Pro Class with Ella Watson-Heath and Ashleigh Veitch

Ella and Ash co-lead this contemporary technique class for professional dancers, drawing on the release-based practices they’ve each studied and bringing them into one shared space.

You will begin with a gentle somatic warm-up to arrive in the body, tune into breath and release unnecessary tension. From there, the class builds into extended exercises that travel in and out of the floor, letting momentum, gravity and the spine guide you from one level to the next.

About the teachers

Ella Watson-Heath is a dance artist born and raised on Whadjuk Noongar Boodjar (Perth/Boorloo), now based on Gadigal land (Sydney). Her multifaceted practice spans performance, choreography, advocacy and mentorship.

Ella's professional discipline was shaped during her formative years with STEPS Youth Dance Company, and she holds a Bachelor of Arts in Dance from Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), including an international exchange to Purchase College, State University of New York (SUNY). She also shares her expertise as a Sessional Trainer in Contemporary Release and Choreographic Process at NAISDA Dance College.

Ashleigh Veitch (she/her) is a contemporary dancer and choreographer living on the unceded land of the Gadigal people (Sydney, Australia).  Ashleigh perceives the body from a dance and visual arts lens, creating work for galleries and theatres. Investigating the body as an object through repetition, form and gesture.