BIOGRAPHY
Maggie Costales is a New York City based dance artist, teacher, and dramaturg. She earned her B.F.A. from The Boston Conservatory in 2018 training under acclaimed teachers such as Joy Davis, Kurt Douglas, Marcus Schulkind and Danielle Davidson. She became a certified Countertechnique® Teacher after successfully completing her teacher training in August of 2023. She currently teaches Countertechnique at Gibney Dance Center, Peridance, and Mark Morris Dance Center and has taught at Boston Conservatory at Berklee and Adelphi University. Additionally, Maggie is a co-founder and dramaturg for Haus of PVMNT alongside her creative partner Christopher Kinsey. She is the administrative and production assistant to Joy and Alex Davis (The Davis Sisters) and has collaborated with them since 2019. As a freelance dancer Maggie has collaborated with Joy Davis, Nikki Assanti, and Alex Davis and is currently dancing with SAXYN Dance Works and TAKE Dance.
CLASS DESCRIPTION
The Countertechnique® class is a contemporary dance technique class. It stretches, coordinates and strengthens the body, making the dancer sweat, build stamina and really move. The class starts with a recurring set of exercises, allowing dancers to investigate the Countertechnique® principles in detail. The second half of the class consists of changing components, working towards luscious movement combinations and jumping at the end. The Countertechnique® class results in dancers using less energy, losing their fear of taking risks and gaining speed in changing direction.