Temple Studio of Fine Art and Dance

Article by Lois Ann Baker
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October 28 2016

Attempting to bring the beauty of Isadora Dance to Cornwall, the Temple Studio of Fine Art and Dance is opening its doors in the heart of downtown.
The new dance studio/art gallery is located in the former TAG unit on Pitt Street and owner Rebecca Bachar is ready to welcome Cornwall into her studio.
Bachar is originally from the United States where she had a few dance studios.
"I started out by teaching Isadora Dance," she said, the dance style 'named for famed dancer Isadora Duncan. "She is recognized as the Mother of Modern Dance."
Bachar started dancing at age three with regular modern dance and, at five, switched to ballet.
"After doing some yoga and other exercises, I realized that was not too healthy so I switched to this (Isadora) dance which is much healthier and more fun."
Bachar said traditionally ballerinas had to retire at 39 or 40 years old because of 'the strain the dance puts on their bodies, but an Isadora dancer can continue to dance well into their 80s if the desire.
"I switched when about 30 were and I trained in New York City," she said. "I trained for five years and started to teach pretty much right after my training and I've
been teaching ever since."
Along with Isadora Dance, Bachar also teaches Vedig Yoga. And about 15 years ago she added owning an art gallery to her repertoire.
I found the mixture works very well," she said. Along with teaching dance, Bachar said she will also be holding art shows, the first of which will be dance related.
"There are special drawings an Isadora dancer did a few years ago," she said. "Her name is Julia Lavigne, so I have prints of these drawings. I will also be showing beautiful photo shoots my girls and I have done."
She will also be inviting other dancers, vocalists or local artists to her studio to perform there.
For those unfamiliar with Isadora Duncan Dance style, Bachar said the technique comes from the solar plexus, whereas in ballet, it comes from the lower back.
"Say that you are going to move an arm. In ballet, there would be an awareness of the back," she said. She described the movement as stopping at the shoulder. However in Isadora Dance, the movement is an extension of the whole body and much more fluid.
"It's a whole body movement," she said. "It means the whole body is connected. In ballet, everything is broken down like a marionette."
The dance style is usually done to classical music, but Bachar said she used music from around the world.
Bachar said she is very excited about her new studio because it is the first time she has had a space that is not only big enough for her dreams, but has the proper professional art gallery lighting for an art studio.
Anyone interested in learning more about Bachar's studio or registering for classes can contact her at 289-200-3076, by email at Rebecca.bachar@gmail.com, or
visit her website at tmplestudio off-ineart.com. You can also search for her on Facebook.