stephanie
hancox
Studio for Posture
Bodyform Movement Dance
Hunter Valley’s first and only GYROTONIC® Studio
Strength that has effort is not the strength you need; you need the strength that is the result of ease.
- Ida Rolf
THE GYROTONIC® AND GYROKINESIS® METHODS
GYROTONIC®
GYROKINESIS®
BALLET COACHING
A dance teacher is responsible for so much more than where which foot goes where and which arm and when. They are responsible for guiding the individual in discovering their why, and their how, opening pathways to show that you can do it and then finding the endless potential within.
I was extremely fortunate to have exceptional dance teachers from age 2 right up until today! Every teacher I studied with, in their own way, equipped me with the knowledge I needed without taking anything from the “why”. My teachers have always been and are still my inspiration, and I strive to pass on my all my knowledge and experience in ballet, dance and body work in a supportive and collaborative way.
17 years professional international experience, I have worked personally with many of the world’s top choreographers and ballet masters. Completed the full RAD syllabus including Solo Seal award and have studied the Vaganova Method with the renowned Professor Alex Ursiliak, co-founder Stuttgart Ballet and former director of the John Crank School in Stuttgart Germany. I was able to attend class and dance alongside of some of the best dancers from around the world.
The skills learned in a ballet class are skills for life, for career, for self expression, and wellbeing.
I am available as a freelance dance teacher and for private coaching sessions at various locations around Sydney. I am happy to work on any areas such as Eisteddfod and Competition preparation, technique, recovery from injury, exam preparation and well, anything really.
Feel free to contact me for information, also for rates and locations.
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Confidence, balance, pain-free movement, movement efficiency, endurance – it all comes from good and efficient posture. It also contributes to overall sensation of well-being, along with an appealing and healthy appearance. What does a good posture require? Like all structures – a solid foundation and stable levels. The most important foundation in the human body is the pelvis, as it supports of all joints of the lower body – the ankles, the knees, the hips, the joints of the Sacrum area and the Lumbar Vertebrae. Narrow at the bottom and wide at the top, the pelvis should resemble a funnel or a V-shape giving the abdomen has enough room for the organs.
The pelvis can lose its “V” form due to years of bad posture causing inefficient motion patterns. As a consequence, the bottom of the pelvis widens, and its top narrows. Causing a number of health issues. From incontinence, through arthritis of the joints, to decent of the organs and even haemorrhoids- the common culprit is slackening of the pelvic floor muscle system caused by the widening of the base of the pelvis and the sinking of the organs.
Picture the pelvic floor as a trampoline mat with at least three layers with the role of a sustainable base that holds the weight of the torso and the organs. The layer in the middle resembles a triangle that’s connecting hip joints together, as well as the pubic bone and the perineum, this is the layer that enables humans to walk and it is responsible for the “V” form of the pelvis. The levator ani, or the innermost layer is shaped like a bowl whose role is to hold the organs in place, allowing for the “V” form and therefore protecting all the pelvic joints.
The Spine can then grow tall and aligned from this sturdy “V” pelvic base, giving space to the invertebrate disks, the nerve openings, the spinal cord and support the next important level, the Diaphragm. And the legs can extend downward, also long, lean and aligned, down into the lowest level the feet. I also work very closely to realign the the bones of the feet and reactivate the muscles. It is important that the three arches of the feet are able to fulfil their purpose efficiently for gait, sensory feedback and most importantly shock absorption.
ABOUT STEPHANIE
Born in Sydney, Stephanie took her first ballet class in 1987 at The Dance Class with Julie Wells. Over the years Stephanie was also taught by Kim Traynor, Rita Dubovsky, and Shane Carroll. In 1997 Stephanie commenced classes with Tanya Pearson at her Classical Coaching Academy.
In 2000 Stephanie was invited to study under scholarship at the Ballett Akademie Heinz Bosl-Stiftung by Professor Konstanze Vernon in Munich, Germany, which was where both Mrs Pearson and Stephanie felt was the right place for her. During this year Stephanie was awarded the Outright Winner of the prestigious City of Sydney Performing Arts Challenge McDonald’s Ballet Scholarship in August 2000 and shortly after, went on to achieve Honours in her RAD Advanced Exam and was awarded the RAD Solo Seal.
In January, 2001, Stephanie moved to Europe to commence her study at the Ballett Akademie Heinz Bosl-Stiftung in Munich. She studied with Professor Joachim Metz, Konstanze Vernon, Michelle Emmere, Elena Pankova and Krill Melnikov. Parallel to her studies at the academy Stephanie performed regularly with the Bayerisches Staatsballett Company and in 2003 signed a Corps de Ballet contract with the Company. Durning her first year she was selected to dance a principal role in Hans van Manen’s Black Cake and a solo role in Mats Ek’s A Sort Of, working with both choreographers in person.
- Swan Lake
- Raymonda
- La Bayadere
- The Sleeping Beauty
- Paquita (full length ballet)
- Le Corsaire
- Don Quixotte
- Five Brahms Waltzes in mannor of Isadora Duncan
- Birthday Offering
- Le Fille mal Gardee
Song of the Earth
- Giselle
- Serenade
- Brahms-Schöneberg Quartett
Apollo
- Goldberg Variations
- In The Night
- Taming of the Shrew
- Romeo and Juliet
- Onegin
- Katalyse
- Lady of Cameillias
- A Cinderella Story
- Illusions like Swan Lake
- The Nutcracker
- In the Blue Garden
- Dämmern
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream
- Paquita
- Giselle
- A Sort Of
- Apartment
- Artifact (full length ballet)
- Limbs Theoreum (full length ballet)
- Enemy in the Figure
- Broken Fall
- Unitext
- Bella Figura
- Zugvögel (creation and full length ballet)
- Gods and Dogs
- Six Dances
- Svadebka
- Evening Songs
- Multiplicity. Forms of Stillness and Silence
- The Exiles
- Le Sacre du Printemps
- Black Cake
- In The Future
- Adagio Hammerklavier
- Violin Concert
- One Third
- Once Upon an Ever After
- Chamber Symphony
- Elemental
- Century Rolls
- Cambio d’arbito
- Whichever Way he Looks…
- The Tempest
- Swan Lake
- Raymonda
- La Bayadere
- The Sleeping Beauty
- Paquita (full length ballet)
- Le Corsaire
- Don Quixotte
- Five Brahms Waltzes in mannor of Isadora
Duncan - Birthday Offering
- Le Fille mal Gardee
- Song of the Earth
- Giselle
- Serenade
- Brahms-Schöneberg Quartett
- Apollo
- Goldberg Variations
- In The Night
- Taming of the Shrew
- Romeo and Juilet
- Onegin
- Katalyse
- Lady of Cameillias
- A Cinderella Story
- Illusions like Swan Lake
- The Nutcracker
- In the Blue Garden
- Dämmern
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Paquita
- Giselle
- A Sort Of
- Apartment
- Artifact (full length ballet)
- Limbs Theoreum (full length ballet)
- Enemy in the Figure
- Bella Figura
- Zugvögel (creation and full length ballet)
- Gods and Dogs
- Six Dances
- Svadebka
- Evening Songs
Multiplicity. Forms of Stillness and Silence
The Exiles
Le Sacre du Printemps
- Black Cake
- In The Future
- Adagio Hammaerklavier
- Five Brahms Waltzes in mannor of Isadora
Duncan - Birthday Offering
- Le Fille mal Gardee
- One Third
- Once Upon an Ever After
Chamber Symphony
Elemental
Century Rolls
- Whichever Way he Looks…
- The Tempest
Cambio d’arbito
Broken Fall
Unitext
In 2008, Stephanie was chosen by Professor Konstanze Vernon to study a Dance and Classical Ballet Pedagogy Diploma under the master supervision of Professor Alex Ursiliak.
The diploma was two years and has qualified her to teach beginners through to Professionals with the Vaganova Method, Dance History, Music, Pointe, Repetoire.
Stephanie has been instructing dancers and non dancers in GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® since 2012, in Munich, Germany, Monte Carlo, Monaco and Sydney.
Qualified Gyrotonic Instructor & Dance and Ballet Coach.
Qualifications
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GYROTONIC® Level 1 Certificate 2015
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GYROTONIC® JUMPING STRETCHING BOARD Specialized Equipment Certificate 2016
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GYROTONIC® Level 2 Certificate 2020
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GYROTONIC® Application for Scoliosis
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GYROTONIC® Application for the Shoulder Girdle
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GYROTONIC® Level 2 Certificate
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GYROTONIC® Application for the Pelvic Girdle
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GYROKINESIS® Level 1 Certificate 2012
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GYROKINESIS® Lotus Blossom
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Diploma Ballet and Dance Pedagogy Vaganova Method 2010
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Diploma Ballet and Dance 2003
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Working with Children Check
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Royal Academy of Dance Honours Advanced
Awards
City of Sydney McDonalds Performing Art Challenge Ballet Scholarship Outright winner in year 2000.
RAD Solo Seal
Rose der Woche award for the performing arts Deutsche Zeitung, Germany in 2014.
Schedule
GYROTONIC®
Lambton, Newcastle, NSW 2299
Entry at Rear of Building
151 Young Road
Lambton, 2299
Private Sessions |
Duet Sessions |
Group Classes
7:00am - 5:30pm
7:00am - 2:30am
6:30am - 7:30pm
Lovedale, Hunter Valley
Miliya Wellness and Retreat
283 Wilderness Road
Lovedale 2325 NSW
5:30pm Reformer Pilates 6:30pm Reformer Pilates
5pm Reformer Pilates
6pm Reformer Pilates
5pm Reformer Pilates
7:30am Reformer Pilates
8:30am Yoga-GYROKINESIS®️
9:30am Reformer Pilates
10:30am FOOT FITNESS
11:30am Mat Pilates
1:00 pm Reformer Pilates
Maitland, Hunter Valley
Alestre Pilates
7/491 High Street, Maitland
Ph: 0414931808
5:30pm Reformer Pilates 6:30pm Mat Pilates
7am Reformer Pilates
8am Reformer Pilates
9am Mat Pilates
For GYROTONIC®️, GYROKINESIS®️, Myofacial Release-Body Rolling, and Barre classes please contact Stephanie with your expression of Interest
Qualifications
GYROTONIC®️ Psoas Principles
GYROTONIC®️Dynamic Trunk Stability
GYROTONIC®️Applications for Dancers
GYROTONIC®️GYROTONER Certificate
GYROKINESIS®️Essentials, Cervial, Thoracic and Lumbar
Yamuna®️Foot Fitness Level 1
Certificate IV Contemporary Pilates
Integrated Diploma Contemporary Pilates
GYROKINESIS® Group classes
Studio Lambton, Newcastle
9:00am
Studio Lane Cove, Sydney
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GYROKINESIS® Group class
Online via Zoom
9:00am
7:00am
Studio Lane Cove, Sydney
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GYROTONIC® Online
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GYROKINESIS® flow/advanced Session via Zoom
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Posture and Pelvic Floor Session via Zoom
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