VIBRANT BODY
Alongside friends and colleages Sebastian Abarbanell and Sara Lu, Soroa co-teaches VIBRANT BODY, a tri-weekly dance class taught at Tanzfabrik Berlin.
VIBRANT BODY is an open space for movement. The class is based on the premise that movement exists in all of us at all times, and is a celebration of this movement and the sensations we can receive from it. By understanding and experiencing the functionality of our body — its anatomy, layers and mobility — we can exist in a space between activating/directing our movement and giving in to its forces. This naturally creates sensations in our body which can stimulate the inevitable continuation of movement.
In this guided collective practice we work closely with the music and sound that accompanies the class, as well as other external influences that affect our movement.
In VIBRANT BODY we seek an internal and sensorial, rather than a visual experience of movement and dance. Therefore, the class is open to anyone interested in movement, regardless of experience in a dance class context.
This practice draws inspiration from Sidra Bell’s methodology, Gaga, Dose of Pleasure by Alvin Collantes, and our personal creative practices among others.
Soroa has been teaching this practice since 2022, and is extremely proud of the community that’s been built as a result.
Beyond Tanzfabrik, she has also gotten to teach at Radialsystem, Motions Berlin, SVERA and as part of the TANZ MIT festival.
Photos by Palo y Piedra