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And next week we have as guest teacher Eddie Oroyan.
Another fabulous dancer with lots of knowledge to share.

Animal Mindfulness
An intermediate/advanced contemporary class to mindfully train the brain alongside the body, to develop awareness and choice. The class will range from meditative to impulsive, but with an 'as we are, not as we want to be' approach. Tools and guiding are offered throughout the class to enable subtle and gross awareness and develop presence. The goal is to observe the animal inside, to let wild roam freely and observe and understand, to learn how decision and wildness can coexist.

Bio
Animal mindfulness. It is search for balance. After an injury in late 2014, Oroyan began a practice of meditation and observation. His performing and studies have long included animal reflex training and proper response, but his new practice has and continues to teach him curiosity and awareness of the more subtle and delicate, the empathetic. After returning to performing and teaching, Oroyan is moved to explore and share these discoveries through the stage and classroom.
Oroyan is in his fourth year with Ultima Vez, having toured and performed primarily with What the Body Does not Remember and, currently, in the production of In Spite of Wishing and Wanting. His experience spans Creach/Company, Shapiro & Smith, ARENA Dances, Zenon, Andrea Miller, and Roberto Olivan. He was a founding BLM mover and continues as Artistic Associate for company Black Label Movement and is an active choreographer. His most recent collaborations presented at American Dance Festival 2014(w/ Carl Flink) and Zürich Tanzt 2015(w/ Rakesh Sukesh). Eddie is currently developing a duet with Natalia Pieczuro.

The week of the 8th to the 12th of May the guest teacher is Maria Kolegova.
Another amazing dancer you should not loose an opportunity to train with.

Class description:
''Controlled action''
During this workshop by Maria Kolegova you will get a moment to comunicate with your own body,mind,thoughts,opinion and orgonizing actions in space. Ideas, concepts and sources behind the movements like trust, moving with necessity, instinct, selfprotection,speed, fragility and tension will be discussed. Different exercises will allow you to discover where your limits are and how you can go further. The workshop is directed to amateur dancers, circus performers and actors in good athletic condition, who are interested in dance as an artistic form of expression.

Bio
Maria Kolegova(1986,Russian Federation) Based in Belgium since 2012 Dancer,Teacher Started her career in a ballet school in age 5. after was educated as a contemporary dancer in a School of Contemporay Dance with support of Centre of Contemporary Art in Yekaterinburg(Russia). While studing had experience to discover different techniques of dance. also practicing different disciplines like folk dance,martial arts,yoga,jazz. Had a chance to perform solo made by L.Aleksandrova in Seoul(South Korea) on competition of contemporary dancers and got a 1st prize for it. After graduation in Theatrical Academy went to work to Russian Ballet ''Moscow''(Russia) for 6 years. In Moscow she got involved as a dancer with a recognized choreographers such as Martin Forsberg,Andrea Boll,Regis Obadia,Paul Selwyn Norton,Nikita Dmitrievsky and etc. While also teaching in a school of contemporary dance and making her own pieces. Artistically she is working widely with choreographer,film maker,photographer Wim Vandekeybus and is a member of his company Ultima Vez since 2012. During this year's was involved to a revival ''What the body does not remember'' of 2013 and had experience with replacing in dance piece ''NewZwart'' and 'Spiritual Unity''-live concert. later participated as a dancer in a last creation ''Speak low if you speak love'' of 2015. Till now in a tour. As well as an extensive amount of pedagogical activities through movement: workshops,company classes,assisting and training program across Europe and Russia.

And the week of the 2.5.17 till 5.5.17
the guest teacher is Cheng-An Wu
(Please, note that on the 1st of May there is no class due to being a bank holiday)

Class Description
This class focuses on physical development. From exploring the combinations between the spine and back muscle groups as well as combinations between the pelvis and flowability in the space, the participants will play with various approaches regarding to the balance stimulated by different forces/speed. Few restrictions will be given as gamified elements n order to explore more possibility of the body.

Bio
Cheng-An,Wu a contemporary dancer from Taiwan, used to work in Akram Khan Company , now works in Ultima Vez.
His academic background are ballet and Chinese dance, but his training system and dance philosophy centurion contemporary .
When he dances, he always thinks about WHY and How while delivers variants of What combining both his observation and imagination to let the body speak.

And the week of the 2.5.17 till 5.5.17
the guest teacher is Cheng-An Wu
(Please, note that on the 1st of May there is no class due to being a bank holiday)

Class Description
This class focuses on physical development. From exploring the combinations between the spine and back muscle groups as well as combinations between the pelvis and flowability in the space, the participants will play with various approaches regarding to the balance stimulated by different forces/speed. Few restrictions will be given as gamified elements n order to explore more possibility of the body.

Bio
Cheng-An,Wu a contemporary dancer from Taiwan, used to work in Akram Khan Company , now works in Ultima Vez.
His academic background are ballet and Chinese dance, but his training system and dance philosophy centurion contemporary .
When he dances, he always thinks about WHY and How while delivers variants of What combining both his observation and imagination to let the body speak.

Next week from 24.4.17 till the 28.4.17
our guest teacher is Thi-Mai Nguyen.
Another amazing teacher that you should definitely not loose an opportunity to take classes with.

Class Description
-KEEP LOOKING-
We’ll begin with a warm-up of each body part, following a focus on qualities of movements. Work and open communication will be addressed with a partner, it will allow us to assess whether we are alert and present with yourself, people around you and the space while dancing.
Three challenges are introduced during the course:
1- How to distribute our energy throughout a set of movements, technically very challenging.
2- When to retain or let goes our body talks, switch from a quality of body to another.
3- How to be fully involved in the "DO" instead of merely reproducing forms.
4- We’ll experience the "repetition" exercise, from the acting technique of Stanley Meisner, that will be later confronted with the dance.
We will see how each movement is significant, and we will take care to be fully in the present moment while dancing.

Bio
Thi-Mai Nguyen worked from 2002 to 2012 for the Belgium with the choregrapher WIM VANDEKEYBUS in the company ULTIMA VEZ, in different shows as BLUSH, PUUR, SPIEGEL, RADICAL WRONG, ŒDIPE ; and in the movie « BLUSH » and « HERE AFTER ». SInce 2012 she works with « LA COMPAGNIE DU HANNETON » of JAMES THIERREE in the show TABAC ROUGE ; and now in the new creation 2016 « LA GRENOUILLE AVAIT RAISON ».In 2010 she works with MICHELLE ANNE DE MEY in SINFONIA EROICA. She studied at the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris from 1995 to 1999, Then in PARTS from 2000 to 2002. -ETNA- is her first solo that had premier the 10 of October 2015 in Kortjrik festival.

Don't worry if you have missed today's class. You can still join tomorrow or any other day of the week!!!!! See you tomorrow?

Deze week starten de lessen met Luke Jessop!
Iedereen welkom!

Elke dag van 10u30 tot 12u00
Boomgaardstraat 211, 2018 Antwerpen

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DEZE WEEK LESSEN MET LUKE JESSOP! IEDEREEN WELKOM!
BOOMGAARDSTRAAT 211 2018 ANTWERPEN

Luke Jessop is Kicking off our DanceTrain the week of 18.4.17
All info underneath...
Riding the curve
Over the course of the week, these classes concentrate on using our body as one versatile piece, in a very physical relationship with the floor. Creating structures with our limbs and curves with the body to enable creative-acrobatics, flowing in and out of the floor. We will seek to take advantage of gravity to 'ride the curve' down into the floor and use this energy to come back out, using less effort, less muscle, leaving more energy and power.
Bio
Luke Jessop fell into dance at the age of fifteen, taking an academic route from school, college and then to the University of Bedfordshire on the BA (Hons) Dance and Professional Practice course. During his final year of study in 2011, he began working with 2Faced Dance Company for the creation of In The Dust. He toured with this triple-bill around UK, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Bulgaria. Since January 2012 Luke has been working in Brussels with Última Vez / Wim Vandekeybus, creating and performing in b***y Looting, Spiritual Unity and Talk to the Demon as well as performing in Oedipus/bêt noir, nieuwzwart and FEAR NOT. He is currently on tour with the latest revival of In Spite of Wishing and Wanting. Luke is heavily involved in floor-based techniques such as B-boying and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and continually wishes to push his creativity in an effort to create and develop new movement language. He regularly teaches workshops and classes and has recently founded his own company, Ion Tribe, looking to merge dance and science.

Luke Jessop is Kicking off our DanceTrain the week of 18.4.17
All info underneath...

Riding the curve
Over the course of the week, these classes concentrate on using our body as one versatile piece, in a very physical relationship with the floor. Creating structures with our limbs and curves with the body to enable creative-acrobatics, flowing in and out of the floor. We will seek to take advantage of gravity to 'ride the curve' down into the floor and use this energy to come back out, using less effort, less muscle, leaving more energy and power.

Bio
Luke Jessop fell into dance at the age of fifteen, taking an academic route from school, college and then to the University of Bedfordshire on the BA (Hons) Dance and Professional Practice course. During his final year of study in 2011, he began working with 2Faced Dance Company for the creation of In The Dust. He toured with this triple-bill around UK, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Bulgaria. Since January 2012 Luke has been working in Brussels with Última Vez / Wim Vandekeybus, creating and performing in b***y Looting, Spiritual Unity and Talk to the Demon as well as performing in Oedipus/bêt noir, nieuwzwart and FEAR NOT. He is currently on tour with the latest revival of In Spite of Wishing and Wanting. Luke is heavily involved in floor-based techniques such as B-boying and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and continually wishes to push his creativity in an effort to create and develop new movement language. He regularly teaches workshops and classes and has recently founded his own company, Ion Tribe, looking to merge dance and science.

Tomorrow we start! Luke Jessop is kicking it off. See you there?

Riding The Curve - Ion Tribe | Luke Jessop Concentrating on using our body as one in a very physical relationship with the floor, we create structures and curves with the body to enable creative-acrob...