Field of practice
Many movement traditions / One trusted academy
Movement Studies Academy
A curated platform for studying somatics, martial arts, yoga, dance, and other movement practices with carefully selected educators.
Carefully selected faculty
Many movement traditions
Guided exploration
Quality over quantity
Why we exist
Movement is the medium. Learning is the mission.
Movement education is rich, but fragmented. Somatics, martial arts, yoga, dance, physical preparation, voice, and creative practice are often encountered in separate worlds. MSA brings them into one carefully curated academy while preserving what makes each tradition distinct.
More than a catalogue
We help people discover which practices speak to their needs, understand how different approaches relate, and study with educators they can trust. The goal is not to offer everything at once. It is to grow a meaningful field of learning, one excellent teacher and one well-considered program at a time.
Explore / Modalities
A broad movement field, carefully opened.
Begin with a practice that calls to you or with a capacity you want to explore. As the faculty grows, MSA will connect individual offerings into clear, interdisciplinary pathways.
Field of practice
Martial Arts & Internal Practices
Explore timing, structure, responsiveness, discipline, and relationship across martial movement traditions.Explore the fieldField of practice
Yoga & Mind-Body Disciplines
Study physical and contemplative practices with respect for their philosophy, history, and cultural context.Explore the fieldField of practice
Dance & Expressive Movement
Develop improvisation, composition, presence, creativity, and the intelligence of moving with others.Explore the fieldA growing platform
Not every modality is available yet. MSA adds a field only when the right educator and the right learning conditions are in place.
See the full modality mapResearch / Practice
A living laboratory for embodied inquiry.
The Academy studies how bodies learn, compose, collaborate, remember, adapt, and imagine. Work is carried through practice and documented as scores, essays, conversations, public sharings, and field notes.
- Embodied cognition and situated attention
- Somatic learning and creative process
- Movement, ecology, and public space
- Choreographic and score-based practice
- Consent, pacing, and agency in learning
- Lineage, transmission, and living archives
Events
Public moments to enter the work.
Contact Improvisation Workshop with Raúl Saldarriaga
A one-evening guest workshop at De Wending in Delft. Contribution and registration details will be announced.
Contact Improvisation Workshop with Leighann Kowalsky
A two-day workshop for beginner and intermediate practitioners. €60 for both days; venue and registration details will be announced.
DIG in Contact Improvisation Jam
Weekly Contact Improvisation jam in Delft with Cristhy Mattos. €5 contribution; no registration needed.
Roffa CI Class + Jam
A recurring class and jam at Time Window with Cristhy and Pau. Registration by email through Roffa CI.
Individual Movement Studies Lesson
A private 75-minute movement studies lesson with Juliano Vendemiatti, available to request online.
Faculty / Facilitators
Experienced educators, selected with care.
MSA is not an open-upload marketplace. Faculty are reviewed for depth of practice, formation or lineage, teaching ability, ethical conduct, and alignment with a shared educational culture.
What we look for
Depth
Substantial personal practice and meaningful professional experience in the field being taught.
Formation
Relevant certification, education, apprenticeship, or lineage according to the practice's own standards.
Teaching
Clear communication, pedagogical skill, responsible adaptation, and genuine attention to learners.
Integrity
Respect for consent, scope, boundaries, attribution, inclusion, and ongoing professional reflection.
Academy library
Documents that make our standards visible.
These public texts form a durable reference for participants, faculty, and collaborators. They will be revisited as the Academy learns and grows.
- What Are Movement Studies?A field guide to the different scientific, artistic, somatic, and social meanings of the term.
- Educational PhilosophyHow attention, agency, relationship, lineage, and human judgment shape learning at MSA.
- Faculty CharterThe shared commitments that connect distinct educators within one coherent learning culture.
- Institutional PrinciplesA living compass of questions, boundaries, and long-term responsibilities for the Academy.
- What You Can ExpectOur public commitments to autonomy, consent, clarity, attribution, privacy, and respect.
Contact
Begin with a conversation.
We welcome enquiries from prospective participants, educators, researchers, host venues, and partner organizations worldwide.
info@movementstudies.org