Alexander
Technique
For Dancers
Dance Without Pain
Private Alexander Technique study in Bountiful, Utah, serving dancers throughout Salt Lake City and the Wasatch Front.
Movement Training at the Highest Level
Alexander Technique is taught at Juilliard, Yale, University of Utah, and other serious performing-arts programs because professional performers need exceptional coordination, freedom, and awareness of their bodies.
It is high-level movement work—but it should not be reserved for elite performers.
If you dance, your body is your instrument too.
Whether you do Zumba, ballet, tango, ballroom, contemporary, or simply dance for the love of it, this work can help you understand unnecessary tension, improve coordination, and find more ease in the body you move with.
Especially when pain starts getting in the way.
You do not have to be a professional dancer to deserve professional-level care for your body.
12 Lessons to Recalibrate Your Body
Don't let pain end the dance.
You may simply know that:
- Your feet hurt after a night of dancing.
- High heels hurt or feel harder on your feet, knees, hips, or back than they used to.
- Your knees hurt or no longer feel trustworthy when you pivot and turn.
- Your back hurts during dancing or tightens afterward.
- You are beginning to avoid certain steps—or dancing altogether—because you are afraid something will hurt.
Over 12 lessons, we look at the whole pattern underneath those experiences and help your body find another way to move.
The goal is not simply less pain. It is more of your body available for dancing.
A Rare Kind of Education
Alexander Technique isn't mystical or woo-woo. It's a practical, hands-on education in how you experience and use your body.
Alexander Technique is NOT:
- A massage or medical treatment.
- A collection of exercises or stretches.
- A method of forcing yourself into perfect posture.
- Energy healing or mystical work.
So What Is It?
It's the study of the quality of your life.
Alexander Technique develops a richer, more intimate relationship with yourself. You begin to notice the extraordinary complexity of ordinary things: standing, walking, breathing, reaching, or simply being with another person.
It's more than being mindful. It's an active, curious, and often exciting process of discovery.
As your sensitivity grows, so does your appreciation. Familiar movements become fascinating. Small changes become meaningful. You discover possibilities in yourself that you never thought to look for.
The ordinary becomes extraordinary.
Ease Is Beauty.
As you learn to interfere less with your natural coordination, movement can become easier, freer, and more expressive.
And there is something unmistakably beautiful about a person who moves with ease.
That's what we study. Not just how to move better, but how to experience more of life through the body you already have.
Christopher Neville
Credentials & Professional Background
Christopher Neville is a dedicated student and teacher of human movement, with a deep interest in how we organize ourselves, how we learn, and how the quality of our movement shapes our experience of life.
- AmSAT-Certified Alexander Technique Teacher — American Society for the Alexander Technique
- Professional Teacher Training — Three-year certification program involving more than 1,600 hours of study
- Published Author & Collaborator — Books published in collaboration with Marjean McKenna and John Appleton
- Advanced Study & Mentorship — Marjean McKenna, Luc Vanier, Bruce Fertman, Yehuda Kuperman, and John Appleton
- Developmental Movement Studies — The Dart-based work of Joan and Alex Murray, informed by the research of Raymond Dart
- Areas of Expertise — Whole-body coordination, developmental movement, postural organization, balance, spiral mechanics, breath, and muscular effort
Start Here — Your First Step
Try Group Classes First
Experience the work firsthand — the best first step before the 12-week private study below.
Learn Together. Discover More.
Small-group study through simple movements, observation, and hands-on guidance — balance, coordination, and greater freedom in movement.
CURRENTLY FULL - Accepting Waitlist Applicants
Join the WaitlistStep Two — After Group Classes
12 Private Lessons
$345/Month/For 3 Months
A focused three-month study to recalibrate the body you dance with—creating more support, coordination, lightness, and possibility in movement.
- 12 private Alexander Technique lessons
- Private studio in Bountiful, Utah — approximately 15 minutes north of downtown Salt Lake City
- Open to dancers of all styles and backgrounds
- No Two Flame Tango membership required
- Online support material included
Your body can learn another way. Keep dancing.
Begin Your StudyFrequently Asked Questions
Do I need to be a Two Flame Tango student?
No. This private study is open to dancers of all styles and backgrounds.
Where are Alexander Technique lessons offered?
Lessons are held at our private studio in Bountiful, Utah, just north of Salt Lake City.
Can Alexander Technique help dancers dealing with pain?
The work looks at whole-body coordination and movement habits that may contribute to unnecessary strain. It can be especially useful for dancers dealing with recurring foot, knee, back, neck, shoulder, or high-heel discomfort.
Is this physical therapy or massage?
No. Alexander Technique is an educational approach. You learn to recognize and change the way you coordinate and use your body.
Who teaches the lessons?
Christopher Neville, an AmSAT-certified Alexander Technique teacher and longtime Argentine tango teacher.