Balance Arts Center Alexander Technique Principles Certification

Registration is now closed for Level I.
AT Principles Certification will take place again in Spring 2027.
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Intensive Study in Alexander Technique Principles!

The Alexander Technique Principles Certification provides you with an overview and survey of the AT principles, application of these principles to your specific art form, and the ability to recognize and communicate the principles as they apply to your learning and teaching situations. This certification process is a 3 level sequence. Each level consists of a two-day unit that includes both theory and practical work. Additional materials that support the course work will be included in the course.

Only level one will be offered in the Fall, and all three levels will be offered in the Spring. Individuals completing the Fall level 1 course will be able to move straight to level 2 and 3 in the Spring.

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The Alexander Technique can help you to:

  • Identify habits that create unnecessary tension

  • Deepen your mind-body connection

  • Move with more ease 

  • Enhance your performance practice 

  • Discover a sense of flow in your movement

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Daily Schedule & Participation Levels

All classes will take place both on Zoom and in person at the BAC. Each Masterclass will be a combination of AT Theory, Group Activities, Movement, and Application.

10:00am-1:00pm:
Masterclass #1 - AT Theory, Group Activities, Movement, and Application

1:00pm-2:00pm:
Lunch

2:00pm-4:00pm:
Masterclass #2 - AT Theory, Group Activities, Movement, and Application

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Participation Levels

  • AT Principles and concepts will be presented under the following themes. Each session will include theory, activities, practical experience, and discussion. 

    • Unified Field of Awareness

    • Inhibition and Direction (GAP Theory) 

    • Spatial Awareness, Support, and Thinking

    • Direction, Flow, and Breath

    • Balance, Gravity, and Ground Reaction Force 

    • Sensory Awareness and Integration

    • Presence and Projection

  • Level II:  Application of the AT Principles to your Work & Process

    You will learn the AT Principles as they apply directly to and enhance the specific requirements of your discipline. Discovering how you integrate the principles and bring your whole system into balance leads to a greater sense of ease and presence. Understanding this process for learning and change will greatly enhance your work.

    In this level, students will:

    • Observe how they are using themselves in their own work and process

    • Integrate the GAP into their own learning and discipline

    • Identify change, refinement, and growth in their own process

  • Level III:  Application of the AT Principles to your Teaching

    Level III is devoted to observing and communicating the AT Principles with a student centered pedagogical approach to imparting that maximizes learning and change. Each program participant has a teaching practicum where they will have the opportunity to lead a small group in an activity that relates to their discipline.

    In this level students will:

    • Identify a specific task, movement, or principle they want to focus on.

    • Observe the action in someone else.

    • Comment on the activity applying the AT principles to that activity using the pedagogical approach taught in the class.

The three levels of certification can be taken separately and should be completed in sequence. Repeating levels is suggested given the amount of depth and nuance in each AT Principle. For those repeating levels there is a 25% tuition reduction.

Tuition & Fees

Tuition Payment

Upon completing your registration form you will receive an invoice directly to your inbox. Tuition will be due 48 hours after receiving your invoice.

Registration

Registration for AT Principles Level I is now closed. Level II and Level III registration will be open in Spring 2027.
Early Bird registration deadline is 9/5/26.

Discount & CTLE Credits Available for NY State Teachers!

The Balance Arts Center is an approved provider of Continuing Teacher & Leader Education Credits for NY State Teachers. School teachers receive 15% off their tuition!

Cancellation Policy

Students can cancel their registration up until 9/18/26. Refunds are available minus a $50 processing fee. Refunds are not available beyond 9/18/2026. 

Students completing the AT Principles Certification cannot represent themselves as teachers of the Alexander Technique.

Meet Ann Rodiger

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Ann Rodiger is the Founder and Director of the Balance Arts Center in New York City.  She has over 40 years of experience teaching the Alexander Technique. Her teaching draws from her knowledge and experience from Alexander Technique Training in Urbana Illinois with Joan and Alex Murray, as well as her knowledge of Labanotation, Laban Movement Analysis, Bartenieff Fundamentals, Yoga, meditation and various dance techniques.

She has developed the BAC Alexander Technique Teacher Training Program and substantial programming for performing artists. She has also adapted the Alexander principles to work for those with hypermobility and Ehlers Danlos Syndromes. Rodiger teaches internationally in Germany, Belgium, Greece, and Turkey. The Balance Arts Center is a NYC Women and Minority Owned Business and a thriving place for the community to teach, share knowledge, and perform.

Ann’s interest in the Alexander work began when she was studying dance at The Ohio State University.  As a person with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, the AT work allowed her to find a sense of balance and stability. 

After teaching dance at the U. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the  U. of Hawaii-Manoa Ann moved to NYC to continue her dancing and performing.  She taught at the City College of NY and Labanotation at the Juilliard School.  She also began a private practice in the Alexander Technique which focused on performing artists, particularly dancers and singers.