance styles. She has been honing her skills in the art of Butoh since 2019 and absolutely fell in love with its ability to express opposites through movement, such as viscerality and playfulness, the beautiful and the horrid. She is currently undergoing graduate education in Expressive Arts Therapy, which includes visual arts, poetry, drama, music, and movement. She takes an imaginal approach to teaching, combining aspects of butoh, authentic movement, and Jungian philosophy. She believes deeply in the primacy of the body and our ability to heal our minds and souls through connection with our own physical form and movement with and for others.

01/17/2025

meet your instructors! first on the list is our very own hometown mystic Abby Halliday (she/her). She will be teaching An Elemental Journey Through Water: Movement, Embodiment, and Meditation. This class consists of yoga and meditation, with a focus on aligning participants to Pisces season by tapping into the water element.

Abby Halliday is a yoga instructor based out of Peoria, Illinois. She owns Abby’s Holistic Healing, where she provides various holistic services: astrology readings, yoga, sound healing, reiki, and transformational moon guidance. Abby loves tapping into ancient cosmic wisdom to help clients achieve balance and harmony in their lives. Specifically, she creates a nurturing and supportive environment for clients. Ultimately, Abby’s goal is to leave clients in a more joyful, blissful state.

01/15/2025

Here’s a list of what’s to come February 22nd & 23rd! You can get tickets now in the event page! Keep your eyes out for our instructor introductions

11/24/2024

Movement is art, movement is life
Tell us below what kind of movement workshops you’d like to see at the first Ars Kinetica Festival!!
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11/16/2024

Ars Kinetica is a new creative movement festival in Peoria, Il!

We are seeking movement instructors of all types - yoga, hooping, tai chi, dance, flow - for the first festival, February 22nd & 23rd, 2025

Interested instructors can apply at the link below!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSemQ0pp4LufzZnxxX4tb6ilhjhxI5dgSpWDpPwbzrO0vdPXeg/viewform?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaazzGvSoNWwKBX2hRgtzWwG5Wxk0KwckpLlVOWfP8p3rA6QXHd80Dr_zQs_aem_WW16z4qhLbOctUMu9033Ng&pli=1

Thank you so much for applying! Please fill out the questions below and we will get back to you by January 6, 2025. The event will take place on February 22 & 23. Reminder that classes may be related to ANYTHING movement oriented, but should be suitable for beginners. Classes should be 45-50 minutes...