Cathie Caraker is an international dance performer, choreographer and teacher. A certified practitioner of Body-Mind Centering® (BMC) since 1992, she also holds an MFA in Dance from Bennington College and is an instructor of the Pilates Method of movement reeducation. Her teaching work investigates the experiential anatomy of the body and its innate states of movement and mind, applying this study to dance training, somatic movement reeducation, Contact Improvisation and creative sourcework.  Her solo performance work has been presented in NYC by Dance Theater Workshop, Danspace at St. Mark's Church, Movement Research at the Judson Church, University Settlement House and the New York Improvisation Festival, and elsewhere in the US, Canada, Europe and South America. Her collaborations with numerous artists have included works with Daniel Lepkoff, Felice Wolfzahn, David Beadle and Gonnie Heggen.  Cathie has been a guest artist at numerous institutions internationally, including the Holborn Centre and Chisenhale Dance Space in London, Bewegungs-Art Freiburg, Tanzfabriek Berlin, Brown University, University of Rochester, Amherst, Mt. Holyoke and Middlebury Colleges, Omega Institute and Movement Research in NYC, Moving On Center in San Francisco and USINA in Brasilia, Brazil. She is currently on the faculty of the School for New Dance Development in Amsterdam. Article Body-Mind Centering® as a somatic approach to dance education Upcoming events San Francisco december 2007 WEST-COAST WINTER INTENSIVE Body-Mind Centering®, Contact Improvisation and Performance Research A 10 day intensive with Cathie Caraker and Scott Wells in San Francisco December 13 – 22, 2007 Experiential, Technical, Somatic and Acrobatic for experienced dancers and contactors at Danceground Keriac;  1805 Divisadero, San Francisco More details here ...   San Francisco sept/oct 2007 Contact Improvisation 3-D DANCING  Tuesdays Sept.-Oct. 6:30-8pm; $12, $15 with the Jam at CounterPULSE, 1310 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 www.counterpulse.org These classes will cultivate a body-mind which is relaxed and alert, grounded and fluid, responsive and creative. Bonding with the support of the earth leads to comfort and ease in moving through space, falling and lofting. Finding the connections between the navel center and all 6 limbs, including head and tail, invites 3-dimensional movement and freedom in space. Developmental movement warmups drawing on the Body-Mind Centering® work prepare our bodies and perceptions for playful explorations of weight, momentum, support and levity. All levels of experience with CI are welcome. Sample course descriptions Contact Improvisation Body-Mind Centering movement classes Developmental movement practice Sourcework Pilates Moving Breath SNDD: Exploration SNDD: Improvisation