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Contemporary dance: ballet, deconstructed

Start Thu 6 February '25
19:00 - 21:00

4 sessions

Prices

Standard price: € 70
All prices

Location OPEK
Vaartkom 4
3000 Leuven

More about the location(s)

Language & teacher(s) Dutch/English

This course will introduce you to the basics of classical dance and teach you how to put them to use in your own dances. Layer by layer we peel this dance style down to its essence of bending, stretching, rising, launching, gliding, jumping and turning.

We embody the content and let the form emerge from there. Through a fresh, joyful approach, you will be introduced to these essential principles: we zoom in with short exercises but also zoom out to get the “groove” of this technique through improvisation. The interaction between the classical dance technique and your own dancing is central.

Expect a laboratory where you can explore and experiment!

Practical

Wear clothes in which you can move freely. We mostly dance barefoot, but bring socks to slide on the floor.
Don't forget to bring a bottle of water.

Level of experience

Level 2: You already took a dance class at WISPER or elsewhere (not necessarily a ballet class).

Sessions

  • Thu 6 February '25
    19:00 - 21:00
    OPEK - check bij aankomst / check upon arrival
  • Thu 13 February '25
    19:00 - 21:00
    OPEK - check bij aankomst / check upon arrival
  • Thu 20 February '25
    19:00 - 21:00
    OPEK - check bij aankomst / check upon arrival
  • Thu 27 February '25
    19:00 - 21:00
    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
    € 77 Pay a little extra, help make WISPER affordable for everyone
  • Standard price
    € 70 Covers the costs of your course
  • Reduced price
    € 56 If you have trouble making ends meet
  • Holders of Cultuurkaart KU Leuven
    € 53 For students at KU Leuven, UC Leuven-Limburg and LUCA Campus Lemmens
  • Social discount UiTPAS Leuven
    € 14 (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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