Flat Iron Happy Hour Podcast: Episode 3: Tamara "Cuchira" Levinson and Ruben Santos

Episode 3 is recorded via Zoom from Portugal and my guests are my friends Tamara and Ruben.  Enjoy.  BONUS Track at the end of the podcast.  (You Got To Believe In Something (JP and The Other Guys Movment Remix))

Tamara “Cuchira” Levinson was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. At the age of fifteen she represented the USA Rhythmic Gymnastics team at the 1992 Olympic Games. Her love of free movement, individualism and eMOTIONal exploration led her to a successful and ongoing over 20 year professional dance, aerial dance and choreography career. Within that journey came a thorough deconstruction of the eMOTIONal body and how “it” (our true essence) moves through us. This understanding cultivated the bases of her life’s work and greatest passion called MovMEANT.

During her earlier years she had the great pleasure of dancing with many popular artists such as Madonna, performing and creating various Off-Broadway productions in New York City, touring internationally with avant-garde aerial group De La Guarda’s “Villa Villa” & Fuerzabruta as an original cast member and co-creator. She also worked with the legendary Twyla Tharp and choreographed a couple numbers in the movie “The Greatest Showman” with Hugh Jackman. Gaining such production and creation knowledge throughout a decade in the thick of Broadway and Hollywood, Tamara naturally transitioned into directing many her own masterful pieces of work on stage and film.

With a bag full of movement expertise (aerial arts, improvisation, choreography, gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, yoga and just good ol’ play) Tamara’s dream was always to show others how therapeutic tapping into the true nature of the body can be. The next organic shift in her career came with the realization of a very powerful movement meditation technique/practice she created called MovMEANT, which she now teaches and shares worldwide to all seeking to find freedom within.

After all Tamara has accomplished she feels like she is just getting started digging into her most meaningful work yet! When it’s all said and done the only credit she wants to have on her resume is LIGHT WARRIOR.

To learn more about MovMEANT & to schedule privates with Tamara go to MovMEANT.com

Ruben, born and raised in Portugal started his movement journey at age eight playing futebol (soccer). By age 23 he was playing for U.D. Vilafranquense. At that time he was also investing practice time in the sport of footvolley, competing in the Footvolley National League in which he is currently vice champion of Portugal.

As a youngster he started to study and implement strength and conditioning protocols in order to improve his overall physical conditioning to increase his sports performance. Ruben has always been curious and motivated to learn more about the body as well as ways to self improve MINDfully but it wasn’t until he left futebol that he began to research movement as a deeper whole. His perspective opened up into a spectrum of infinite mind-body possibilities.

Ruben’s movement classes (online and in-person) focus on preparing the body for the most desired and undesired situations. Working through the bodies weaker aspects from the inside out creating an adaptable healthy human body. Moving in this manner has great long term effects. One feels empowered, navigating through their environment in ways never felt before; Able to connect deeper within self allowing more freedom in general movements and an overall healthier lifestyle.

To contact Ruben for privates email [email protected]

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