Research Statement

As a pedagogue and integral researcher, Luc has lectured and presented his research extensively nationally and internationally and his co-authored book “Dance and the Alexander Technique” was published by University of Illinois Press in 2011. It was also translated in Spanish Fall 2021 with Pequeña Hoja Press (Buenos Aires Argentina). In 2012, he founded the Integral Movement Lab, which combines the Alexander Technique and developmental ideas within product and curriculum designs. He co-created Framework for Integration, a movement analysis system anchored in the way babies and animals move that helps all movers make new, healthier movement decisions and encourages more coordinated and integrated bodily use (look for an upcoming book with the U of I Press).

Presentations

  • Prone is for Primary, Supine is for Secondary: Assisted Constructive Rest with Alexander Technique, Dart, and Framework for Integration Applications” at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance – London, UK. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 09/10/2022.
  • “Dance of Everyday Movement: Dart Procedures and Alexander Technique Integration” presentation at the Movementis: Movement, Brain, Cognition, Sorbonne, Paris, France. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 09/03/2022.
  • Dance of Everyday Movement: Dart Procedures and Alexander Technique Integration at the 12th International Alexander Technique Congress, Technische Universität, Berlin, Germany. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 08/21/2022.
  • “Antagonistic Action as Experienced in the Feet and Legs” – presentation for the American Society of Alexander Technique Teachers conference (online). Presentation, Presented, 06/24/2022.
  • “Mini Dart Procedures for trunk and limbs on chair” Movement Presentation for the National Dance Education Association (online). Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 10/15/2021.
  • Trauma, Development, and Functionality: Prosocial Strategies for Humane Teaching in the Ballet Class (Applied Demonstration) . Presentation, Presented, 07/06/2021.
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  • Online Presentation for the American Society of Alexander Technique Teachers Annual General Meeting and Conference: “Alexander Technique, Dart Procedures and the Framework for Integration”. Presentation, Presented, 06/24/2021.
  • Presentation for the Dance Science and Somatic Educators Conference: “Interrogating Ideas Around the Pelvis” (online). Presentation, Presented, 06/15/2021.
  • "A Framework for Integration in Dance Technique" National Dance Educators Organization. Presentation, Presented, 10/07/2016.

Publications

  • Vanier, Luc & Rebecca Nettl-Fiol, Elizabeth Johnson (2022). Framework for Integration. American Society for the Alexander Technique / AmSAT Journal. Published, 12/01/2022.
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  • Vanier & Rebecca Nettl-Fiol, Elizabeth Johnson (2022). The Dance of Everyday Movement: A Framework for Integration. (pp. 400). University of Illinois Press. Accepted, 10/01/2022.
  • Vanier & Rebecca Nettl-Fiol (2021). Danza y Ténica Alexander: Explorando el Eslabón Perdido. (pp. 258). Pequeña Hoja. Published, 11/01/2021.
  • Vanier (2021). Ballet Aesthetics: Trauma, Development and Functionality. Intellect LTD Press. Published, 05/01/2021.
  • Vanier & Elizabeth Johnson (2020). The Subtle Dance of Developmental Self-Awareness with Digital Media Technologies. University of Quebec a Montreal Press. Published, 02/01/2020.
  • University of Illinois Press http://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/catalog/47zae7kr9780252036019.html Author: Rebecca Nettl-Fiol and Luc Vanier Pub Date: July 2011 Pages: 216 pages Dimensions: 7.5 x 9 in. Illustrations: 155 black & white photographs Cloth edition is unjacketed. Published, 06/01/2011.