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Finding your spine: Augusta Moore blends Feldenkrais[R] and ballet.

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Augusta Moore is director of ballet for the ODC School in San Francisco, CA. As a young dancer, she studied with Maria Tallchief and became a member of her Chicago City Ballet, where she was partnered by Jacques D'Amboise. Moore's later teachers were Lupe Serrano, Benjamin Harkarvy, Alonzo King, and Yehuda Maor. She began her teaching career after retiring from the San Francisco Ballet in 1987. She is also a certified practitioner of the Feldenkrais Method[R], and has taught, directed, and choreographed for a number of organizations, including Ballet Frankfurt. Editor Karen Hildebrand spoke to her about her approach to teaching ballet and how she uses Feldenkrais concepts when working with dancers.

KH: You have quite an accomplished background in ballet. When did Feldenkrais come into the picture?

One of the teachers that doesn't get mentioned in my bio is Annette Atwood. She was a physical therapist in Minneapolis who taught ballet. I studied anatomy and kinesiology with her when I was 18. She helped me develop my eye...

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