INTENSIVES

The VALLETO Intensives happen biennially, bringing together dancers and artists from around the world for an extraordinary experience.

Winter intensive (heal project) : We focus on jounaling, movement (no prior dance required), eyes closed, sound, yin yoga, and community. It is a time for reflection and to set intentions for the year ahead. Open to all individuals in the artistic realm who wish to take some time to go deeper.

Summer Intensive: an incubator for creativity. Tailored for semi-professional and professional dancers. A time to engage in the process of Valeria. In addition with a guest artist.

NEXT INTENSIVE:

February 2025

winter intensive

Location: Brooklyn

Winter Intensive 2025

HUMANS

We are excited to offer an intensive workshop uniquely crafted for ARTISTS from all walks of life whom are interested in explorin movement and self reflection in a safe space. Our program is tailored to those who are delving into their artistic journey, offering a safe and supportive space for exploration, dialogue, and constructive feedback.

Participants will engage in various activities throughout the workshop, including movement exercises, durational processes, and in-depth discussions. We aim to foster an environment where artists can question, understand, and delve deeper into their creative 'why'. The program includes an immersive study of human expression within the realm of performance art, allowing participants to both learn from others and discover their own distinctive practices.

Key Details:

* The workshop requires a minimum of 10 participants to proceed./ Ages from 21 and up

* Participants are encouraged to embrace their emotions openly, with the assurance that the experiences shared within the workshop remain confidential.

* This is a journey of personal research, and while individual exploration is respected, sharing insights and experiences with fellow participants is integral to the collective growth of the group.

Our Core Values: Vulnerability, Self-Expression, Trust, Safety, Empathetic Listening, Radical acceptance.

Our intentions are:
• To create a supportive and loving community.
• To connect with our intuition, our inner self, our truth & our power.
• To express ourselves fully, and be witnessed with love.
• To reclaim our voice and find our WHY? as artists.
• To design our year so we start with a clear plan of action.

Summer Intensive 2025

NEXT INTENSIVE: JUNE 2025

LOCATION: BROOKLYN

VALLETO Summer Intensive fosters a supportive and non-judgmental environment for dancers to build unique perspectives about their movement language while refining their technique and unleashing their creative potential. Under Valeria Gonzalez's direction, attendees will have the chance to collaborate, learn new choreography, and receive individualized mentorship to their needs and aspirations. Build lasting relationships, gain new perspectives, and contribute to the dance world with your unique voice!

Fellowship Program Opportunity:

VALLETO's Fellowship Program offers a fully-funded opportunity for a dancer to participate in our two-week intensive, focusing on professional growth and fostering creativity. The selected dancer will not only attend all classes and contribute to the Performance Project but also work closely with VALLETO Director, Valeria. This collaboration will include discussions, feedback, exploring creative possibilities, and observing classes.

The program encourages a flexible approach, enabling the dancer to immerse themselves in the experience through various means, such as videography, choreography, collaboration, observation, or photography. The Fellowship Program aims to provide dancers with the freedom to delve into their creative interests in a supportive and non-judgmental environment.

PHOTO BY ALBA GARCIA

SESSIONS

VALLETO COMPANY CLASS

BODYDRAMA

Valeria's classes take you on a physical and sensorial journey to awaken the unconscious, and emotional inner knowledge. Valeria cultivates a safe space for the students to have a deeper connection to the movement practices. Her workshops also focus on exploring partnering dynamics, undoing old movement habits, and unveiling the psyche through a variety of contemporary dance methodologies, improvisation, and acting methods. Her goal is to invite the students to have more awareness of their bodies, their minds, and their spirits to find freedom in the uncomfortable. Valeria encourages her dancers to tap into their imaginations, and their desires for unapologetic self expression.

She also includes:

ºHolistic Approaches (Meditation)

ºEmbodiment Practices

ºDialogue

ºDiscovering What Is Your Artistic Statement (Journaling)

PHOTO BY SARAH ANNIE NAVARRETE- COURTESY OF UT AUSTIN

VALLETO CHOREOGRAPHY/CREATIVE PROCESS

Valeria’s choreographic process excavates deep emotional states and memories through movement research, shapes, geometry, voice, the outer and inner world, sound, curiosity and collaborative exploration. She safely invites her dancers to be vulnerable and allows them to unveil the many layers that our collective consciousness hides.

Valeria is interested in the creature we all hold within. Her goal is to awaken and allow uninhibited self-expression in all aspects of the process to happen.