Advanced workshop
This workshop is open for people who have already followed a Folk & Tango workshop with Laure and Koen, as well as for experienced folk dancers who already have some basic knowledge of tango (at least some hours of initiation). Please read the paragraph "Level" at the bottom of this page!
Programme
Approximately 5 hours of dance lesson per day: folk couple dances, tango & traditional dances. There will be two half days free to go swimming or explore the area! Lots of free practice time. Each morning will start with 30 minutes of body warm-up (stretching, massage, etc).
This week's workshop aims to provide you with all kinds of tools and experiences to enrich your way of dancing, mainly in couple dances, but also in some trad dances. The main purpose of the tango classes offered is to refine your body skills in the folk couple dances.
The work on body awareness in dance will allow us to dive into the exploration of this great mishmash called "musicality" and of the dialogue that we, as dancers, are led to initiate with the musical proposals that are made to us: to open our ears, to become aware of the rhythmic and melodic richness of the pieces, to get out of our usual movements by developing new types of vocabulary, to be able to choose the musical elements that we want to interpret, etc…
In our opinion, what makes a beautiful couple dance is the comfort of the abrazo, the quality of the connection, and the harmony found by the three of us: you, me and the music. This workshop will explore these three notions in greater depth.
Each teacher will also give classes around his or her own speciality. We have 2 rooms and can therefore separate the group if necessary.
A part of the programme will be fixed on the spot according to the proposals, preferences and/or needs of the participants. Laure and Koen will give individual suggestions and corrections, so that everyone progresses.
Have a look at the photo albums of the previous editions
We invite you to read the text Code of conduct & dancing tips that applies for all of our activities.
Registration opens on 24/02 at noon for participants of the previous workshops, and on Friday 3/03 at noon for everybody. The price covers
Depending on the participants, the workshop will be given in French OR in English, with short translations into the other language if really necessary. Koen and Laure are fluent in different languages, so you will get individual feedback in the language of your choice.
Workshop for advanced folk dancers.
This workshop is open to participants of the 2 previous stages with Koen & Laure, and to advanced folk dancers who already have a small base of tango (you must have followed at least a few hours of initiation). You have to master the dance position of folk dance without any difficulties. You should be fluent in the basics of mazurka, scottish and waltz, be familiar with improvisation and with leading and/or following, and preferably also be open to changing roles.
We assume that you need at least 2 years of intensive dance experience -with lessons and workshops- to reach this level. Some of this experience may have been gained in other couple dances (tango, salsa, forró, …).
If you have never done an intensive workshop with Koen or Laure, please contact us so we can evaluate your level together. To ensure the advanced level of this workshop for all participants, the organisers reserve the right to reject candidates based on their dance level and/or learning speed.
There will be a refresher course on Tuesday 18 June from 2 to 4 p.m. It is compulsory for those who have never done an intensive course with us, and warmly recommended for other participants who have not kept up with the material from previous courses.
It is not necessary to register as a couple for this dance workshops. We will often change partners. Therefore, you can register alone, as a couple, with friends …
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