PAMELA BLANC teaches the Alexander Technique in Los Angeles, California and can be reached at The Alexander Teaching Studio at 310-470-2993 or through her e-mail address PBlancAT@aol.com

Ms. Blanc is a Founder and Member of the Board of Directors of the Alexander Training Institute of Los Angeles, established 1987. She was a Senior Faculty member and a Director of Training from 1988-1997. Currently she oversees Continuing Education Programs for Alexander Technique Teachers at ATI-LA. www.ATInstituteLA.com

Throughout her career Pamela has taught in the Music Departments of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and California State University Northridge (CSUN), The Theater School at University of Southern California (USC) and has taught Master classes for The Los Angeles Philharmonic Institute, The New World Symphony, The Colburn School of Performing Arts, The International Festival of Movement and Dance on the Volga in Yaroslavl, Russia, and The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum. Pamela has been a faculty member of Opera Works since 2000 and teaches South Bay Children's Choir at El Camino College.

PRIVATE PRACTICE
Pamela has a private practice in West Los Angeles and frequently travels giving lectures and presentations on the Principles of the Alexander Technique. Living in Los Angeles brings many actors, musicians and singers into her practice. However, she knows the overall benefits of the Technique reach far beyond enhancing performance and her practice also brings computer programmers, writers, financial advisors, aerospace technicians and engineers, puppeteers, athletes, psychiatrists, psychologists, monks, teachers, set designers, dialect coaches, students, gardeners, and other Alexander teachers.

CONTINUING EDUCATION
Committed to continuing education, Pamela has continued her depth of learning with Senior teachers of the Technique whenever possible. She both takes workshops and teaches them at Alexander conferences nationally and worldwide.

In June 2003 Pamela completed the Graduate Training Program in The Art of Breathing at the American Center for the Alexander Technique, New York City under the Direction of Jessica Wolf. This program focused on the principles of the Alexander Technique as applied to Breathing Coordination.  

In 2006 Pamela assisted Ms. Wolf in teaching this course at ACAT, New York to other Alexander Technique Teachers. (Click on Breathing Coordination for more information.)

The Foundation of her Alexander Technique Education
Pamela began having private lessons in the Alexander Technique in 1975 with Mr. Frank Ottiwell and graduated from the American Center for the Alexander Technique in San Francisco in 1979 under the direction of Mr. Ottiwell and Mr. Giora Pinkas.

Curious about the various styles of experienced Alexander teachers, looking for the similarities, and committed to her own continuing education after graduation, Pamela pursued her studies with the following Alexander Technique teachers all of whom trained with Mr. Frederick Mathias Alexander (1869-1956).

Pamela studied with Mr. Patrick Macdonald while in training (1976-1979) during his annual teaching trips from London to San Francisco and later in Los Angeles.

Over a ten-year period Pamela studied with and hosted many of Marj Barstow's visits to California as well as traveled to Lincoln Nebraska for numerous summers to study with her there.   

Walter and Dilys Carrington also came to California in the late 70s and early 80s to teach and Pamela followed up her studies with them by traveling to London to have private lessons and study in their August teacher refresher course during two summers.   

Pamela had the pleasure to befriend Dr. and Mrs. Barlow during the First International Congress for the Alexander Technique in 1986 in Stony Brook, New York. Pamela maintained contact and had private lessons with Marjory Barlow on later trips to London.