Facilitation
Amy Voris is a dance artist and facilitator based in Manchester, UK. Her practice is process-oriented and collaborative, driven by the desire to develop enduring relationships with people, places and movement material. She is curious about how movement emerges through an ongoing dialogue with circumstance. Choreographic processes unfold over time rather than towards fixed outcomes, allowing shifts in understanding to grow gradually. Her projects span site-responsive performance, interdisciplinary collaboration and artist-led curation.
Alongside her creative practice, she has facilitated contemporary dance-related subjects in higher education for over twenty years. Her current teaching within professional development contexts is informed by an ongoing engagement with experiential anatomy and the mover-witness framework. She invites dancers to cultivate embodied attention and reflective curiosity, exploring how movement structures may emerge through sustained presence and atmospheric pleasure.
Current teaching includes delivery on the MA/MFA Creative Practice at Independent Dance (London) and on Janet Kaylo’s Laban/Bartenieff Somatic Studies International, alongside workshops for organisations such as La Manufacture (Lausanne), Mobius Atelier (UK/Italy), 24 Hope Street (Liverpool), Cheshire Dance, Wainsgate Dances (Hebden Bridge), Exitmap (London), London Contemporary Dance School, the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and Barrowland Ballet (Glascow).
Amy also works with artists as a creative mentor and postgraduate supervisor. Her mentoring practice is informed by the Creative Articulations Process (CAP) catalyst training with Jane Bacon and Vida Midgelow.
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Summary of forthcoming workshops with more detailed descriptions further below:
Wed 7 Oct – Wed 11 Nov 2026 ONLINE (9.00-10.15am or 6.30-7.45pm weekly)
Experiential anatomy into movement – The presence of bone
BOOKINGS contact Amy: doridheavybody@hotmail.com
Or via eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1998419081268?aff=oddtdtcreator
Oct 2026 – June 2027 IN-PERSON across six weekends at St. Clement’s Church (Manchester)
Experiential anatomy into movement workshop series
BOOKINGS contact Amy: doridheavybody@hotmail.com
Sun 1 Nov 2026 IN-PERSON (10.00am-5.30pm) at the River Room Wellbeing Studio (nr Lancaster)
An introduction to Authentic Movement (with Penny Collinson)
BOOKINGS contact Penny: hello@pennycollinson.com
Sat 28 Nov – Sun Nov 29 November 2026 IN-PERSON (10.00am-5.00pm) at Wainsgate Dances (Hebden Bridge)
Bouquet: Practices of gathering and arranging (with Katye Coe)
BOOKINGS via Wainsgate Dances: https://buytickets.at/wainsgatechapelcharity/2374927
Feb – July 2027 ONLINE
Transitions and Transformations (with Natalie Garrett Brown)
BOOKINGS contact Amy: doridheavybody@hotmail.com
Detailed descriptions of each workshop can be found below.
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Wed 7 Oct – Wed 11 Nov 2026 ONLINE (9.00-10.15am or 6.30-7.45pm weekly)
Experiential anatomy into movement – The presence of bone
BOOKINGS contact Amy: doridheavybody@hotmail.com
Or via eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1998419081268?aff=oddtdtcreator
These sessions are informed by experiential anatomy and contemporary dance improvisation practices which draw on the materiality of the body as a poetic resource. Each session will begin with a brief introduction to the day’s anatomical theme, followed by experiential explorations and gentle prompts for improvisation. The last section of the session will be accompanied by sound and offer space for integration. The overall intention is to cultivate sensitivity to initiation and quality of movement as well as an imaginative pleasure moving. Individualised responses are welcome throughout. The experiential anatomy content for this series will be focussed on the presence of bone.
The same class will be offered (online) twice per week – fine to change time slots from week to week. The sessions are designed so that they can be attended as a series or on a drop-in basis. Audio recordings will be provided for sessions missed and it’s also possible to engage with the entire series asynchronously (i.e. just receive recordings rather than attending ‘live’).
Approach
This work is informed by Body-Mind Centering®-influenced practitioners, including Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, Linda Hartley, and Andrea Olsen, as well as Caryn McHose, Miranda Tufnell, Satya Dunning, Natalie Garrett Brown, and Fabiano Culora. These approaches engage the body’s anatomical materiality as a sensory, poetic and imaginal resource.
Who is this series for?
This series is for experienced movement practitioners working across teaching, therapeutic, creative or performance contexts who already have familiarity with somatic movement processes.
Cost
£6 pounds per session or £30 pounds for the series
BOOKINGS:
Contact Amy directly: doridheavybody@hotmail.com
Or via eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1998419081268?aff=oddtdtcreator
WEEK 1
Wed 7 Oct (9.00-10.15am UK time)
Wed 7 Oct (6.30-7.45pm UK time)
WEEK 2
Wed 14 Oct (9.00-10.15am UK time)
Wed 14 Oct (6.30-7.45pm UK time)
WEEK 3
Wed 21 Oct (9.00-10.15am UK time)
Wed 21 Oct (6.30-7.45pm UK time)
WEEK 4
Wed 28 Oct (9.00-10.15am UK time)
Wed 28 Oct (6.30-7.45pm UK time)
WEEK 5
Wed 4 Nov (9.00-10.15am UK time)
Wed 4 Nov (6.30-7.45pm UK time)
WEEK 6
Wed 11 Nov (9.00-10.15am UK time)
Wed 11 Nov (6.30-7.45pm UK time)
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Oct 2026 – June 2027 IN-PERSON across six weekends at St. Clement’s Church (Manchester)
Experiential anatomy into movement workshop series
BOOKINGS contact Amy: doridheavybody@hotmail.com
This workshop series unfolds across six weekends:
10 – 11 Oct 2026 (Sat 2.00-7.00pm, Sun 12.30-5.30pm): The Presence of Bone
14 – 15 Nov 2026 (Sat 2.00-7.00pm, Sun 12.30-5.30pm): The Presence of Bone
6 – 7 Feb 2027 (Sat 2.00-7.00pm, Sun 12.30-5.30pm): Organ Presence
13 – 14 March 2027 (Sat 2.00-7.00pm, Sun 12.30-5.30pm): Organ Presence
24 – 25 April 2027 (Sat 2.00-7.00pm, Sun 12.30-5.30pm): Fluid Presence
5 – 6 June 2027 (Sat 2.00-7.00pm, Sun 12.30-5.30pm): Fluid Presence
Each weekend will explore a specific anatomical theme – related to bones, organs and fluids – through experiential movement practice. Sessions will include engagement with anatomical imagery and material, guided movement explorations and some hands-on work, alongside time for reflection and integration.
Approach
This work is informed by Body-Mind Centering®-influenced practitioners, including Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, Linda Hartley, and Andrea Olsen, as well as Caryn McHose, Miranda Tufnell, Satya Dunning, Natalie Garrett Brown, and Fabiano Culora. These approaches engage the body’s anatomical materiality as a sensory, poetic and imaginal resource.
Who is this workshop series for?
This series is for experienced movement practitioners working across teaching, therapeutic, creative or performance-contexts who already have familiarity with in-depth somatic movement processes.
Rather than offering a formal training or focusing on functional anatomy, the series creates space for personal exploration and embodied inquiry. It is best suited to those comfortable self-directing and holding their own process within a group setting.
To support depth of attention, the group will be limited to 10-12 participants.
Cost
Full series: £540 waged / £480 low income
Per weekend: £100 waged / £90 low income
It is possible to book for single weekends although priority will be given to those booking the full series. Payment in instalments is available.
BOOKINGS contact Amy: doridheavybody@hotmail.com or info@amyvoris.com
Venue and access needs
Unfortunately, the venue is currently not wheel-chair accessible. To discuss any access needs, please get in touch with Amy.
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Sun 1 Nov 2026 IN-PERSON at the River Room Wellbeing Studio (near Lancaster)
An introduction to Authentic Movement (with Penny Collinson)
BOOKINGS contact Penny: hello@pennycollinson.com
With an increasing capacity to concentrate, to listen to inner impulse, the mover learns to recognise the channel within which the creative or authentic energy flows.
Janet Adler (1987)
This one-day workshop offers an introduction to the mover-witness framework, often known as Authentic Movement. The practice involves moving with the eyes closed while another person witnesses, without judgement or interpretation. We will begin with guided movement and quiet attention before exploring the mover-witness relationship in pairs. Rather than directing or shaping movement, we will practise noticing what arises and allowing movement to develop at its own pace. There is no expectation to perform or produce anything. Time will be given to reflection through drawing, writing and conversation. We will use language to support sharing that stays close to direct experience, rather than interpretation or analysis.
Penny and Amy’s approach is informed by the teachings of Linda Hartley and their training in Integrative Bodywork and Movement Therapy.
Who is it for?
This workshop is for dance and movement practitioners who are new to Authentic Movement, as well as those wishing to return to its foundational principles. Participants are expected to have some prior experience of sustained somatic or mind-body practice, and a willingness to engage in a self-reflective process. If you are unsure whether this is the right context for you, you are welcome to get in touch.
Self-care
Authentic Movement involves sustained attention to inner experience. Participants are encouraged to work within their own physical and psychological capacity, taking time to pause or rest as needed.
Cost
£90 (waged) or £70 (unwaged)
BOOKINGS contact Penny: hello@pennycollinson.com
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Sat Sat 28 Nov – Sun Nov 29 November 2026 IN-PERSON (10.00am-5.00pm) at Wainsgate Dances (Hebden Bridge)
Bouquet: Practices of gathering and arranging (with Katye Coe)
BOOKINGS via Wainsgate Dances: https://buytickets.at/wainsgatechapelcharity/2374927
Bouquet: Practices of gathering and arranging is a three-day workshop for creative practitioners interested in embodied practice, movement and site-responsive approaches to making work. Drawing inspiration from the performance work bouquet and the ongoing artistic dialogue between Katye Coe and Amy Voris, the workshop is informed by an understanding of choreography as inseparable from embodied experience. We will explore composition as a process of gathering and arranging, attending to the rich interplay between movement and place.
Mornings will consist of closely guided experiential movement practices drawing on embodied anatomy and improvisational frameworks. Through solo, duet and group explorations, participants will investigate how bodily experience in relation to place can generate compositional possibilities.
Afternoons will open into more spacious and self-directed creative processes. Working throughout the chapel and its grounds, participants will develop personal and collaborative approaches to gathering, arranging and composing. Alongside practical exploration, there will be opportunities for reflection and conversation.
As part of the workshop, Katye will share a rendition of bouquet, offering participants an opportunity to encounter the work alongside some of the questions and processes from which it has emerged.
Cost
£100
BOOKINGS via Wainsgate Dances
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Feb – July 2027 ONLINE
Transitions and Transformations (with Natalie Garrett Brown)
BOOKINGS contact Amy: doridheavybody@hotmail.com
This programme brings together somatic movement and coaching practice to create space for artists, coaches, educators and therapists to explore themes of transition and transformation in their professional lives. Participants will be invited to move and reflect upon processes of change from an embodied and creative perspective. Sessions will involve some guided movement activities, as well as time for individual processing and sharing in small groups. The somatic content will weave together material from different body systems to explore fluid presence: flow and containment.
The programme consists of six Saturday online sessions:
Sat 13 Feb (12.00-3.00pm UK time)
Sat 6 March (12.00-3.00pm UK time)
Sat 10 April (12.00-3.00pm UK time)
Sat 22 May (12.00-3.00pm UK time)
Sat 19 June (12.00-3.00pm UK time)
Sat 3 July (12.00-3.00pm UK time)
Recordings of each session will be available for any sessions missed.
Cost
£120 (waged) or £80 (unwaged)
There are two places offered on a pay-what-you-can basis.
BOOKINGS contact Amy: doridheavybody@hotmail.com
One-to-one online coaching with Natalie and/or somatic movement sessions with Amy or Natalie are available at a reduced cost for those who take part in the programme (£25 per single session or a block of six sessions for £125).
*Please note that no prior experience of coaching practices is required to join this series, but some experience with your own in-depth processes as a mover is advantageous.