BIOS Ana Clara Gaio is a clinical and social psychologist. She completed the "Laban and Art of Movement" training, taught by Denise Telles-Hofstra. The roots of her research, which seeks to analyze dance through the lens of Laban as a decolonial instrument for the flexibilization of muscular armor and self-regulation of character, were born during the development of her final project for this course. Bruna Fiuza holds a degree in Dance from FAV (Faculdade Angel Vianna/RJ); Specialization in Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analysis System from LIMS (Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies), NYC. She is a teacher of the Postgraduate Program in Laban/Bartenieff System at FAV and a Physical Therapist from IBMR (Brazilian Institute of Medicine and Rehabilitation) with experience in kinesiotherapy applied to health imbalances in bodily systems. As a dance artist, she works as a dancer and assistant director of theatrical works. Caio Picarelli is a Ph.D. student and Master in Performing Arts from Unirio. He is a teaching-researcher of Butoh Dance, postgraduate student in Laban/Bartenieff System at FAV, Body Preparer, and Bachelor in Dance from the same institution. He uses the System as an investigative path in the practice of Butoh Dance poetics and as a contribution to propositions of experience in educational and dance creative processes. Cristina Fernandes Rosa is an artist-researcher who works at the intersection of dance, body arts, and ecologies of knowledge. Rosa is a professor in the dance department at the University of Roehampton, in London (United Kingdom). Previously, she taught at several universities in the USA (2009-2016), was a researcher at IRC Interweaving Performance Cultures at Freie Universität (Germany 2012-13), and a visiting professor at the Federal University of Bahia (2021-2023). Rosa's research has been published internationally in renowned scientific journals, anthologies, and the book "Brazilian Bodies and their Choreographies of Identification: Swing Nation" (2015), published by Palgrave Macmillan. She completed her Ph.D. in culture and performance, supervised by Susan L. Foster, at UCLA, where she completed her training in LMA. Giselle Ruzany, Ph.D., L.P.C., R-DMT, is a psychotherapist, artist, researcher, contemporary choreographer, dance educator and mindful movement practitioner. With licenses in the states of CO, VA, and DC, she currently practices in Woodley Park, Washington, DC, where she integrates mindful movement and embodied inquiry into her trauma-informed psychotherapy sessions. Ruzany is fluent in Portuguese and English. Her research for her doctorate in Expressive arts therapies focused on embodied art-based research for healing transgenerational trauma. Her master’s thesis in dance Movement Therapy and somatic psychology (2000) explored tango for preventive couples therapy using the Laban and Kestenberg Movement profile. She is certified in E.M.D.R. and Gestalt Therapy, is a published writer, and has presented and performed all over the world. She taught at the Corcoran School of Arts and Design in the dance department for 12 years where Laban movement analysis was used in class (2011-2023). She is presently teaching at Antioch University, where Laban Movement Analysis is the common language. Ruzany is interested in the intersection of dance and psychology for genuine self-discovery, healing, and connection. She danced with Tatyana Paiva in Companhia Fim de século, directed and choreographed by Renato Vieira from 1987 to 1991, where they both were introduced to Laban by Regina Miranda when she was a guest choreographer for the company. For more information about Giselle’s psychotherapy practice, you can visit her at www.gestaltdance.com. Juliana Machado is a choreographer and dance teacher/educator. She studied at the Laban Centre in London, where she began some investigations using Laban's methodology (including the Structural Model), which she deepened in Brazil in her classes and more recently at the Center for Human Development and Integration of Knowledge (Cedhic). Lígia Tourinho is an actress and dance artist. She works on Performative Theater and Contemporary Dance projects, receiving recurrent support from major Brazilian funding grants and awards. She is the creator of the Choreographic Game Project. She is a teacher in the Postgraduate Programs in Dance and Arts of the Scene and in the undergraduate programs in Dance and Theater Direction at UFRJ and in the Postgraduate Programs in Laban/Bartenieff at Faculdade Angel Vianna (FAV-RJ) and Teaching of Classical Dance at Theatro Municipal. She holds a Ph.D. in Arts (UNICAMP), a Master's degree in Arts, and a Bachelor's degree in Performing Arts from the same institution. Movement Analyst by the Laban Institute of Movement Studies (CMA) and Specialist in Laban by FAV. Luísa Fedrizzi holds a degree in Dance from ULBRA/Canoas, Specialization in Laban/Bartenieff System by FAV, and directs her own dance space in Caxias do Sul – RS, where she conducts research in movement related to the Laban/Bartenieff System. As a dance professional, she works as a dancer, teacher, researcher, and choreographer. Luize Helena Pessanha holds a Bachelor's degree in Dance from UFRJ, where she had her first contact with Laban's Theories with Master Marina Martins. In 2018, she completed the Laban and Art of Movement training by Denise Telles. In 2021, she developed the course and workshop "Improvise." In 2022, the result of the course application for the first group was presented as a Paper at the Laban Conference. In addition to the course, she applies the Theory of Efforts and the Theory of Spatial Harmonies in her classes for students of various ages, mainly for the technical theater course at the Maria José Guedes School of Arts, in Macaé. Regina Miranda is a choreographer, playwright, and theater director. She has written, directed, and choreographed about 50 shows with the Regina Miranda & AtoresBailarinos Company, including 30 choreographic installations for unconventional spaces. Nationally and internationally awarded, she received the APTR/Directing Movement Award in 2023 for "Olhos da Pele," also awarded the FUNARJ Dance Award and the FUNARTE/Masters and Masters of Brazilian Arts for her entire body of work. Her artistic formation was guided by scene masters such as Angel Vianna, Tatiana Leskova, Maria Clara Machado, Anna Sokolov, and Irmgard Bartenieff, to whom she is eternally grateful. Regina is a Certified Movement Analyst (CMA, class of 1975) by the Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies, LIMS NYC, Bachelor in Dance Theory from the State University of New York, SUNY/Empire State, and Master of Science from Grand Canyon University, GCU. She developed the pedagogical project and, since 2010, coordinates the Postgraduate Program in Laban/Bartenieff at FAV. She is the author of "Expressive Movement, Body-Space, and Laban Lead" and is currently writing "Practices of Freedom in Extended Stages," to be published in 2025. Susana Fuentes is an actress, dancer, writer, and researcher, author of "A gaivota ou a vida em torno do lago - tema para uma peça curta," semi-finalist of the Oceanos prize, the novel "Luzia," finalist of the São Paulo Literature Prize, and the short stories "Carta ao Sol" and "Escola de Gigantes" selected by FUNARTE and the program "Rio, uma cidade de leitores" (SME). She wrote and performed in the solo play "Prelúdios" selected for The New York International Fringe Festival, with a presentation at the Gene Frankel Theater in NYC. At the Centro de Letras e Artes – Escola de Letras da Unirio, she guides the study group "Laboratório de composição cênica e escrita – A vida do papel – na página, na cena," with research on the work of Maria Knébel and elements of Stanislavski's system. She participated in the Conference "Notes écrites dans un souterrain de Dostoïevski dans la culture de l’Europe et de l’Amérique" at the Gorki Institute of World Literature, in Moscow, with the comparative study Dostoevsky and Clarice Lispector, and the XVIII Dostoevsky Symposium in Nagoya, Japan, with original video/performance creation. She works as a substitute teacher at the School of Letters – Unirio with courses in Text Production, Audiovisual Production and Teaching, Theories and Aesthetics of Image, Theories and Aesthetics of Narrative, Interartistic Dialogues. She completed a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from UERJ, where she created the project "Leituras. Conto russo e narrativas da memória," winner of the Local Actions Award from the Aldir Blanc Law. Tatyana Paiva is an artist, dancer, and cultural producer. She was part of professional companies, acted in musicals and plays, working with important directors and choreographers such as Renato Vieira, Regina Miranda (with whom she did S. Thala), Marília Pera, Sérgio Britto, and Moacyr Góes. During her training, she took the Bartenieff Fundamentals course with Regina Miranda. She began working backstage simultaneously, assisting in costume and direction, as well as in production and fundraising areas. She entered the audiovisual sector, where she gained extensive experience in professional education, production, exhibition, management, and cultural administration. After working in the corporate sector for 12 years, she returned to cultural production with Renato Vieira Cia de Dança. She is currently the coordinator of the it ballerina dance academy, participating in the daily lives of students and in the production of the school's annual shows. Vanessa Mahamud holds a Bachelor's degree in Dance from UFRJ, postgraduate specialization in Laban/Bartenieff System from Faculdade Angel Vianna (FAV), Integral Yoga Instructor from ANYI, teacher and dancer of Belly Dance, and undergraduate student in Physical Education from UNIVERSO. She teaches Yoga and Belly Dance using Laban/Bartenieff as a foundation.