Dance is the hidden language of the soul
Summer Course
If you can’t get enough of dancing, want to tryout dance in a short course or you want to keep in form as a professional, there is a special summer course. The summer course starts in July. The last lesson is in August. You can also choose to take single classes, if you are going on a holiday. During the summer there are two levels: beginner/intermediate and fast intermediate/advanced. It’s also possible to combine different classes. All classes are in English.
Summer course 2019: Six weeks of dancing! Monday July 15th till Wednesday August 21st.
Talvandansen is organizing this summer course for the 16th time this year!
Schedule
| Monday | Wednesday |
|---|---|
| Studio: Conny Janssen Danst | Studio: Conny Janssen Danst |
| Classical Ballet Advanced & Fast Intermediate 19:00 - 20:30 Teachers | Classical Ballet Beginner en Intermediate 19:00 - 20:30 Teachers |
| Modern Dance Advanced en Fast Intermediate 20:45 - 22:00 Teachers | Modern Dance Beginner en Intermediate 20:45 - 22:00 Teachers |
Single Classes in Summer
You can follow the summer course even if you go on vacation! Just take single classes.
Dance info
Ballet is an elegant dance style originated in the Italian Renaissance. Ballet technique forms the base for many other dance styles. The classes at Talvandansen are largely based on the Vaganova Method, combined with current insights.
The class starts with a technical warming up at the barre. Followed by exercises through space to further develop your technique and feel of the style. Dance combinations and ballet repertoire will develop your musicality, dynamics and presentation.
Fast Intermediate /Advanced
This class is suitable for students with longer dance experience: advanced amateurs, semi-professionals and professionals. Fast-paced lessons with particular attention for technical training, stamina and learning capacity through long dance combinations. The class is also suitable as preparation for auditions.
Beginners/Intermediate
For absolute beginners, intermediate students with only few years training, or if you danced as a child and wish to return to dancing after long pause. Lessons in a relaxed environment. Discover the pleasure of dancing while you develop your technical skills, posture and musicality.
Modern or Contemporary dance is the umbrella term for dance techniques originated at the beginning of the 20th century. But new contemporary dance techniques are still being developed. Each teacher is giving his/her class a different flavor by combining various music styles and dance techniques. The key elements of Modern dance are: the use of gravity, dynamics, flow and breath.
Fast Intermediate/Advanced
This class is suitable for fast intermediate and advanced dancers with few years of training. Deepen your knowledge and challenge yourself physically by combining various Modern dance techniques. Through longer dance combinations you’ll improve your learning abilities and increase your artistic expression. The class is also suitable as preparation for auditions.
Beginners/Intermediate
For absolute beginners, intermediate students with only few years training, or if you danced as a child and wish to return to dancing after long pause. Learn the basic principles of modern dance in a safe environment. Develop your feeling for style and musicality. You will become more aware of your posture and increase your range of motion.
Teachers
Tal Sofer
Owner of Talvandansen, Dance teacher, Choreographer, Dancer
Tal Sofer (M.A.Ed) was born in Israel. Tal Has graduated from the Dance Academy in Rotterdam as a Ballet and Contemporary dance teacher. Later she got her Master degree of Arts in Education at Codarts.
Tal is (or was) working as a dance teacher at: Albeda Dans College, Buitenkunst, Jeugdtheater Hofplein, MBO theaterschool, Theater Havo/Vwo, Kunstgebouw Rijswijk, SKVR, VAK Delft, Noes Fiolet Studios and many more. Tal is giving dance workshops and teaching her own classes under the name Talvandansen.
Zoë Wijnsouw
Guest Teacher
Zoë is a freelance dancer and dance teacher graduated from Codarts, University of the Arts with a Bachelor of Dance. She currently teaches classical ballet, musical dance and modern dance at the Utrecht Center for the Arts and creates choreographies for & with the Dansmakers of the SKVR. She is a regular guest teacher in modern dance at K’dans Studio in The Hague and she also gives choreography workshops at secondary schools. Zoë is constantly learning more about dance and the human body; she gains inspiration by training herself (not only in dance, but also in climbing), seeing performances and attending workshops at home and abroad so that she can give students new perspectives and show new ways to move . As a dancer she has worked with, among others, Conny Janssen Danst, Skopje Dance Theater, W2&Dancers, Teddy Shouldn’t Smoke, De Stilte Jeugddansgezelschap, Project Sally, De Dutch Don’t Dance Division and Nature Theater of Oklahoma. In 2014 Zoë won the Silver butterfly award for most impressive dancer during the Skopje Dancelab competition in Macedonia. In the lessons, dance technique is used as a tool to move through space, to present and to become more self-aware. The technique is not the end result, but a means to move as freely as possible. With a large dose of fun and nice music, the students can relax and have a nice workout.
Juultje Kranen
Guest Teacher
Juultje is a passionate dance teacher, graduated from the Fontys Academy for Dance Education. She is a versatile dancer with an extensive movement vocabulary, as a result of her broad background in dance and her drive to keep discovering new ways of expression through movement. Juultje danced in various productions by Annette Waterschoot and worked project-based with Barbara Mulin, Minke Elisa Brands, Soosan Gilson and Amos Ben Tal. Currently she is teaching at Demi-Point Vlaardingen, Women’s Health Club Tilburg and Utrecht Danscentrum. Juultje mainly teaches classical ballet and modern dance, focusing on the balance between technical training and physical expression. Juultje’s classes emphasize on improving body awareness and optimizing the use of physical abilities. Space, embodiment and energy describe Juultje’s approach to movement material.