The method emphasises spontaneity, absence of choreography, and movement as a direct pathway to awareness beyond habitual thinking. freedomDANCE is designed to be accessible to people without prior dance or meditation experience, while still supporting deep personal and emotional exploration.
Through the '''freedomDANCE School''', Svoboda trains teachers and supports an international network of practitioners. As of the mid-2020s, the school includes approximately '''25 core teachers and trainees''' and offers programmes in multiple countries as well as online.
Svoboda frequently describes freedomDANCE as an opportunity to experience different dimensions of freedom, including physical, psychological, and relational freedom. In his own words, each class offers:
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: :身体的自由,让它掌控一切。
: “Freedom for the body to take over.
: Freedom for the mind to notice and accept what is happening inside ourselves and around us.
: Freedom to open to something bigger, something that transcends everyday ideas and calculations.
: Freedom to be yourself and share yourself with others.”
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: 心灵的自由,让它觉察并接纳我们内心和周围发生的一切。
His teaching style is characterised by guided improvisation, carefully structured movement journeys, use of music and soundscapes, and an emphasis on presence rather than performance.
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: 敞开心扉,拥抱更宏大的事物,超越日常的观念和算计。
== Teacher training and professional affiliations ==
Alex Svoboda has led '''freedomDANCE teacher training programmes''' since 2014. These programmes are '''fully accredited by the International Conscious Movement Teachers Association (ICMTA)'''. He is an individual member of ICMTA, and freedomDANCE teachers and trainees adhere to the ICMTA Code of Ethics.
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: 做真实的自己,并与他人分享真实的自己。
== Reception ==
Participants frequently describe Svoboda’s teaching as grounded, present, and transformative. Publicly shared feedback highlights his clarity of guidance, musicality, emotional sensitivity, and ability to support both individual and collective processes.
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他的教学风格以引导即兴发挥、精心设计的动作旅程、音乐和音景的使用以及强调临场感而非表演为特点。
Selected participant statements include:
* “You have real, soft, palpable presence… When you speak, I listen. It’s always worth it.”
* “I felt stretched in a really beautiful way — dancing outside my usual patterns.”
* “Your workshop was a marathon of the heart and soul.”