August Mailand

👾 Footage from today’s MvMnt Malmö session. First of many open sessions over the course of the summer! A big thank you for today to everyone who came through! 🥳🥳 🌼 I’m looking forward to sharing some of this Movement Practice with those of you who are interested! 🤿 We will be diving into a host of different subjects ranging from coordination, partner work, ground work, soft acrobatics, strength and mobility. 🕵️ This is in order for you to get a broad idea of the versatility of the movement practice before we hone in and dive deeper. 🤩 If you’re interested, send me a DM and stay tuned!

“What do you call this?” “What it is good for?” “Is it some kind of slow capoeira?” Questions like these are plenty and they seem to come from a place of genuine curiosity, though often times part of the excitement is lost when I explain that there is no special category for the inquirer to put the movements in. Does learning require exact knowledge of what you’re learning? The biggest lessons come as the biggest surprises, so why get stuck on what you think you want know. We want the personality of the skill. The balanced persona of a 60sec handstand. The independency of a 100kg bench press. The compassion of a beautiful asana. Knowing this shouldn’t stop us from pursuing it. #movementculture #idoportal

SNEAKY - By AUGUST MAILAND All that really needs to be said about this video is FEEL THE VIBES, DUDE. The ENERGY this group of people brought to this project is unmatched for me. See it, hear it, feel it. That was exactly the purpose of this video. To bring together a big group of people to execute as a UNIT. All 3 minutes of this One-Take we’re on the same team, each other’s hypemen, and supporters. Excited for the people performing and excited for your turn to shine. The brighter I shine the brighter you shine. Guys, the way I’ve been floating off of this experience. We’ve shown each other that an experience like this is possible. That we can form unity in a matter of hours with the right conditions. Have a look and let me know how it makes you feel. Dancers: @aischaibrahim @natgilmore @_ac.andrews_ @barbora.pyt @zoe_coca48 @lorenatorrespares @juliatrubtschanin @long_fm @hakimskii @dasistkili @nilsfeiler @tizi_cx @sebastian_hoermann Videographer @ixndance @niclas.andree All round good guys @hectormitchellturner @mr.flowmovement Song: Sneaky - @duckwrth #dance #dancing #dancer #dancers #choreography #berlindance #berlindanceclasses #berlindanceclass #dancevideo #dancechallenge #dancelife #dancecover #danceclass #dancelover #dancemoms #dancevideos #dancelove #berlin

On May 30th I am hosting an introductory Ground Work and Locomotion workshop at @malmodansfabrik . Sign up by messaging me here! We will be working on the basics of moving and locomoting on the ground; - If you wish to develop your strength, mobility and stamina, but your average fitness sessions just aren’t doing it for you, I can recommend this class. - If you want a tested and tried process of learning to move on the ground, I can recommend this class. - If you’re looking for a practice to help you find flow and quality in your movements, I can recommend this class. - If you want to learn cool tricks and impressive shapes, look elsewhere. To work on your movement; I can highly recommend it! Take this invitation to do so 🙌🏼🫶🏻 #movementculture #locomotion #groundwork #workshop #idoportal

GROUND WORKshop - an introduction to a locomotion practice. 📆: Saturday May 30th, 16:00-17:30 📍: Malmö Dansfabrik : Jörgen Kocksgatan 72 💲: 250 kr This workshop is for anyone with interest no matter prior experience! I’ll be teaching approaches to moving on the ground in a potent, safe, and accessible way. The locomotive movements can be powerful tools to help augmenting our physicality; - Strength - Mobility - Coordination - Orientation - Cardio - Fun - Play - Partner work If you see yourself in any of the above, I encourage you to try it out! Check out my previous post if you want to see the work in action. Workshop will take place at @malmodansfabrik . Sign up through the email address provided or send a message here directly!

Here is an attempt by @by.hannaolsn and me to capture alive a Ground Work practice. Having build this capacity over the years to move down there is something I cherish a lot. The closer I get to the floor the more of a playground it becomes. It’s Rehap, Prehap and Artistry in a single set. It’s a revelatory practice and a decent way to pass time. It has been a way for me to spend time and connect with my son within the first weeks of his life. And it is with much gratitude to @portal.ido & @odeliagold for defining and sharing the game, and to @sean.blake.nicolle for guidance and support ❤️ AND ALSO I will be doing an introductory workshop to Ground Work in Malmö soon. If you’re interested and want to get a head start on sign ups comment “Workshop!” and I’ll send you the info. With love ❤️ #movementculture #idoportal #movement #groundwork #workshop

Moving, training or exercising in order to strengthen joints, boost immune function, stabilise endocrine balance. All positive right? Well, upon closer inspection of the self engaged in the moving we might find we’re really trying to distance our selves from pathologies rather than moving our selves towards health. Isn’t that two sides of the same coin? Maybe not. Maybe it’s a completely different approach. Different but subtle. We shouldn’t neglect the conditioning and just go climb trees! Send me a DM if you’re interested in the Movement Practice!

Trying to do justice to @polisha124 ’s vision of Shapes in the Pocket over the course of 90 minutes at this year’s @040_dance Winter Edition. An impossible task mind you - the best kind. Polisha and a pretty stunning line-up curated by the incomparable @nurtanlilly will come Malmö this summer. Tickets are soon up for grabs!

Some love and support 🫂

Don’t need nothing to start moving, expressing, investigating. But we must start. Start the doing at some point, start taking responsibility for our selves in big and small ways. #movementculture #idoportal #dance #movement

‘Just moving’ loses all potency without a sturdy base to spring from. ‘Just do it’ quickly becomes a trap same as ‘just live life’ leads nowhere. Finding something to glue the pieces of everyday life together, like a movement practice, can bring value into the small and mundane. Like just moving. Interested in starting practicing movement? Send a DM! #movementculture #idoportal

There’s a case to be made for trying a skill without preparation or warm up. Testing yourself a bit. It can show levels of ownership and expose weaknesses that would otherwise be hidden when warmed up. This relates to the previous post about moving for the sake of it, except the approach of the cold-skill-practice focusses on an outcome. Interested in learning hand balancing? Send a dm! #movementculture #idoportal