Dance Workshop: Improvisation & Creative Movement by Anniela Huidobro Castro

This two-hour workshop with Anniela Huidobro Castro invites participants to explore improvisation, creative movement, and their own individual movement language. Through playful exercises, creative prompts, and an open, expressive approach, participants will connect movement with imagination, personal experiences, and spontaneous physical expression rather than learning a fixed choreography.

The session includes a physical warm-up with floor work and contemporary dance techniques, followed by improvisation exercises done individually and in duets. Music, objects, images, narratives, and personal experiences will provide starting points for discovering new movement possibilities. The workshop welcomes experienced dancers, performers, and anyone curious about exploring movement, with no previous improvisation experience required.

When: Saturday, October 10, 2026

Showtimes: 12:00 PM–2:00 PM

Tickets: $30 per person

Venue: Mexican Cultural Institute, 2829 16th St NW, Washington, D.C. 20009

Instructor: Anniela Huidobro Castro

Run time: Two hours

Language: Spanglish

Level: Open to dancers of all levels and body types

Workshop content: Warm-up exercises, floor work, contemporary dance techniques, individual and duet improvisation, and creative exploration using music, objects, images, narratives, and personal experiences.

Experience: No prior improvisation experience is required.

Focus: Exploration, play, freedom, self-expression, imagination, and developing a personal movement language rather than learning set choreography.

Venue hours: The institute lists visiting hours of Monday through Friday from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM and Saturday from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM.