DARIN DANCE

Darin Transformations offers Darin Dance classes which are based upon the Kripalu DansKinetics methodology. Linda teaches this unique approach to dance which focuses on sequences of movement that honor each chakra while promoting a sense of fun, passion, creativity, healing and empowerment.

Professional Training

Certified Kripalu DansKinetics Instructor - March 27, 2004
136-Hour Teacher Training Program
Instructors, Megha Nancy Buttenheim and Linda Watson

Experience

2011-present   Westchester & NYC offices
Individual Dance Sessions
Individual sessions releasing emotional blocks through dance to promote self-empowerment.

2008-2009   Mount Vernon City Schools, Mount Vernon, NY
Advantage After-School Program, Edward Williams Elementary School
A series of six-classes offered to socially and economically disadvantaged first grade students, which provides youngsters with on opportunity to experience sequences of movement that honor each chakra while promoting a sense of fun, passion, creativity, healing, and empowerment. 

2007   Pelham Art Center, Pelham
NY Dramatic Dance & Plays
A 14-session program that offers children three to five years of age an introduction to song, dance, games, storytelling, and acting through using bodies, voices, and imaginations.  Children are guided in an exploration of the stage and performance.

2006   Mount Vernon City Schools, Mount Vernon, NY
Advantage After-School Program, Edward Williams Elementary School
A series of six-classes offered to socially and economically disadvantaged fourth and fifth grade students, which provides youngsters with on opportunity to experience sequences of movement that honor each chakra while promoting a sense of fun, passion, creativity, healing, and empowerment.

2006   Pelham Art Center, Pelham, NY
Dramatic Dance and Plays
A 14-session program that offers children three to five years of age an introduction to song, dance, games, storytelling, and acting through using bodies, voices, and imaginations.  Children are guided in an exploration of the stage and performance.

2006   Pelham Art Center, Pelham, NY
Dance and Drama
Youngsters from four to seven years of age work with a group of actors, write original dramatic scenes and songs, and choreograph dances in a nine-session program.  Children are guided through acting games and exercises that encourage spontaneous thinking.  Program culminates with a group performance. 

2006   Pelham Art Center, Pelham, NY
Winter Mini Camp/Summer Mini Camp/Birthday Party
Children four to nine years of age explore art, movement, and performance. 

2006   Essence of Yoga, Larchmont, NY
A two-month series of adult classes, which encourage participants to heal themselves through physical movement, chakra release, meditation, and visualization. 

2005   YMCA Greenwich, CT
Dance Essence
A four-session program that provides adults with an opportunity to move to their own rhythm and explore nature’s wisdom with essential oils and chakra movement.  Program promotes imagination, play, and dance while balancing the body, mind, emotions, and spirit.  A course inspired by joy, creativity, fitness for health, and the gifts of nature.