알렉스 스보보다
알렉스 스보보다 박사는 의식적인 춤 강사이자 진행자이며, 2009년에 설립된 춤 명상 및 의식적인 움직임 학교이자 방법인 freedomDANCE의 창립자입니다. 그는 신체성, 감정 인식, 그리고 개인적 탐구를 통합하는, 접근하기 쉬우면서도 심오한 움직임 기반 명상 접근법을 개발한 것으로 잘 알려져 있습니다.
알렉스 스보보다(Alex Svoboda)는 런던에 거주하며 수업, 워크숍, 수련회, 교사 양성 프로그램 등을 통해 국제적으로 가르치고 있습니다.
배경
알렉스 스보보다(Alex Svoboda)는 러시아, 미국, 영국에서 거주하며 활동했습니다. 그는 여러 대학에서 공부하고 박사 학위를 취득했습니다. 의식적인 움직임에 전념하기 전에는 세계적인 경영 컨설팅 회사인 맥킨지 앤 컴퍼니(McKinsey & Company)를 포함한 주요 국제 기관에서 분석가 및 관리자로 근무했습니다.
스보보다 씨는 기업 경력과 병행하여 대학 강사 및 기업 교육 강사로 활동했으며, 이러한 경험은 이후 의식적인 춤에 대한 그의 체계적이면서도 경험 중심적인 교육 스타일에 영향을 미쳤습니다.
무용 및 움직임 훈련
알렉스 스보보다(Alex Svoboda)는 다음과 같은 현대 의식 무용의 선구자들과 직접 훈련을 받았습니다.
- 안나 할프린(Anna Halprin)
- 가브리엘 로스(Gabrielle Roth) (5리듬 창립자)
그는 의식적인 춤과 움직임 분야의 저명한 스승들과 함께 훈련을 받았습니다. 그의 작품은 신체 중심 훈련, 움직임 즉흥 연기, 명상, 그리고 체험 학습의 영향을 받았습니다.
Svoboda is also listed as an Open Floor teacher and is associated with the wider international conscious movement community.
freedomDANCE
Alex Svoboda is the founder and principal developer of freedomDANCE, a method of dance meditation built around a repeating structure known as the freedomDANCE Cycle:
- Opening
- Transformation
- Freedom
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.
Teaching philosophy
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:
- “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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.”
- “I left feeling more fully human.”
