Teaching
GAGA
Gaga classes are based on a deep activation of the body and physical sensations. While class instructions are often imbued with rich imagery that stimulates the imagination, the layering of information builds into a multisensory, physically challenging experience. Gaga offers a workout that develops flexibility, stamina, agility, coordination, and efficiency of movement. The exploration of form, speed, and effort is accompanied by the playful investigation of soft and thick textures, delicacy and explosive power, and understatement and exaggeration. Ohad Naharin continues to develop and research his movement language, and the classes evolve and vary accordingly.
Gaga has two tracks: Gaga/people and Gaga/dancers.
Gaga/people is open to the general public and available for anyone, without the necessity of previous experience.
Gaga/dancers is open to professional dancers and dance students.
MOVEMENT RESEARCH CLASSES
Alejandra offers virtual classes through her Movement Research series, catering to diverse movers of all kinds interested in research and physical training.
Initially launched during the onset of the Covid pandemic from her residence in Cologne-Germany, these sessions are crafted to facilitate the joy of movement for all participants. Through dance, we explore the capabilities of the body, fostering a sense of uniqueness, empowerment, and vitality. Each session follows a structured approach, guiding participants from a state of comfort to a deeper, more immersive experience, enabling them to fully embrace their physicality in unexplored ways. The classes offer continuous guidance, ensuring sustained engagement while fostering connections both within oneself and with a global community.
Suitable for individuals across all proficiency levels—from aspiring dancers to seasoned professionals and enthusiasts alike— Movement Research encourages active participation, with participants encouraged to have their cameras on for interactive sessions. Having the cameras on help Alejandra to be inspired and give more precise instructions to guide the participants. However, those preferring privacy can opt to keep their cameras off.
Furthermore, Movement Research can be customized to suit the unique needs of organizations. While classes are presently available in both German and English, instruction can be delivered in Spanish upon request.Alejandra asserts that movement forms the foundation of research, and she also holds the belief that instructing students in their native language fosters a deeper connection to their individual bodies during the exploration process.
About my classes
Feel free to contact me about workshops, classes and choreographic collaborations. I am always open to visit new places and get to work with more people. I know sometimes the language can be a barrier, however I can teach the classes in English, German and Spanish.
I love teaching… and knowing that touches or inspires other people…just makes me very happy.
Ihre Gaga stunden erlebte ich in Tel Aviv, Köln und als workshop in Wien und in der Eifel. Konzentriert, spielerisch und inspirierend leitete sie uns durch die Stunde der Gaga-Körpersprache. Ich liebe besonders die Zeit für unsere Improvisation, wo wir die Erforschung unserer eigenen Bewegungen erproben und ausbauen können. Nach unserem eigenen Vermögen. In ihren Workshops war ich erstaunt, dass ich sogar eine halbe Stunde lang meine eigene Bewegungsphantasie entfalten kann. Das ist eine wichtige Erfahrung, ohne eine Anleitung das Gelernte in Eigenes umzusetzen
Ulla, Tel Aviv-Deutschland
It is wonderful to dance with Ale. Her classes make me creative, positive and energized.
With Ale, it's not just a dance style, it's a way of being. Free. Creative. Energized.
Martine (Cologne and Paris)
Nonostante le lezioni di Movement research non siano in presenza, Ale ti trasmette la sua passione per la danza e ti guida come se fosse accanto a te. È molto divertente!
Marco, Italia
Zwei Mal der Woche schalte ich mich bei der „online movement research class“ ein, um mich von Ale Jara in der Suche nach meiner eigenen Bewegung führen zu lassen. Unter ihre positive, kraftvolle und auch fordernde Leitung entdecke ich neue Ausgangspunkte, Abläufe und Texturen in meinem Körper. Ein wohltuendes zusammen Tanzen, durch ausgewählte Musiken angespornt.
Bénédicte Billiet, Wuppertal
I love taking Ale’s Gaga and Movement research classes. She makes you feel at home. She is very good at creating a time and a place where you can connect with your own body and with others, free of any judgment. For me, it is also a form of healing. I like the fact that she is always positive and welcoming and makes you feel comfortable. Every time, I find myself discovering new movements or movement qualities that I didn’t know my body had inside. Ale invites you to play with different patterns and to simply enjoy the dance!
Teresa, Italy
"I first encountered Ale's dancing in her music video with Markéta Irglová, 'The Leading Bird' years ago, and I was captivated by how expressive and full of freedom her dancing was. Being able to take classes online with her now is such a gift; Ale is a generous teacher and I look forward to every class. Ale's classes reconnect you to your body, to dance and movement ... you'll learn to move in new ways that feel so free and happy."
Stella, Detroit
Mit Ale zu Tanzen ist als würde man immer wieder von ihr auf eine neue innere Reise geschickt, auf der man immer neue Seiten an sich entdeckt und neue Bewegungsqualitäten erforscht.
During her Gaga-classes I learnt so much about me, my movements, my body and my way to interpret things. To discover myself in this way is just amazing! Thank you, Ale, for all the inspiration!
Judith, Germany
I experienced to move and by moving be aware of my body's outside border my skin and meanwhile don't be bordered by it but move and, by moving playing borders, playing on borders moving
further experiencing moving the outside, moving the in between, moving no categories, moving einfach, moving
Von Herzen
Dorina
Ale öffnet durch ihren Unterricht einen Raum, in dem unterschiedliche Reflexionen, Erfahrungen und Auseinandersetzungen mit dem eigenen Körper und den inneren und äußeren Bewegungen/ Schwingungen möglich sind. In einer respektvollen und liebevollen Atmosphäre treffen unterschiedliche Ichs aufeinander, die hier und da miteinander korrespondieren, sich gegenseitig inspirieren, einander beobachten ohne das Gegenüber zu bewerten. Während der Stunde weiß man oft gar nicht genau, was mit einem passiert, man lässt sich selbst immer mehr los und spürt nach was passiert, ohne dabei Regeln von falsch oder richtig zu folgen, sondern indem man versucht den Moment zu zelebrieren. Ale schafft durch ihr liebevolle und humorvolle Art eine Atmosphäre in der ich mich immer sehr wohl fühle und eingeladen bin, mehr über mich und andere zu erfahren.
Marie
Liebe Ale,
ich habe es immer sehr genossen an deinen Workshops teilzunehmen. Du bist eine sehr kreative, fröhliche Lehrerin mit viel Herz. Du kannst sehr gut sehen was die Gruppe braucht und alle Niveaus mit deinen Aufgaben abholen. Ich habe spielerisch viel von dir gelernt ohne Druck. Du kannst sehr gut erklären und vormachen worauf es ankommt. Mit deinem sympathischen Wesen gibst du Denkanstöße und korrigierst charmant jeden Tänzer.
Herzliche Grüße
Heidi
Regular Online Movement Research classes with Ale were a real gift of 2020!
This practice helps me find a quality of movement that can only be discovered within. Ale's cues, images and textures are liberating, at times challenging, at times playful. They "unglue" my body from the day, my bones form the skin, expression from limitations, flesh from controlling thoughts. The flow does not discriminate between an emotion, a blockage, fire or stillness. I feel more space within and more integrated after each class.
As a weekly practice it offers enough continuum to observe repetitive movement patterns and explore spaces around them. If you love being in the body, movement or dance, give yourself the gift of a regular practice with Ale!
Ksenya Egorova, Austria
Gaga with Ale:
A wonderful mixture of lightness without loosing the seriousness of bodywork..Pain NO, effort and going to your own limits...YES!
Grounded, non-esoteric and yet very deep work which enables personal creative process with the help of inner images and imagination.
Not to forget:) we have FUN!
And last but not least- Ale with her warm, positive and empathic personality is the heart of the lessons!
Thank you Ale!
Isa, Deutschland
Ich bin sehr dankbar für Deinen inspirierenden Unterricht. Und auch Dein Strahlen in den jeweiligen Trainings mag ich sehr! Hab vielen Dank dafür
Carolin, Essen
After dancing in Alejandra's movement class during a year of online sessions I realized that she uniquely inspires my body to become airy and elastic, as if there is minimum effort required for the actions she suggests. I notice that the heaviness of my arms moving up, I find new ways of organizing my skeleton sustaining its own weight. Heaviness, after 10 minutes, dissolves into an easy going movement activated from within. I know this is a body's reaction to Gaga's floating movement. Alejandra's guidance uniquely opens up new ways to involve the natural movement of my organs; I have discovered in her class a different inertia for my movements in space. I know this might sound as abstract concepts only so perhaps, I have to also admit that I love to move with her Latin rhythm and amazing playlists.
Manuel Gonzalez, California/Tijuana
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