Montessori Dance Guide created and led by Kasia Ustowska-Gmerek,
(MA in Dance Education) connects dance practice with Montessori.
It serves as a framework to explore, create and dance.
photo: Bartosz Bańka / Roztańczone Rodziny
We need to feel the ground under our feet to start walking; when we can walk, we can learn to jump, dance, etc., but we still need to feel the ground under our feet. Walking is the relationship between the individual and the environment. First you have to adapt to it. Only after this first adaptation to the environment the possibility of flexibility and creative response to stimuli appear.
Maria Montessori, The 1946 London Lectures
Kasia Ustowska-Gmerek
About
Kasia is a dance educator, dancer, and choreographer. She designs and delivers creative dance training for children aged 0-3 and their carers, people with neurological disorders, as well as professional dancers. With over ten years of experience working in Montessori schools, she brings a unique perspective on combining dance education with Montessori principles.
She is also a performer, co-creating choreographic works with choreographers such as aleks borys and Kasia Wolińska. She has worked long-term with Dada von Bzdülöw Theatre and has performed in works by choreographers including Roberto Olivan, Akram Khan, and Lea Anderson.
She is a graduate of the State Ballet School (Gdańsk, Poland), the Northern School of Contemporary Dance (BA Hons & Postgraduate Diploma), and the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts (MA in Contemporary Dance Education).
As a mother of a toddler, she is continuously fascinated by knowledge of the body and observing creativity up close.
