About
My name is Valeryia. The Sensing Self is the extension of everything I've explored and done so far. It's a space for movement education and community in Rotterdam, cultivating physical agency and honest self-inquiry through movement.
My own fascination with exploring movement consciously and consistently began through dance when I was six years old. Over the years, I immersed myself in many styles of dance, along with the cultures and societies from which they emerged.
Although dance shaped my life, I never felt like “just a dancer”. I saw my dance as a piece of a broader physical inquiry.
As a child, climbing, running, and balancing were how I interacted with the world. As an adult, I wanted to ground that physical play in strength, agility, and awareness.
Although dance shaped my life, I never felt like “just a dancer”. I saw my dance as a piece of a broader physical inquiry.
As a child, climbing, running, and balancing were how I interacted with the world. As an adult, I wanted to ground that physical play in strength, agility, and awareness.
This search led me to movement practice and Marcello Palozzo's Movimentica system, which explored exactly that: a practice that nourishes different dimensions of the human experience, from expression to agile displacing in space or even fighting, remaining rigorous without becoming rigid.
Through this practice, I found fellow explorers and a mentor, Rich Andoh, who have supported my growth both as a movement practitioner and as a person. In late 2024, I founded The Sensing Self - movement education space and community in Rotterdam.
Through this practice, I found fellow explorers and a mentor, Rich Andoh, who have supported my growth both as a movement practitioner and as a person. In late 2024, I founded The Sensing Self - movement education space and community in Rotterdam.
The work I share through The Sensing Self is rooted in the Movimentica system and enriched by my own movement research and study of various physical practices, as well as by my academic background and professional experience in linguistics, translation, and debate teaching. I teach through a unified, embodied approach to movement that supports learning, skill development, and personal growth.
During the shooting of an independent art film "Thinking in Circles" (2026).
To join a group cycle, visit the Practice page. For custom workshops, artistic projects, or private trajectories, you are welcome to reach out at info@thesensingself.nl