Bartenieff Fundamentals were developed by Irmgard Bartenieff, who studied with Rudolf Laban and colleagues in Germany (1925). After coming to the United States in the 1940S, she became a physical therapist. She drew upon her complete background to develop a set of principles for corrective movement the came to be known as the “Bartenieff Fundamentals.”

About Alexandra Beller:
A Somatic practitioner in multiple modalities for over 20 years, Alexandra received her CMA (Certified Movement Analyst) in 2015 in Laban Movement Analysis & Bartenieff Fundamentals and is currently on faculty at the Laban Institute for Movement Studies as well as teaching nationally at Princeton, Yale, Rutgers, Wake Forest, & other higher education institutions. Her international performance career includes 7 years with the Bill. T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, projects with Martha Clarke, John Turturro, and others. Alexandra Beller/Dances formed in 2001 & she has created over 40 original Dance Theatre works