Her Background
Kerry’s formal training in dance includes a B.A. in Dance and a Postgraduate degree from The Laban Centre for which she attained a distinction in Movement Analysis.
She won the Lisa Ullman Travelling Scholarship in 1987 to research Latin movement and dance throughout Brazil and thus began her passion researching how the Latin body moves from the ‘Core’. After 12 months in Brazil she returned to the UK and taught dance at G.C.S.E foundation, BTEC levels at Brunel University. Kerry also opened the first Latin club in the UK, ‘Club Brazil’, introducing Cuban Salsa, Brazilian Capoeira and Lambada onto the London scene.
Training
Her fascination with movement led her to undertake an in-depth seven year study of Body-Mind Centering™ and Physical Integration with the renowned Patricia Bardi and Lenora Grubinger in Italy. This study included the systems of the body i.e. the organs, fluids, glands, nervous system, skeleton, muscles, and developmental movement which consolidated her deep understanding of the human body in movement. Noticing how Body Mind Centering techniques brought her clients more effectively into their full movement potential she decided to train as a Hellerwork practitioner.
Hellerwork is a powerful educational process that incorporates deep tissue bodywork, movement education and verbal dialogue to align and balance the body’s structure and posture. Her two year course in Structural Integration included a nine week full-time intensive programme in New Zealand, and an advanced training in ‘Trauma’. At the International Hellerwork conference in San Francisco, 2003, she was invited to teach alongside Joseph Heller and Dan Bienenfeld as a specialist in the movement of the pelvis.
Coaching
Her 121 coaching work includes teaching Movement, Dance, Hellerwork and Body Language to leaders of Corporations, professional performers and the public. Kerry’s unique expertise is superbly profiled in her video ‘Salsa from Within’ which details in a step by step process how to dance Salsa ‘Cuban Style’. Her private clients have included; Kylie Minogue, Rula Lenska, Frank Skinner and Bill Wrigley CEO of the Wrigley Company.
TV, Film and Publications
Her work has been featured in many publications: The Observer, The Evening Standard, The Times, The Telegraph, Time Out, Bella and ‘Animated’ publications. She has also danced alongside Madonna in ‘Evita’ and has taught Cuban Dance in a six-part documentary ‘The Confidence Lab’ for BBC2, screened in September 2000. Kerry has also featured as the Movement coach in a documentary on well being for ITV called ‘The 18- 30 Stone Club’.
In 2003 she won the title of the Top UK Salsa teacher, at the British Salsa congress.
Artist's Website
www.key2cuba.com
Classes @ GBSEx
Sunday | Ladies Styling All Levels Cuban @ 11.30am
Masterclass @GBSEx
Moving From Within- Cuban Style | Sat 11.30am
Develop a greater range of core body movement in your style and technique. This is an advanced class for those who are ready to go beyond the moves, shape and steps, to capture the character, Posture , Wit and fluidity that defines Cuban Salsa. Learn how to achieve multi -rhythms and perform accurately in every joint , muscle and organ to embody Cuban Salsa , from within.
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