Countertechnique Flow with Cat Clifford (guest teacher)

The Countertechnique® class is a contemporary dance technique class. It stretches, coordinates and strengthens the body, making dancers sweat, build stamina and really move.The class starts with a recurring set of exercises, allowing dancers to investigate the Countertechnique® principles in detail. The second half of the class consists of varied components, working towards luscious movement combinations, and sometimes including jumping at the end.The Countertechnique® class results in dancers using more efficient energy, losing their fear of taking risks and gaining speed in both level and directional changes.

About Cat: Catheryn Clifford is based in Brooklyn, New York. She has been studying Countertechnique since 2017 while at university, and attended and successfully completed the Countertechnique Teacher Training program in 2023. Catheryn received a BFA in contemporary dance from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in 2020, where they developed a passion for collaborative processes, choreography, and film. As a dancer, choreographer, interdisciplinary creator and model, Catheryn’s work spans several mediums including award winning experimental film, abstract movement forms, live performance, dance for camera, and visual art. Catheryn is a founding member of Body Non-Profit, a close-knit collective of interdisciplinary artists researching the intersections of performance and the queer human experience. In addition to creating and performing original work, Catheryn has worked with Punch Drunk, Celia Rowlson-Hall, King Princess, Elena Vazintaris, Anouk van Dijk, Vim Vigor, and Asheville Contemporary Dance Theater.