
Hello
I am Flora Mariah, creator of the ANCORAR project.
I am a dance artist, somatic movement educator and mother of Lila and Samu. I was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where I trained as a contemporary dancer and dance teacher. I lived in Portugal for 8 years, and currently live in Budapest with my family.



My story
I graduated as a contemporary dancer and dance teacher at Escola Angel Vianna. My training was entirely based on somatic education through practices that move me and guide my studies to this day. I have worked as a performer and dance teacher over the years, working with different audiences, in the most varied social contexts.
I also explored different areas of knowledge such as music, scenography, cultural production and anthropology, and I feel that all of them helped me build the understanding I have about the body today, with a broader spectrum.
Since 2018, I have been dedicated to this research with the pelvis and anchoring practices, where, in addition to using all the repertoire that I have built throughout this journey, I also resort to studies of different somatic education practices, such as Body Mind Centering, Authentic Movement, the Klauss Vianna Technique, the Klein Technique, Laban/Bartenieff, and many others. I have also been very interested in studying the body from a therapeutic perspective, and for this, I seek reference in some care practices such as Rolfing, TRE (Trauma Release Exercises), Somatherapy and bioenergetics.
And to help me stitch all this together, I use many resources from a project I am a part of as a collaborator, called AND_Lab , which equips me with political-affective tools, and helps me to better circumscribe, situate and position my affections in the world, always in relation to.
I believe that the experiences and learnings I live in this body (and even outside of it) build the understanding I have about it, always trying to put myself in relation to also fine-tune the perception of the other's body. Therefore, I continue carrying my baggage and constantly studying, updating myself and thickening this broth that is ANCORAR. Currently, I am taking a training course in Somatic Practices for Pregnant People with Anne Sobotta.