The University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a public research university in Greensboro,North Carolina. It is part of the University of North Carolina system. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate,master's,specialist,and doctoral degrees.
Iyengar Yoga,named after and developed by B. K. S. Iyengar,and described in his bestselling 1966 book Light on Yoga,is a form of yoga as exercise that has an emphasis on detail,precision and alignment in the performance of yoga postures (asanas).
Eugenie Peterson,known as Indra Devi,was a pioneering teacher of yoga as exercise,and an early disciple of the "father of modern yoga",Tirumalai Krishnamacharya.
Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar was an Indian teacher of yoga and author. He is the founder of the style of yoga as exercise,known as "Iyengar Yoga",and was considered one of the foremost yoga gurus in the world. He was the author of many books on yoga practice and philosophy including Light on Yoga,Light on Pranayama,Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali,and Light on Life. Iyengar was one of the earliest students of Tirumalai Krishnamacharya,who is often referred to as "the father of modern yoga". He has been credited with popularizing yoga,first in India and then around the world.
William Tass Jones,known as Bill T. Jones,is an American choreographer,director,author and dancer. He is the co-founder of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company. The company's home in Manhattan. Jones is Artistic Director of New York Live Arts,whose activities encompass an annual presenting season together with allied education programming and services for artists. Independently of New York Live Arts and his dance company,Jones has choreographed for major performing arts ensembles,contributed to Broadway and other theatrical productions,and collaborated on projects with a range of fellow artists. Jones has been called "one of the most notable,recognized modern-dance choreographers and directors of our time."
Bakasana,and the similar Kakasana are balancing asanas in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise. In all variations,these are arm balancing poses in which hands are planted on the floor,shins rest upon upper arms,and feet lift up. The poses are often confused,but traditionally Kakasana has arms bent,Bakasana has the arms straight.
Dance Theater Workshop,colloquially known as DTW,was a New York City performance space and service organization for dance companies that operated from 1965 to 2011. DTW merged with the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company to form New York Live Arts,which continues in operation as of 2023.
Arnie Zane was an American photographer,choreographer,and dancer. He is best known as the co-founder and co-artistic director of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company.
The Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company is an American dance company based out of New York City. Founded in 1983 by Bill T. Jones and Arnie Zane,the company made its debut performance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music with the world premiere of Intuitive Momentum with lauded drummer Max Roach. The company has since drawn international acclaim,performing in more than 200 cities in 30 countries.
Ardha Chandrasana or Half Moon Pose is a standing asana in modern yoga as exercise.
New York Live Arts is a movement-focused arts organization in New York City that serves as the home of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company. The building was formerly the home of Dance Theatre Workshop,with which the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company merged 2011 to form New York Live Arts.Its activities encompass commissioning,producing,and presenting works of dance,performance and music,together with allied education programming and services for artists. Live Arts is located in New York City's Chelsea neighborhood. Its building features a 184-seat theater,rehearsal studios and offices.
After B.K.S. Iyengar is an abstract bronze sculpture,by Robert Engman,that commemorates B. K. S. Iyengar's 1976 visit to the United States.
Jan Van Dyke was an American dancer,choreographer,dance educator and scholar who was a pioneer of modern and contemporary dance.
Light on Yoga:Yoga Dipika is a 1966 book on the Iyengar Yoga style of modern yoga as exercise by B. K. S. Iyengar,first published in English. It describes more than 200 yoga postures or asanas,and is illustrated with some 600 monochrome photographs of Iyengar demonstrating these.
Justin Tornow is an American dancer,choreographer,dance scholar,and dance teacher. She is the founder and artistic director of COMPANY,a co-founder and co-organizer of Durham Independent Dance Artists,former board president of the North Carolina Dance Alliance,and producer of the PROMPTS art series in Durham,North Carolina. Tornow is trained in Cunningham technique and is a New York Public Library Research Fellow in Cunningham dance pedagogy. She serves on the faculty at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro,Elon University,and the American Dance Festival.
Ana Paula Höfling is an American dancer,dance scholar,academic,and capoeirista.
Yoga in Britain is the practice of yoga,including modern yoga as exercise,in Britain. Yoga,consisting mainly of postures (asanas),arrived in Britain early in the 20th century,though the first classes that contained asanas were described as exercise systems for women rather than yoga. Classes called yoga,again mainly for women,began in the 1960s. Yoga grew further with the help of television programmes and the arrival of major brands including Iyengar Yoga and Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga.
Jill Green is an American dance educator and scholar who originated the Social Somatic Theory. Green served on the faculty at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and was co-editor of Dance Research.
Robin M. Gee is an American dancer,choreographer,and filmmaker. She serves on the faculty at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro as a professor of dance in the UNCG College of Visual and Performing Arts and was the founding faculty advisor for Delta Chi Xi Honorary Dance Fraternity,Inc.
Maryhelen Mayfield is an American ballet dancer,choreographer,and artistic director. She was a dancer with Kansas City Ballet before moving to North Carolina to serve as both artistic and executive director of Greensboro Ballet. She served as the director of the ballet from 1980 until 2019,choreographing and staging over twenty-five original works.
