U-Alex Svoboda
U-Alex Svoboda, Ph.D. unguthisha womdanso oqondayo, umgqugquzeli, kanye nomsunguli we-freedomDANCE, isikole kanye nendlela yokuzindla komdanso kanye nokunyakaza okuqondayo okwasungulwa ngo-2009. Uyaziwa ngokuthuthukisa indlela efinyelelekayo kodwa egxile ekujuleni kokuzindla okusekelwe ekunyakazeni ehlanganisa ukwenziwa, ukuqwashisa ngokomzwelo, kanye nophenyo lomuntu siqu.
U-Alex Svoboda uhlala eLondon futhi ufundisa emhlabeni wonke ngezifundo, ama-workshop, ama-retreat, kanye nezinhlelo zokuqeqesha othisha.
Isizinda
U-Alex Svoboda uhlale futhi wasebenza "eRussia, e-United States, nase-United Kingdom". Wafunda emanyuvesi nasemakolishi amaningi futhi waphothula "i-Ph.D." Ngaphambi kokugxila ngokugcwele ekunyakazeni okuqondile, wasebenza njengomhlaziyi kanye nomphathi ezinhlanganweni ezinkulu zamazwe ngamazwe, okuhlanganisa nenkampani yokubonisana ngokuphathwa komhlaba wonke ethi "McKinsey & Company".
Kanye nomsebenzi wakhe webhizinisi, uSvoboda wasebenza njengomfundisi waseyunivesithi kanye 'nomxhumanisi wokuqeqeshwa kwebhizinisi', ulwazi olwamsiza kamuva ukuthi afundise ngendlela yakhe yokufundisa ehlelekile kodwa enolwazi ngomdanso oqondayo.
Ukuqeqeshwa komdanso nokunyakaza
U-Alex Svoboda waqeqeshwa ngqo namaphayona amaningana omdanso wesimanje oqondayo, okuhlanganisa:
- Anna Halprin
- Gabrielle Roth (umsunguli we-5Rhythms)
Uqeqeshwe nabanye othisha abavelele emkhakheni womdanso nokunyakaza okuqondayo. Umsebenzi wakhe uthonywa umkhuba wokusebenza ngokomzimba, ukuhlaziya ukunyakaza, ukuzindla, kanye nokufunda okuhlangenwe nakho.
USvoboda uphinde abhalwe njengothisha Open Floor futhi uhlotshaniswa nomphakathi obanzi wokunyakaza okuqondayo wamazwe ngamazwe.
freedomDANCE
U-Alex Svoboda ungumsunguli kanye nonjiniyela oyinhloko we-freedomDANCE, indlela yokuzindla ngomdanso eyakhelwe phezu kwesakhiwo esiphindaphindayo esaziwa ngokuthi i-freedomDANCE Cycle:
- Ukuvula
- Uguquko
- Inkululeko
Le ndlela igcizelela ukuzenzela izinto, ukungabikho kobuciko bomdanso, kanye nokunyakaza njengendlela eqondile eya ekuqondeni ngale kokucabanga okuvamile. I-freedomDANCE yenzelwe ukufinyeleleka kubantu abangenalo ulwazi lwangaphambilini lokudansa noma lokuzindla, ngenkathi isasekela ukuhlola okujulile komuntu siqu kanye nemizwa.
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.”
