Episode 42: Anabella Lenzu

Anabella Lenzu joined the studio this month! She is an internationally recognized dancer, choreographer, educator, and scholar whose career spans more than 35 years across the globe. She is the founder and artistic director of Anabella Lenzu/DanceDrama, a dance theatre company in New York City.Anabella brings together ballet, modern, tango, and dance theatre, and she’s taught in more than 50 institutions worldwide. She currently teaches at NYU and Peridance Center in New York City. In addition to her performance and teaching career, Anabella is also a published author and the president of the American Dance Guild.In this conversation, we explore her journey into dance and what led her to pursue it as a lifelong career, how her experiences across cultures have shaped her artistic voice and teaching philosophy, and what drew her to choreography as a means of expression.We also dive into her newest book, Teaching and Learning Dance Through Meaningful Gestures, and unpack ideas like active imagination, the role of gesture in movement, and why visual documentation can be such a powerful tool for dancers.She gives advice on how to approach dance with a sense of wholeness, how to navigate fear or self-doubt in the studio, and how to embrace your own body as a source of experience, history, and identity. Check it out!Learn more about Anabella: anabellalenzu.comFollow Anabella on Instagram: instagram.com/anabellalenzuPurchase her latest book: https://www.anabellalenzu.com/meaningful-gesturesDonate to Anabella Lenzu / DanceDrama: https://www.anabellalenzu.com/donateSubscribe to The Adult Ballet Studio on YouTube: @adultballetstudioMusic in this episode:Waltz of the Flowers - TchaikovskyBarroom Ballet - Silent Film Light - Kevin MacLeodBarroom Ballet - Silent Film Light by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100310Artist: http://incompetech.com/@eblosfield  | theadultballetstudio@gmail.comSupport this podcast on Patreon! https://patreon.com/TheAdultBalletStudio?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.