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Bodywork into movement: conne-x-ions

Start Fri 3 October '25
10:00 - 12:00

8 sessions

Prices

Basic Price: € 149
All prices

Location OPEK
Vaartkom 4
3000 Leuven

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Language & teacher(s) Dutch/English

Conne-x-ions is about connecting on different levels, in the broadest sense of the word. We look for connections in our body: how can we use our whole body when we move? How can we go fluidly off-balance? How can we connect movement and breathing? We will also look for connections that transcend the merely anatomical: connections between body & mind, body & imagination and between body & music. Last but not least, we will seek connection with each other.

During these Friday mornings, focused on bodywork, we approach concepts such as thoroughness, expansion and flow. From an anatomical point of view, we look for ways to ground while moving and from that grounding to look for expansion. We then connect this grounding & expansion with flow to discover the richness and surprises hidden therein. Our dance potential deepens and expands. Will you play along in this physical, exploratory game?

About bodywork at WISPER

Our bodywork courses focus on taking time for recovery, renewal and gaining more insight into our body structure. This supports us to dance and move in a healthy way and more generally: integrate healthy movement patterns into our daily lives. Highly recommended for every dancer and, by extension, everyone!

Practical

Wear clothes in which you can move easily, and a warm jumper if you get cold easily. Bring a bottle of water for during breaks, a yoga mat and a tennis ball. We move barefoot.

Level of experience

Level X: this course is open to all dancers and movers van alle niveaus, regardless of prior knwoledge or dance experience!

Sessions

  • Fri 3 October '25
    10:00 - 12:00
    OPEK - check bij aankomst / check upon arrival
  • Fri 10 October '25
    10:00 - 12:00
    OPEK - check bij aankomst / check upon arrival
  • Fri 17 October '25
    10:00 - 12:00
    OPEK - check bij aankomst / check upon arrival
  • Fri 24 October '25
    10:00 - 12:00
    OPEK - check bij aankomst / check upon arrival
  • Fri 14 November '25
    10:00 - 12:00
    OPEK - check bij aankomst / check upon arrival
  • Fri 21 November '25
    10:00 - 12:00
    OPEK - check bij aankomst / check upon arrival
  • Fri 28 November '25
    10:00 - 12:00
    OPEK - check bij aankomst / check upon arrival
  • Fri 5 December '25
    10:00 - 12:00
    OPEK - check bij aankomst / check upon arrival

Location(s)

  • OPEK Vaartkom 4
    3000 Leuven Show on map

    Check www.opek.be for more information about how to get here. At the first session, you will be welcomed by someone from WISPER who will tell you exactly where in/around the building your course takes place.

    Good to know if you take a full-day course here: for the lunch break, you can bring your own lunch, eat in at Café Entrepot or buy something at the Lidl supermarket around the corner.

Prices

  • Better world price
    € 164 Choose this price and contribute to the course of someone who can’t afford it without help. How wonderful is that?
  • Basic Price
    € 149 Covers the cost of your course. Nothing less, nothing more.
  • Reduced price
    € 119 If money is tight (right now).
  • Holders of Cultuurkaart KU Leuven
    € 112 For students at KU Leuven, UC Leuven-Limburg and LUCA Campus Lemmens
  • Social discount UiTPAS Leuven
    € 30 (max 6 / year) only for Leuven citizens

Teacher

Oona Van Aken

Oona Van Aken is active as a dancer and dance teacher. She graduated with a degree in dance and…
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