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Join for a studio practice that explores and refines releasing techniques, improvisation, sequentiality, spirals, momentum, as well as off-center and upside-down play. Class begins on the floor, progresses through developmental movement patterns, then gradually rises to dynamic center and traveling phrases. Material is approached in a manner that douses competitiveness in favor of encouraging curiosity …

Thanks to everyone for the immersive and intergenerational flamenco festival! Even though the festival has been celebrated, flamenco spring is just beginning: the Greater Helsinki area has a lively and diverse flamenco field, and performances, gigs and concise courses are constantly organized. The Helsinki Flamenco Association maintains an up-to-date Flamenco calendar on its website , which shows the Helsinki region flamenco …

Dance Bridges Festival invites international artists to apply for its second edition in Kolkata, India, from August 22-29, 2017. This Festival is a new platform to showcase exciting contemporary choreography through performances, workshops and films. Artists can also engage in a residency project, internships, artist talks and other community/outreach events. Where: Kolkata, India PERFORMANCES & WORKSHOPS Application …

2 weeks of intensive training with 8 most legendary teachers in the world, in Goa, India. Where: Goa, India Two-weeks training for 60 professional dancers and movement-based performers from all over the planet.A unique fusion of contemporary movement techniques and traditional Indian dance language in workshops, lectures, and performances by 8 of the most respected teachers of the …

JOLT Dance Week and Symposium – 4 days of professional development, dance discussions, workshops & performances. Where: Garter Lane Arts Centre, Waterford, Ireland Description of opportunity: Events include: • Work in Progress presentations by dance artists in the Southeast of Ireland (in association with A Little Room).6pm, Tuesday 3rd December – Free, but booking required • Dance Film …

Come join us for the 5th edition of the ConnectLAB Festival. Nine intense days dedicated to partnering work. We have workshops from various disciplines including Contemporary dance, Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu, Fighting Monkey, Forro and Contact Improvisation. We’ve gathered a truly amazing team of artists, performers, athletes and teachers to share their knowledge in an effort to lift everyone’s …

Getting fit does not have to be the chore it’s often perceived to be. Instead, as people all around the globe are finding out each day, dancing is one of the best fitness workouts there is. Dancing offers upbeat and inventive exercise, that promotes a more healthy and active lifestyle. Sociable, energizing and life-affirming, dance …

This guide will tell you everything you need to know about how to become a dancer. We aren’t going to sugar coat this: deciding to be a professional dancer takes a lot of sacrifice, and often with little return—at least at the beginning. But regardless of where in the world you find yourself, if you …

Dancing improves brain function on a variety of levels. Two recent studies show how different types of practice allow dancers to achieve peak performance by blending cerebral and cognitive thought processes with muscle memory and ‘proprioception’ held in the cerebellum. Through regular aerobic training that incorporates some type of dance at least once a week anyone can maximize his …

That’s it. Simply, why? What is it about moving our bodies to a song we love that is so joyfully Pavlovian? Why do we watch videos, obsess over our reflection in the kitchen window, and yes, take lessons…