Routines
Every year the Nia Technique releases four new teacher routines that Nia Teachers embody, learn, and share with their students. I am fortunate to have had the experience to choreograph and film three of my routines, Dragon, Soul and Mystery -with Adelle Brewer. Each routine has it's own musical imprint, theme and focus. Click the routine images below to buy the music on nianow.com!
Mystery Release Date: April 2022
Focus and Intent: The focus of Mystery is The Slow Dance. The intent is to sense your Central Nervous System via Breath.
MYSTERY. Brings a new dimension to Nia and traditional thoughts on exercise and fitness. It is a new kind of muse and mentor, and lifeline to physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual development, and a very unique kind of personal training focusing on the martial art personality of Tai Chi. A Nia dance writing body calligraphy workout experience that will deliver this and at the same time celebrate the origin, history, beauty, and grace of Tai Chi. Created by Nia faculty members and seasoned Nia choreographers, Adelle Brewer, and Britta von Tagen.
Dragon Routine Release Date: December, 2016
Focus and Intent: The focus of Dragon is the foundation, connecting to Earth and the power of Earth’s gravitational force. The Intent is to sense body weight shifting and balancing along the smile line as well as down the legs.
Unique to the routine DRAGON is the attention to the Martial Arts with dancing stances and slow movements evolving to fast. Allow yourself to let go and use the unique dragon imagery and Asian visuals to take you on a mystical journey as your students follow.
Soul Release Date: December, 2012
Focus and Intent: The focus of Soul is the 52 Moves. The intent is to bring dance into the language of Nia.
SOUL brings the spirit of the 52 Moves to life as you dance creative, simple, and complex combinations. Earthy and raw, this routine blends the percussive, live instrumentation of Native American music with thick electronic beats, awakening the primal dance within. When dancing to this genre of music, each move can be felt like a natural hot spring that bubbles up your body, filling you with the sensation of pure rejuvenation.