Kurs i samtidsdans for voksne - vår 2024/ Course in contemporary dance for Adults - spring 2024

Tuesdays kl. 20:00-21:30 at DansiT studio, Strandveien 33, Trondheim

15 weeks course starting from 16.1.2024 - 14.5.2024

(no class during winter holidays (week 8), Easter break (week 13) and Multiplié dansefestival (week 16))

ABOUT THE COURSE

This semester the course will be shared by dance artists Anna Thu Schmidt and Andrea Winsnes to offer a diverse approach to contemporary dance. Classes are taught in English and suitable for new beginners and people with movement experience.

Info and registration via:

samtidsdansforvoksne@gmail.com

Early Bird Price by registration before 1.1.2024: 2500kr

Regular Price: 3000kr/2700kr students

Drop-in prices: 220kr/170kr students (Drop-in is only possible if the course is not fully booked in advance and spots are available last minute)

Part 1: Classes with Andrea Winsnes (week 3-9)

The classes will focus on body awareness and spatial awareness, by practicing floorwork, different structures of improv, and combinations/choreography. The goal is to explore movement motivated by joy and curiosity.

Bio: Andrea Winsnes is a dance artist that enjoys movement in many forms, from climbing to swimming to yoga, but most of all dancing with other people. She focuses on playfulness and improvisation in her work/movement practice. She holds a B.A. in contemporary dance, and is a part of Danselaboratoriet and Praxis Trondheim. 

Part 2: Classes with Anna Thu Schmidt (week 10-20)

The classes offer practice in contemporary dance through dance improvisation, technical exercises, floor work, movement phrases, composition tasks and working with choreography. Central in the course is to create body awareness, to discover your own movements and expand your movement vocabulary. The most important aspect is to enjoy dancing!

Bio: Anna Thu Schmidt is a dance artist with a focus on dance improvisation, interdisciplinary projects, site-specific work and integrated dance. She holds a B.A. in Dance in Education from ArtEZ (NL) and an M.A. in Dance Studies from NTNU. Besides Samtidsdans for voksne Anna also runs ImproDans Trondheim and started up PRAXIS Trondheim and Ecstatic Dance in Trondheim. annathuschmidt.com