ZIAH MCKINNEY
INSTRUCTOR

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Limb Rotation as Combined Therapy and Dance

Ziah McKinney has been studying Bellydance, Rajasthani Dance, plus various indigenous community dances from around the world, for 30+ years as physical therapy to support her body's issues from EDS/Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, a connective tissue disorder. Finding dance forms that were about contraction, vs extension and impact, plus the added benefit of endorphins have been life changing for her life quality. Over the decades physical therapy techniques acquired in seminars to support Ehlers Danlos and other disabilities have been added to her personal and professional practice to develop a unique view of what dance even is.

Dance and disability support are also Ziah's specialites as a Birthworker.

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[Image description: Picture of Ziah, a white woman with brown hair wearing red glasses. Just her head and shoulders are in the picture, you can see the straps of a black and white striped top and the chains of two necklaces. She is in an orange room with a white ceiling  and some red curtains.]