What is the Elemental Body Alignment System?
Created in the USA by dance professor and Master Teacher Scott Putman, the Elemental Body Alignment System (EBAS) is a unique programme, never offered anywhere else in Australia! It consists of a series of floor-based exercises designed for structural integrity and supported range of motion. Through anchoring and initiating movements via the pelvis, the body discovers its ability to efficiently articulate movement through experiential anatomy. It is designed to prepare your body for working safely and efficiently, to improve range of movement, placement, rotation and extensions, and to create space within the body, freeing the joints and spine. Scroll down to learn more about Scott.
The work deepens the student’s understanding of where movement comes from, how to align the body and to build a physical consciousness of open pathways of energy for movement. The system helps the learner to override the central nervous system, creating new neuromuscular firings, supporting a greater understanding of sensorial technique.
Do you have questions about EBAS? Email Robyn Cooper at wacbtaperth@gmail.com or call her on 0417 170 969
This short video shows Scott explaining what EBAS is, how it works, and how it is able to improve ballet technique in any syllabus or dance technique in any genre! And EBAS isn’t just for dancers – anyone who is interested in functional movement modalities can benefit!
Scholarships are available!!
WACBTA has a number of partial scholarships available for teachers who wish to do the teacher training but have financial constraints.
WACBTA will fund up to 50% of the cost of the course for eligible members.
Apply using the form at the bottom of this page! It will be first in, best dressed, so don’t delay!
EBAS Level 1 Teacher Certification Course
1 – 5 July 2024
We are now taking bookings from teachers, dancers and other parties interested in attending an EBAS Level 1 Teacher Certification course, taught by Scott Putman in the July school holidays. This course is not limited to dance teachers or students only, but would be of benefit to anyone interested in improving and enhancing functional movement in their students, clients or patients.
Participants in this course will receive full certification as an accredited teacher of EBAS Level 1, and the course fee includes all course and reference material, including on-going access to Scott for questions and queries. Even if you do not intend to teach EBAS but simply wish to deepen your knowledge and understanding of EBAS for your own practice, this course will be of inestimable value.
The course day consists of EBAS flow class, lectures, language, corrections and implementation, Monday through Friday 9.30am – 4.30 pm (Lunch from 12.30-1.30). The full course costs $750.00. Payment plans and financial assistance are available.
EBAS Level 2 Teacher Certification Course
8 – 11 July 2024
We are now taking bookings from teachers, dancers and other parties who have completed Level 1 Teacher Certification and who wish to attend an EBAS Level 2 Teacher Certification course, in the July school holidays.
If you have not completed Level 1 Teacher Certification but intend to book for the July 2024 course, it may be possible for you to undertake both courses. Contact Robyn Cooper if you wish to explore this option.
Participants in this course will receive full certification as an accredited teacher of EBAS Level 2, and the course fee includes all course and reference material, including on-going access to Scott for questions and queries.
The course is run over four days (6 hours per day), Monday through Thursday 9.30am – 4.30 pm (Lunch from 12.30-1.30), at a total cost of AU$600.00 for the whole course. Payments plans and financial assistance are available.
Testimonials
Meet Scott Putman
Scott Putman is an exceptional teacher and choreographer, based in Richmond, Virginia, USA. He is a Department Chair and Associate Professor for the Dance and Choreography Department at Virginia Commonwealth University, and is the founder and Artistic Director of Amaranth Contemporary Dance, as well as the creator and Master Teacher for the seminal Elemental Body Alignment System©. Scott has taught in the US, China, Italy, Romania, Canada and here in Australia. He was a regular member of the Faculty at Sun King Adult Dance Camps.
Scott has received numerous accolades and awards for his work including the distinguished Theresa Pollack Excellence in the Arts Award and the National Choreography Plan Award for exceptional choreography from RDA, Pacific. He has danced for Mordine and Company Dance Theatre, Demetrius Klein Dance Company, Minnesota Ballet, Ballet Theatre of Chicago, Donald McKayle, David Alan, Douglas Becker, and Geri Houlihan. Scott received his B.A. from Columbia College, Chicago, and M.F.A. from the University of California at Irvine, where he was a Chancellor’s Fellow and William Gillespie Scholar.
