INTRODUCTION

My name is Dae Gallina, and I’ve been teaching for 15 years, and am committed to improving people’s quality of life through the practice of movement, mobility, dance/play therapy, somatics, and functional neurology in a trauma-informed way that is inclusive and accessible to all bodies.

I’ve studied extensively with Movement Culture and numerous movement/dance modalities–I love contact improvisation, freeform dance/authentic movement, practice qi gong, circus arts, Gaga dance, Continuum, and weaving somatics, nervous system education, and wisdom traditions into movement practice.

In addition to teaching in Seattle, WA and Boulder, CO, I’ve taught workshops at the International Association of Functional Neurology and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, UCSF Medical School, and Bastyr University.  I am a Functional Range Conditioning certified Mobility Specialist, and engaged in continuing education in neuroscience, anatomy, trauma healing, and somatic-based movement.  I love freeform/ecstatic dance, singing and playing music, being in nature any chance I get, playing with poetry, and spending time with my community.

I completed the Human Garage Fascial Maneuvers Coach Level 1 training in 2025 and currently awaiting the official certification.