Brian Curson, personal fitness and wellbeing trainer.

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Brian Curson

Having a broad range of body knowledge founded on 20 years practice of martial arts and Dance Brian is more than the average teacher and instructor. He has applied the movement principles from Tai Chi and Pilates and other movement and body disciplings to teach a range of classes and to a to treat wide range of complaints.

Brian's treatments specialises in acute conditions such as stokes, PML, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Parkinson’s disease and has achieved results that had eluded mainstream medicine. Using the Taoist ideas of Ying and Yang to inform his work. He creates specialised programmes of exercise for each person designed to restore balance to their body. He believes that who ever we are and however old we are we can always develop, learn and grow.

In Dance Brian trained at the Rambert School after being introduced to movement and dance through martial arts and the expressive dance of Gabrielle Roth. As a professional dancer he has performed and created internationally. Brian has taught dance and movement for over 10 years to people ranging from professional to disabled at institutions ranging from university, adult education colleges, private studios and clinics. Through his in-depth knowledge of a wide variety of body awareness techniques and teaching methods Brian has created a way of unlocking the body's innate ability to dance while challenging it to become fitter; DanceFusion.

"I have known Brian for about five years. ... Then as a result of a rare neuro virus, I developed left sided weakness, rather like a stroke. ... Brian was the only bodyworker willing to take on the challenge and with a personalised progressive programme 18 months later I am able to walk for up to one hour. - RB, 33-year-old long-term AIDS survivor

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Formal Qualifications

Advanced Certificate in Dance Rambert School, Isleworth, London (1996)

Dance Foundation Course Kensington & Chelsea College, Kensington (1994)

Dance Leaders in the Community Kensington & Chelsea College, Kensington (1994)

ASA Swimming Teachers Certificate Walthamstow Adult Education College (1988)

Ongoing Training

11/99 - Now Taking workshops in contact improvisation.

9/96 - Now Regular professional classes

4/99 - 2/00 Member of Ground Effect Dance Company. Performing internationally, taking class, teaching.

9/94 - 7/96 Rambert School, Isleworth, Middlesex

9/93 - 7/94 Kensington and Chelsea Dance Foundation Course, Wornington Road, Kensington, London

9/91 - 12/92 Weekly Voice and Movement Classes, Prashanto Jones

6/90 - 2/93 Regular intensive workshops run by 5 to Midnight, a company using Gabrielle Roth’s work consisting of structured improvised dance and movement to allow people to explore different aspects of themselves.

9/87 - 1/91 Regular Training including intensive workshops in Lee Family Style Marshall Arts, an integrated martial art system including: T’ai Chi Ch’uan, Feng Shou (Kung Fu) and health arts such as Yoga, diet and massage

Teaching History

1/07 - now Tai Chi Living Elements Clinic, Sidlesham, West Sussex, UK

9/05 - 12/06 Dance (from Yoga)
Harmony House, Colliers Wood, London, UK

1/03 - Now T'ai Chi, Pilates, and Body Awareness techniques for deep rehabilitative work and general health Private Homes, London, UK

9/02 - Now Cover for Contemporary Dance Teacher Richmond Adult Community College, London, UK

6/00 - 03 Assistant instructor, Pilates based body conditioning, classes in dance academy combining fundamentals Pilates and release techniques from contemporary dance and T'ai Chi Urdang Academy, Covent Garden, London, UK

1/00 - Now T’ai Chi with Pilates, Teaching own weekly classes combining pilates conditioning with T'ai Chi with strong influence from contemporary release techniques.
Avenue Centre, Teddington now relocated to Sacred Heart Primary School, Teddington, UK

St Marks church hall, Teddington, UK

6/98 - 10/01 Weekly informal Dance, Movement and Relaxation classes at Drop-in centre for homeless, disabled or needy. Class used simply warm-up exercises from yoga, T'ai Chi and dance and a wide variety of music to get people moving. Richmond and Barnes MIND drop in centre, The Vineyard, Richmond, London, UK

3/00 - 6/01 Facilitator, Creative movement workshops, Dance the Spirit, own monthly workshops used free movement exercises to encourage people into expressive dance. Avenue Centre, Teddington, London, UK

9/99 — 9/00 T’ai Chi sampler classes, once every few months introducing sufferers of chronic pain to T'ai Chi. Kingston Hospital, Physiotherapy department, London, UK

6/99 — 11/99 T’ai Chi with Pilates, Teaching own weekly classes combining pilates conditioning with T'ai Chi with strong influence from contemporary release techniques. Landmark Arts Centre, Teddington, London, UK

4/98 Elementary contemporary dance class working with basic alignment and simple contemporary movement sequences. Academy Drama school, Mile End Road, E1, London, UK

5/94 - 7/94 Weekly movement-with-music classes for elderly chair bound people Thamebrook Old Peoples Home, Chelsea, London, SW3, UK

10/92 - 6/93 Teaching private one-to-one swimming classes. Various

1/90 - 7/90 Occasional stand-in teacher for Feng Shou, Kung Fu class. Southwark, London, UK

10/87 - 11/89
Swimming teacher and Life-guard for disabled swimming club. Teaching and adapting swimming technique and assisting members to maximize movement in the water.
Dolphin Swimming Club, Cathall Leisure Centre, Leyton, E10 London, UK