With a teaching philosophy rooted in authorship, interpretation, and integration, Cabrera's classes illuminate and amplify the tenor of the body through expressive prowess. Her intentional physical practices aim to build multiple vantage points of virtuosity, encouraging risk taking and yea saying. With conventional class structures reimagined as a participatory think tank, students become powerful peers for one another while propelling technique forward through inquiry and investigation. 

schedule

Weekly Drop in Classes on Tuesdays Advanced Contemporary Technique
10am-11.30am at Shawl-Anderson Dance Center

Technical practice for the adventurous dancer

Adv/Pro Contemporary Technique

Amplify the tenor of the body through a fierce, focused flow that generates a central heat that radiates energy out our most distal ends. Joints are tended to individually as cells swell with three dimensionality. Hands and feet become interchangeably strong and supple; able to articulate as easily as they anchor. The spine and whole trunk inflate, finding full range of motion while the limbs create grace, extension, scaffolding and balance. Floor work and inversions are emphasized and connected to sound vertical alignment. Focus on creating an astute, organized and supple body relating to spatial, architectural and human connections in a resilient and playful way. Practice honing patience and pleasure seeking response systems while learning tactics for staying pliant and resourceful. Experiment with instability and risk; explore ways of staying powerfully open and available. Design tone, create rebound, pave the way towards fun, wholeness and triumph. Go out on a limb for the delicious dance. Classes volley between sequential structures and highly devised scores, so as to exercise logic and creativity in equal parts. Class is strongly influenced by Yoga, Break dancing, Lewitzky, Graham, Contact Improvisation and Release. 

intentional animal

Available at all levels

In contact improvisation and partnering, focus will be on creating astute, organized and supple bodies relating to spatial, architectural and human connections in a resilient and playful way. Practice will include learning tactics for staying pliant and resourceful, experiments with instability, risk and balance and explorations of staying powerfully open and available. Tone, extension, rebound and articulation are all strategies class will investigate as we go out on a limb for the delicious and decadent dance.

SPONTANEOUS COMPOSITION

Available at all levels

Solo Exploration is balanced with Ensemble Architecture; both practices of sculpting the outside eye of the performer/s inside the performative moment. In a laboratory like set up, students will experiment with grounded, spontaneous choice making tactics. Using a somatic lens, class will isolate Time, Space, Vocabulary, Intention and Context as improvisational tactics for building spontaneous compositions. Imaginative ways of creating and honing improvisational scores gives the class creative and destructive power and the ability to stake claim on the moment over and again.

pop up star

Available at all levels

Citing Janet Jackson as her sage since age 8, Bianca has been in a deep study of all things pop since shoulder pads and acid washed everything. Consider her a Pop culture contemplative. As a missionary of musical pleasures, Bianca has taught oodles of devotees dances from music videos from icons such as Michael Jackson, Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Pat Benatar, Madonna, Janet Jackson, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake and more. Pull out your neon, your spandex, your red leather jackets and high tops and take your 15 minutes of fame in this cinematic dance experience. Feel supple, at ease and at home in your body as you transform into your favorite music video star. An all-levels class for dancers and dance dreamers alike.

every body

Available at all levels

Raise your hands and hold the torch for the body lovin’ revolution that starts here. Forget about media stigmas, trends and body ideals. This class is for heart pounding, foot stomping, hair whipping and hip jiggling. Fall in love with body rocking beats that root out confidence and pleasure. Tap into the deep desires to get down, get heavy, get sweaty. Easy floor patterning, basic footwork, break dancing, body isolations and repetition create a platform for courage, coordination, interpretation, and strength. Classes are accessible for all levels, options for modifying and embellishing are always given.

BALLET FOR BRAVEHEARTS

Available at all levels

This class focuses on anatomically sound technique and alignment driving us through a range of dynamic expression while working towards a strong, flexible and articulate body. Rhythm, musicality and fluency in Ballet vocabulary are used to access the joy of dancing. All genres of music are accessed to incite inclusivity and encourage relevancy, expression, community and inspiration. For the beginning, returning and brave.

past teaching commissions

AFUK/Sparrow Dance, Copenhagen, DK

Contra Costa School for the Performing Arts, CA

Sheridan College, WY

The Studios, WA

Bandaloop, CA

CounterPulse, CA

Oberlin Dance Collective (ODC), CA 

Shawl Anderson Dance Center, CA

Berkeley High School, CA 

LevyStudio, CA

Velocity Dance Center, WA

Seattle Festival Dance Improvisation (SFDI), WA

Cornish College of the Arts, WA

Colorado Dance Collective, CO 

HaLo, WA

University of Montana, MT

Western Washington University, WA 

Kenyon College, OH

Oberlin College, OH 

San Diego State University, CA

St. Olaf College, MN

Reed College, OR