Rebecca Weber

Becca Weber investigates the places where the body meets the brain--where dance and Somatics intersect. Weber is a Registered Somatic Movement Educator and holds an MFA in Dance from Temple University as well as an MA in Dance & Somatic Well-Being from the University of Central Lancashire. She has experience as an Adjunct Professor in Dance for both graduate and undergraduates at various colleges and universities in the US and UK.

As founder and director of Somanaut Dance (www.somanautdance.com), her choreography has been presented in Philadelphia, New York, Georgia, Delaware, Canada, and the UK. Weber is an Artist-in-Residence at Mascher Space Co-op, whose work has been supported by Dance USA, Dance/UP, the World Dance Alliance Americas, Boyer College of Music and Dance, the Iron Factory, and the Pew Center for Arts and Heritage. Her research has been published in the Journal of Dance and Somatic Practices. She is an Associate Editor for the journal Dance, Movement and Spiritualities and co-editor of the anthology, Dance, Somatics and Spiritualities: Contemporary Sacred Narratives, in which she co-authored a chapter. She also serves as Communications Director, Social Media Manager, Editorial Board Member, editor, and dance critic for thINKingDANCE.net.