After graduating from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Jennifer Mann has worked as a professional dancer, choreographer, modern/contemporary dance, improvisation and yoga teacher. She has performed with the Group Motion Company, Beppie Blankert, Johannes Boenig, Jean Marc Le Bon, Howard Katz Fireheart, the Wee Dance Co. and Norman Douglas. With Heidi Weiss she co- founded the “Zen in the Basement Co.” with whom she performed and co-choreographed many projects presented throughout Germany and abroad. Some of these projects have been invited to international festivals and have been supported by foundations such as the Hauptstadt Culture Fund, Berlin. Together with Heidi Weiss she created the weissmann technique, and most recently the weissmann Teacher Training program. She is also certified to lead the Group Motion Workshop, an improvisational evening focused on the universal language of movement and collective healing. Jennifer organises international retreats and workshops, teaching at festivals such as Bolzano Danza, Italy and The Dance Alps Festival, Austria. She is a certified member of the Berufsverband der Yogalehrenden in Deutschland (BDY) and the European Yoga Union (EYU), and teaches pedagogy / teaching skills to the Hatha Yoga of Rishiculture Yoga Teacher Training (200 hrs).
