Methodology

Watari is  a  movement technique that does not originate from either street/club styles or contemporary dance alone but emerges from the meeting point of both. This practice seeks to dissolve the boundaries between genres and training cultures, offering a shared field where dancers from any background can engage equally. Our aim is to create an environment that is accessible, inclusive, and creatively challenging, allowing students to develop both their technical skills and individual artistic voices.

We don’t want people to dance like us. Instead, we guide them through our language so they can discover their own entry point and personal expression. Our classes combine physical preparation, strength, grounding, and mobility with creative exploration rooted in our core principles: the dancer as sculpture (Ivory as Body), the memory of gestures (Ivory as Memory), the impact of beginnings (Preset), and the recognition of forces beyond the self (Initial Point of Origin). Through these, we invite dancers to explore movement as both precise and open, individual and collective.