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Classes, CLOUD, New cycle, Workshop

1-Day Flow Contact and Magic Breath 6th April

🌟 Embark on a One-day Workshop featuring Flow Contact Playground and the transformative Magic Breath on February 24th.
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🕒 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM: Flow Contact Playground with Flow Fusion Moves 🕊️ Are you ready to transcend your boundaries and dance and breathe with other bodies and souls? Join us on Saturday, December 16th, for an exhilarating Flow Contact Playground and Magic Breath experience at CLOUD/Danslab!

📅 Date:6th April 📍 Location: CLOUD/Danslab 🕒 Time: 11:45 AM – 3:00 PM

🌟 What’s in Store for You? 🔮 Guided by a team of expert facilitators and teachers, including ex-Batsheva dancers and NDT performers, let our seasoned professionals lead you on a journey of movement and connection. Experience a truly unique approach to dance and self-expression.

🔄 11:45 – 13:00 – Explore a new dimension of movement and connection. From trust-building to elevating your dance, each session brings fresh insights and experiences.
🌈 This course is designed not only for those with a consistent dance practice like ecstatic dance, Flow Fusion, improvisation, and CI, ready to elevate their skills and deepen their connection with movement, but also for curious travelers and adventurous souls who like to explore new dimensions of their being and have a taste of Magic Breath work with amazing music and script. If you’re ready to explore new dimensions, join us for an extraordinary journey with the Dancing Monk Wizard! 💃🕺

🌿 A Journey Through Five Transformative Sessions:
1. Awaken the Body
2. Flow and Momentum
3. Gravity and Elevation
4. Spirals and Curves

🎁 Experience a Fusion of Creative Expression and Partner Work – Embrace the art of spontaneous movement and discover the beauty of shared weight and balance. Deepen your connection with others and yourself.

🕒 13:30- 15:00: Magic Breath Workshop with Jerome, the Dancing Monk Wizard 🌬️ Step into a captivating explorative workshop featuring the rejuvenating SOMA Breath. Join us for an unparalleled experience of self-discovery, nourishment, and personal growth through Magic Breath with music, Flow Fusion Moves, and Mental Power Abundance affirmation.

What to Expect:


• Welcome and guideline

• Flow Fusion Physical Practice: Tune into your body with dynamic movements, tackle your energy source in a lively practice, and align yourself with your mind and body (20 min).

• Chanting and Oming: Engage in a playful exploration of tones, clearing obstacles, and letting each of your cells vibrate.

• Soma Breath Practice: Next in line is the Soma Breath Practice, which includes the Savitri Pranayama technique encompassing rhythmic breathing. We will delve into specific breath retention phases such as Bahya Kumbhaka, Antara Kumbhaka, Nishessha Rechaka Kumbhaka, and short Kevala Kumbhaka. Learn the art of engaging your Mula Bandha and Jalandhara Bandha. In this segment, we will immerse ourselves in a potent 4-round breathing cycle. This transformative practice will be enhanced by specially composed music and guided visualization, facilitating the unlocking of profound states of consciousness.

• Closing Circle: Seal your experience.

🌟 Limited Spots Available! Don’t Miss Out! Secure your spot now and be a part of this extraordinary journey with Jerome, aka the Dancing Monk Wizard. Embrace the magic of movement, connection, and self-discovery. 

🎉 Discover the extraordinary as you embark on a transformative journey led by Jerome. Reserve your spot today to ensure you don’t miss out on this unique opportunity.

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“SOMA Breath transformed my life! Just a few sessions unleashed a wave of energy and mental clarity I hadn’t felt in years. Now, it’s a daily essential, and I’ve seen big improvements in my well-being. – Emily”


“SOMA Breath saved me from stress and anxiety! These sessions brought a new level of calm and inner peace into my life. It’s my mind and body reset button, helping me tackle life’s challenges with ease. – James”


“SOMA Breath changed my game! The extra oxygen and mental clarity I get boost my endurance and focus on the field. Now, it’s a must in my training routine. – Sarah”


“SOMA Breath is my emotional lifeline! It helps me release deep emotions and find inner peace. It’s key to my healing and self-discovery journey. – David”

Question?
freeflowmastery(at)gmail.com

Classes, CLOUD, Workshop

Magic Breath for kundalini awakening ❤️

🔥Step into a captivating explorative workshop featuring the rejuvenating SOMA Breath.

Join us for an unparalleled experience of self-discovery, nourishment, and personal growth through Magic Breath with music, Flow Fusion Moves, and Mental Power Abundance affirmation.

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Don’t miss out on this extraordinary opportunity to embark on this journey of self-discovery and transformation.

Starting January 20th until May 11th ( every second week), let Jerome guide you through 7 themes with SOMA Breath session, each designed to ignite a specific facet of your inner self:

  1. Awareness of own vitality
  2. Ignite your Creativity source
  3. The power of gratitude
  4. On use of Compassion
  5. Transcendence and Oneness
  6. Listening to Intuition
  7. Into the Eye of Manifestation

Here’s what you can expect:

• Welcome and guideline

• Flow Fusion Physical Practice: Tune into your body with dynamic movements, tackle your energy source in a lively practice, and align yourself with your mind and body 

• Soma Breath Practice: Next in line is the Soma Breath Practice, which includes:
Savitri Pranayama technique encompassing rhythmic breathing.
We will delve into specific breath retention phases such as:
Bahya Kumbhaka,
Antara Kumbhaka,
Nishessha Rechaka Kumbhaka, and short Kevala Kumbhaka.
Learn the art of engaging your Mula Bandha and Jalandhara Bandha.

In this segment, we will immerse ourselves in a potent 4-round breathing cycle. This transformative practice will be enhanced by specially composed music and guided visualization, facilitating the unlocking of profound states of consciousness.

• Closing Circle: Seal your experience.

Duration: 90 minutes

When: every second Saturday 10x

Saturday 20 of January
Saturday 3 of February
Saturday 24 of February
Saturday 9 of March
Saturday 23 of March
Saturday 6 of April
Saturday 11 of May

Location: CLOUD/Danslab, with amazing afternoon light where tranquility and inspiration converge.

Time: 13:30-15:00

Don’t miss out on this extraordinary opportunity to embark on a journey of self-discovery and transformation. Join Jerome and a community of like-minded souls on a path to inner growth and well-being.

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Full cycle: €69
5 Sessions: €49
3 Sessions: €29

Early Bird €59
Student 50% Discount

testimonials
“SOMA Breath has been a game-changer for me. After just a few sessions, I felt a surge of energy and mental clarity that I hadn’t experienced in years. The practice has become an integral part of my daily routine, and I’ve noticed significant improvements in my overall well-being.”
• Emily

“I was struggling with chronic stress and anxiety when I discovered SOMA Breath. The sessions provided me with a sense of calm and inner peace that I had never experienced before. It’s like a reset button for my mind and body. I am now better equipped to handle life’s challenges.”
• James

“As a professional athlete, I’m always looking for ways to optimize my performance. SOMA Breath has been a game-changer for me. The increased oxygenation and mental clarity I experience during sessions have translated to improved endurance and focus on the field. It’s become an integral part of my training regimen.”
• Sarah

“SOMA Breath has been a lifeline for my emotional well-being. Through the practice, I’ve learned to release deep-seated emotions and find a sense of peace within. It’s been instrumental in my journey towards healing and self-discovery.”
• David

Don’t miss out on this extraordinary opportunity to embark on a journey of self-discovery and transformation.

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Breathe and Dance Smarter not Harder

much ❤️

Jerome

Classes, movement classes, Workshop

ILM Movement classes 


I’m very excited to introduce ILM movement classes in The Hague.

On October 31st we will start eight days of movement classes in CLOUD/danslab. You can join individual classes, or attend all eight days (as a mini course if you like).

What are ILM movements classes?

Movement lessons in the Ilan Lev method enable us to move with increased ease and efficiency. The classes aid in minimizing effort and unlocking the fluidity of movement within the body – allowing us to breathe freely and release accumulated tensions.

In these movement classes, we scan fundamental body functions and the way movement passes through them. This offers us possibilities to expand our range of motion and delve endlessly into the exploration of movement.

Here are the ILM movement class dates:

Tuesday 31st Oct: 10:00-11:30

Wednesday 1st Nov: 10:00-11:30

Thursday 2nd Nov: 10:00-11:30

Friday 3rd Nov: 12:00-13:30

Saturday 4th Nov: NO CLASS

Sunday 5th Nov: 11:30-13:00

Monday 6th Nov: 10:00-11:30

Tuesday 7th Nov: 10:00-11:30

Wednesday 8th Nov: 09:00-10:00

Address:

CLOUD/Danslab

Constant Rebecqueplein 20-B, 2518 RA Den Haag, Netherlands

Price list:

Single class 15€

4 classes or more: 10€ (per class)

All 8 classes 75€

  • Drop in possible 
  • ILM practitioners are welcome to join the full day of Module 1 – for details talk with Ady directly

For questions and registration:

Ady Elzam +31658859045

office@adyelzam.com

@ILM.TheHague

About the facilitator:

Ady Elzam is an ILM practitioner since 2011, he trained with Ilan in Israel for several years before becoming an assistant in the certification course. Ady has been teaching ILM Movement classes and giving individual treatments for more than 13 years.

Ady is trained as a professional dancer, he draws a lot of inspiration from the artistic world of instant dance/movement. He is particularly interested in the link between the freedom of movement and the quality of life.

Classes, CLOUD, Workshop

🔥 Ignite Your Winter Renewal: 3-Day New Year Dance Retreat

❤️ Ignite Your Winter Renewal: 3-Day New Year Dance Retreat in the Heart of Den Haag ❤️

Step into a world of movement, expression, and self-discovery as we present a transformative 3-day dance intensive. Crafted by ex NDT and Batsheva dancers, this immersive experience caters to dancers of all levels. Join us on a journey through a diverse range of techniques, including Release Technique, Contact Improvisation, Fusion Flow, Shake, and Breathwork, and discover the art of self-expression, connection, and artistic growth in a vibrant and supportive environment.

📅 January 5-7, 2024 at CLOUD/Danslab 📅
Mark your calendars for an unforgettable experience! The “Ignite Your Winter Renewal” 3-day dance retreat is set to take place on January 5-7 2024, at CLOUD/Danslab, renowned as the premier dance studio in town, nestled in the heart of The Hague.

Click the link here for registration details and secure your place in this incredible journey of self-discovery and artistic exploration.

🌐 Hosted by Jérôme, aka the Dancing Monk Wizard
Get ready to be inspired by Jérôme, a distinguished dancer and teacher who has journeyed across the globe, sharing his expertise. With over two decades of teaching experience and three decades as a professional dancer, Jérôme brings a unique blend of breath forms, contemporary dance, yoga, and martial arts. Join us as we explore new dimensions of movement, optimize health, and unlock your true dance potential.

Special guest teacher Isabelle Chaffaud and Massage instructor (to be announced) will be joining us. Together, they will conjure magic with you.

📅 Program Day 1:
✨ Flow, Shake, and Breathe® (10:30-12:00) With Jérôme, tap into your inner flow and unlock your creative potential through a fusion of yoga, contemporary dance, soma movement, and martial arts. Dive into breathwork techniques that enhance your physicality, presence, and emotional connection to movement. Dance with passion, authenticity, and self-expression as you leave no stone unturned. (More info here)

✨ Intentional-Efficiency (13:00-14:30) Teacher Isabelle Chaffaud. Developed by Isabelle, this practice delves into the profound understanding that clear inner intention gives rise to diverse qualities and textures of movement. It embraces an approach that allows for the individual exploration and development of each aspect—intention and efficiency—while highlighting their interconnectedness.

✨ Connect and Create (15:00-16:00) With Jerome. Experience the joy of spontaneous connection through the practice of Contact Improvisation and group Improvisation. Develop your partnering skills, enhance spatial awareness, and embrace the exhilaration of dancing in the present moment.

✨ SOMA Breath into Blissful Relaxation (16:15-17:15) Welcome to the transformative world of Breathwork Yoga with Niraj method, where you will embark on a profound journey of deep relaxation and rejuvenation. Through thisserie of guided sessions and experiential learning, you will learn to enter a state of deep relaxation while maintaining full awareness, leading to physical, mental, and emotional healing.

✨ Unwind with Tea and world class home made chocolate cake :-) (17:15-18:00)

📅 Program day 2

✨ Flow, Shake, and Breathe ® (10:30-12:00)
✨ Intentional-Efficiency Method (13:00-14:30)
✨ Connect and Create (15:00-16:30)
✨ Unwind with thee and world class chocolate cake (16:30-17:00)

Day 3 we will use what we have learned the previous day during an ecstatic dance session to close the workshop.

📅 Program day 3
✨ Flow, Shake, and Breathe warm up (12:00-13:00)
✨ Active breath session of SOMA Breath technic (13:30-14:15)
✨ Ecstatic dance session (14:15-15:45)
✨ Food and drinks Potluck (16:00-17:00)

✨ Benefits of all class:

🔥 Transformative Experience: Immerse yourself in a 3-day dance intensive designed by ex NDT and Batsheva dancers. This retreat is curated for dancers of all levels, promising a transformative experience.

🔥 Diverse Range of Techniques: Explore a rich tapestry of dance techniques including Release Technique, Contact Improvisation, Fusion Flow, Shake, and Breathwork. This diversity ensures a comprehensive and enriching learning experience.

🔥 Self-Expression and Connection: Unleash your inner dancer, expressing yourself in an environment that fosters creativity, self-discovery, and authentic connection with fellow participants.

❤️ Guidance from Experts: Benefit from the expertise of renowned instructors, including Jérôme, a seasoned dancer and teacher with over two decades of experience, and special guest teachers like Isabelle Chaffaud, who bring their unique perspectives and techniques.

🔥 Optimize Health and Well-being: Learn from Jérôme’s unique blend of breath forms, contemporary dance, yoga, and martial arts. This holistic approach not only enhances your dance skills but also promotes overall well-being.

😮‍💨 Exclusive Breathwork Session: Experience the profound benefits of Breathwork Yoga with Niraj method, where you’ll embark on a journey of relaxation and rejuvenation, leading to physical, mental, and emotional healing.

⚧️ Supportive Community: Join a vibrant and supportive community of fellow dancers, all sharing the same passion for movement, expression, and self-discovery.

🦶Venue Excellence: The event takes place at CLOUD/Danslab, renowned as the premier dance studio in The Hague, ensuring a conducive environment for immersive learning and growth.

🔥 Personal Growth and Artistic Development: Whether you’re a seasoned dancer or just starting, this retreat offers an opportunity for personal growth and artistic development, pushing boundaries and unlocking your true dance potential.

🔥 Memorable Experience: Create lasting memories as you embark on this unforgettable journey of self-discovery, artistic exploration, and winter renewal.

By joining this retreat, you’re not just attending a dance event; you’re stepping into a world of movement, expression, and self-discovery, guided by experienced professionals, in a supportive and vibrant community. Don’t miss this chance to ignite your winter renewal and embark on a transformative dance experience!

Spaces are limited, so reserve your spot now! Click the link here for registration details and secure your place in this incredible journey of self-discovery and artistic exploration.

Testimonials

My pleasure to share love with you beautiful people, thanks a lot Jérôme for the opportunity to get this so special safe space, it mean so much to me ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
Sandra

A wonderful playground where I can (re)discover my movability. Not doing, just being. Being danced. No work, just play! Freedom. ❤️
Ellen

I totally support what you’ve moved within me, because that is the gift I gave myself.
Roger

What Jerôme’s class brings me is a place of transformation and recycling of my emotions, through the body. I’m more self-aware in relationship as a result. It also strengthens my faith in human connection, because of the fun and kindness that develops.
Tamara
future teacher

In this space I can safely practice how to bring the relationship between my body and my mind into one of More equal and Playful cooperation, rather than one of discipline and domination. I become aware – can notice how – my Body/mind are always in dialogue, never static, and I am encouraged to move in the flow – yin/yang – without judgement or resistance. At least, that’s the goal 😉🙏💛
Michelle

Getting over mental boundaries about being close to others

Interacting with others on a different level also helps me deal with daily social interaction
Chronic pain management, making it easier for my body to return to a natural flow state
And feeling more at ease in my own body
Julia

Magical, just magical. The space: created by beautiful souls and their energies 💫The body is indeed sore today! 😆 and the emotional body allows some soreness too, some sadness to sit along with the amazement of receiving love 💛🚿💦
Michelle

Yes. And yesterday’s ending ceremony was the cherry on top. How important it is to be invited and to invite ourselves to connect and treat each other with kindness, love and care. We all know that as human beings and the mamals we are that this helps us thrive. 🙏 to the soul (I don’t know her name) who thought of inviting us to do this process.
Kim

I can’t tell you how much I have enjoyed and appreciated the class – the community the safe space the JOY in the body! 💫 you have (co) created something special 💛
Michelle

So what really helps me as a musician is first the connection with my body, which i believe is integral in a performance, being musical or not, beyond that you also explore communication with your colleagues in a different way, as the same you would do in a improvisation in music, you would explore the movements and geometry of your own body in relation to another, counterpoint… so for me is also an ludic way of doing the same i would do in musical dialogue, but without all the self judgments and technical struggles with instruments

Last but not least, connecting your breathing to your movement is an excellent way of connecting better my breathing in my playing, in my case since i play wind instruments is even more, but for a string player or whatever would still be important and healthy, usually we tend to create unnecessary tension and disconnection with our breath when playing
Nitai
Musician student

Annulation policy
2 month before 100%
1 month before 50%
2 weeks before 25%
1 week before 10%
Reimbursement are excluding transaction costs

Classes, movement classes, performance, Residents

RESIDENCY | RECONNECT | BODIES IN ACTION

11 – 15 April 2022

Open classes every morning 10:30 -11:15 AM

Showing Friday 15 April 19:30 – 21:30

Julian & Shira from Bodies In Action ~ enGendering Contemporary Dance from England will be starting a new Research in the Cloud studio.

We will look at what it is like to reconnect with something unfamiliar. This can be taken in an abstract or literal sense. It will be quite a personal residency, with opportunity to take things we are familiar with, throw them out the window, and discover new things both physically, emotionally, and mentally.

Some questions and ideas we have while playing with this new creation is: 

  1. How do unfamiliar bodies become familiar once again? How does the familiarity change?
  2. Does the reconnection of something that seems distant automatically reconnect or not?
  3. How does one/something smell, look, feel different? Can this happen with both a person and materialistic thing ?
  4. How do we transform the act of “re-meeting” into something abstract and visual? 
  5. How does the amount of time apart from someone/something affect the reconnection of this?

Through these questions and figuring out the answers, we will find ways to manifest the creative process through physical tasks in order to generate material. We will take inspiration from our own unique experience as well as gather other experiences from our individual selves to tackle the question of how we reconnect with estranged individuals. 

At the CLOUD/Danslab residency, we will invite people to come and take class in the morning.

Depending on what the space allows for, we will either guide a meditation/pilates/movement class or if professional dancers would like, we will host a ballet for contemporary dancers; otherwise, we will do a combination of both.

if you want more information about the classes please contact Julian: bodiesinactiondance@gmail.com

We will host a showing at the end of the week

to gather the immediate community to see what we have been up to. After this showing, there will be a discussion based on what people saw.

https://www.bodiesinaction.org/home

https://instagram.com/bodiesinactiondance

Classes, CLOUD, movement classes, Partners

New Class: Restorative Pilates

Unfortunately due to too few sign ups this class has been canceled for now .

We’re super excited to have Sophie joining our amazing teacher’s team.

Restorative Pilates
Mondays 18:30-19:30

“In this class I believe it is important to give you the freedom to explore the movement potential of your body. My classes are based on the Pilates method with influences from other movement practices built in to keep it fun, creative and to explore the possibilities of taking your joints through different ranges of motion. 

My focus is on addressing everyday aches and pains. By working together, we can hopefully facilitate more freedom of movement.”
– Sophie Gills

Classes will be in English. Please bring your own mat and head cushion or towel.

Introduction classes 16th and 30th August, 6th and 13th September.

Terms of classes start on October 11th 2021.

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Prices

Single class €13

Block bookings (typically 5 weeks) €12 per class

Please pre-register for class – I will send out an enrollment form asking for a brief medical history so I can target the exercises to you and your needs as best I can.

Private sessions are also available from 60 euros.  Please contact Sophie for availability.

Antenatal class coming soon.

Please contact Sophie to register your interest: sophierigge@hotmail.com

Classes, movement classes, Partners

3 CONTEMPORARY DANCE CLASSES | MAROULA ILIOPOULOU

Thursdays 23/1, 30/1, 6/2

18.15-19.45

Cloud at Danslab in The Hague ( www.cloudatdanslab.nl )

address: DCR – De Constant Rebecqueplein 20b, 2518 RA The HagueClass

Description :

In my classes, I like to facilitate a welcoming, energetic and encouraging environment for the participants.
The class begins with a playful warm-up to tune in with ourselves in space and connect with each other, preparing safely for dance practice. We will focus on floorwork technique through various exercises and dance phrases. There will be some exercises informed by Flying Low, a technique which was developed by David Zambrano. This technique focuses mainly on the dancer’s relationship with the ground, utilizing simple movement patterns, which explore cohesion and expansion and trains the body to move in and out of the floor efficiently with speed. Towards the end of the class, we are going to learn a longer dance sequence in which we will add more material each time.

Through this class, we train our body to become physically strong, alerted and agile. We become friends with the floor, learn to use our weight efficiently, play with different dynamics and work towards expanding our movement vocabulary. Nourishing our bodily awareness we move with a greater sense of our own bodies, the others, and space, but also with a greater pleasure for movement.

Are you looking for a course to develop your technical knowledge while you are having fun? Then this class is for you!

Expect to play, fall, spiral, roll, release, jump, connect, make contact, enjoy the pleasure of motion… Looking forward to meeting you on the dance floor!

*To book your spot contact: maroula.il@hotmail.com 
Prices: 

  • 42€ for full course (3 classes)
  • 15€ single class
  • (prices include 21% tax)
  • Contact details: maroula.il@hotmail.com Facebook: Maroula Iliopoulou Instagram: @maroulailiopoulouphone number: 0627334841

Bio:

Maroula Iliopoulou is a dance artist, originally from Greece. She currently lives and works in The Netherlands.  She has been teaching dance since 2011 and holds a Master of Arts in Contemporary Dance from London Contemporary Dance School. As a performer she has worked in choreographies by Rosemary Lee, Simon Whitehead, Hannes Langolf, Grace Nicol, Amy Toner, Ted Stoffer, Athanasia Kanellopoulou, Harry Koushos, Pil & Galia Kollektiv, Athens Video Dance Project, Off Festival in Brussels in a creation by Lisi Estaras & Nicolas Vladyslav and David Zambrano together with 30 other international artists.

Photo credit: Barlas Sahinoglou, from my classes at Pera School of Performing Arts

Classes, Workshop

“The Crawling Eye”|Raúl Saldarriaga

The Crawling Eye De workshop is open voor dansers van alle niveau’s en wordt afgesloten met een open jam. Tijdens de workshop benaderen we het lichaam als een sensor voor macro- en microgebaren. De informatie zetten we om in specifieke bewegingen. Het lichaam van een ander wordt op een bijzondere, niet-alledaagse wijze geobserveerd; als een oneindige platform voor vorm en mogelijkheden. Door steeds nieuwe situaties te creëren krijg je de mogelijkheid om te variëren met constructies, impulsen en reacties. Ook het maken van “fouten” zorgt voor nieuwe ingangen. Een workshop waarin het spel, en niet het ritueel, centraal staat. 


Raúl Saldarriaga (Colombia, 1982) is een choreograaf, danser en contact improvisatie onderzoeker uit Amsterdam. Hij werkt als artistiek directeur van het “Casagrafias” creatie festival en dans docent. Zijn stijl komt voort uit “Forced Displacement”; een onderzoekmethode naar nieuwe bewegingsvormen aan de hand van de anatomie en gebaren van andermans lichaam. Hij speelt met de architectuur van het lichaam om zo een intuïtieve bewegingstaal te creëren. Raúl heeft een achtergrond in Kunstpedagogiek BA, Hedendaagse dans BA, Interactive media and environments MA en Choreography and community MA en woont in Amsterdam.
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-ENGLISH- 

The Crawling Eye by Raúl Saldarriaga. The workshop is open to everyone (no experience required) and is followed by an open jam* with live music. In this introduction-workshop, you will explore the body as a sensor capable of perceiving macro and micro gestures, transform this information in movement decisions. A sensitive state where we have the ability to observe another body in a non-everyday way,  as an infinite field of forms and possibilities. Each movement, each new space offers unique situations where we can explore different constructions, responses, and variations. The “error” is only a new possibility. The connection and disconnection also create a dynamic.  We will immerse ourselves in contact with the other body with the idea of the game and not the ritual.


Raúl Saldarriaga (Colombia, 1982) He is a relational choreographer and contact improvisation researcher. He is currently the artistic director of the “Casagrafias” creation festival and teacher of Contact Improvisation. The style he teaches comes from dance research called “Forced Displacement.” This technic style is based on the ability to find possibilities of movement in the anatomy and gestures of another body; taking the idea of improvisation to the limit; leaving behind the certainty of what is the final destination of a movement; using different muscle tones and interact with bone architecture to create an intuitive movement language. Raul has a background in BA Art pedagogy,  BA contemporary dance, MA interactive media and environments and MA choreography and community.  ____________________________
Workshop & Jam, Sunday13 October,  2019 14:15- 14:30 Welcome, registration, space for warming up 14:30 – 16:30 Workshop 16:30 – 18:00 Open Jam 

Workshop: € 15,- (jam included) *Jam only: € 7,- Registration on location __________________________________
What to wear?It works best to wear clothing which allows you to move freely, is soft, without buttons and zippers, has a good fit, and keeps your skin covered. We dance without shoes. Some use soft dancing shoes or knee-pads.

Classes, CLOUD, movement classes, Partners

Countertechnique classes |EIlit Marom

Countertechnique Open Morning Class

Tuesday  Sep 24th 10:00 – 11:30 – First Class!  With Eilit Marom
From Oct 15th till Dec 17th  2019

a series of 10 weekly classes every Tuesday morning at Cloud

The Countertechnique® class is a contemporary dance technique class. It stretches, coordinates and strengthens the body, making the dancer sweat, build stamina and
really move. The class starts with a recurring set of exercises, allowing dancers to investigate the Countertechnique principles in detail. The second half of the class consists of changing components, working towards luscious movement combinations and jumping at the end. The Countertechnique class results in dancers using less energy, losing their fear of taking risks and gaining speed in changing direction.

Eilit Marom, originally from Israel is based both in Haifa, Israel, and The Hague, the Netherlands. She has studied Countertechnique since 2007 and had an internship as Anouk van Dijk’s assistant in 2009. She attended the Countertechnique Teacher Training program in 2012 and 2014, and has been teaching Countertechnique since 2012 around Europe and Israel.Along side teaching Eilit is a performer and choreographer in the filed of dance and performance, she is part of an international collective for the project (To) Come and See and collaborates on various creations with the visual artist Adam Nillissen. (www.eilitmarom.com)

 
“My main interest in moving is to find ways to connect and express ourselves through our bodies, I like to awaken the senses and the sensitivity to our environment through observing what is happening when we open a desire to move. Countertechnique empowered my dancing and gave my body more volume and presence, bringing the focus to the moment of action. By using the principles I could let go of my own judgment and rediscover my strength and joy of movement. It is a playful pathway where thoughts become experiences and my favorite way to start the day.”

Single Class 12.50 € (incl. 21%btw) 5 Classes Card 50 € (incl. 21% btw)  For info and questions: eilit@countertechnique.com // 06 50434332  You may inscribe via email or sms – Let us know you are coming :) 


Studio address: DCR – De Constant Rebecqueplein 20b
2518 RA The Hague
The Netherlands

Classes, CLOUD, movement classes, Partners, Workshop

LET LOOSE | Movement Research | Ivan Cook

Would you like to be a part of an creative environment to research, explore, create and play?

LET LOOSE | Movement Research class invites you to deepen your practice

The classes are based upon 3 pillars:

Physical Development:

Increasing movement capabilities through Contemporary Dance, Floorwork, Mobility methods, Movement games

Mental Development:

Rewiring your brain to regain & strengthen your senses. Using movement situations as a segway to train the brain through techniques of problem solving, logic, memory & sustained attention.

Artistic Development:

The Accumulation of the previous developments lays the ground work to help uniquely develop a solo and group creative signature. Unmasking or discovering new chains of movement, thinking and communication skills. Weekly tasks will be given to discover multiple avenues of creative potential, abstract thinking, improvisation, composition, contact improvisation.

WHERE: Cloud Danslab, De Constant Rebecqueplein 20-B, 2518 RA Den Haag, Netherlands

WHEN: Saturdays 12:30 – 14:30 (2 Hours)
Meet out front 12:10 go up together.

Autumn 9th November / 14th December (6 Classes)

Trial Class available (10 euro)

PRICE:

Single Class €17.50 (incl. 21%btw)

Autumn term €90 (incl. 21% btw)

CONTACT: Please send a PM via the facebook // Whatsapp:0687863221 // or email to: cookmovementpractice@gmail.com

Classes, CLOUD

New class starting 17th of November: Hilal Dance

Contemporary Egyptian Dance

Hilal dance is the art-dance based on the creative, performative and educational work of avant-garde artist Suraya Hilal. We work on the natural flowing of energy in our body; from our roots through the legs, spine, torso and head in a series of connected and creative movements. We will make use of classical and contemporary Middle Eastern music, integrated with other genres and at times live music.

All levels and genders welcome.

Saturdays from 12.15 to 13.45
(times and dates may change each semester, send us a mail)

More Info:
lmdegaspari@gmail.com
www.lauradegaspari.com

Laura Maria De Gaspari is a dancer, dance teacher and choreographer with over 20 years experience and a yoga teacher in training. (Do in Academy, Leiden)

 

Classes, Partners

Intro to Urban Fusion Bellydance | Vleer

Where: Cloud at DansLab

When: Every Tuesday starting on 25th of September until 23rd of   October 2018

Time: 18:30 until 20u

Price: Full course €120 / Drop-in class €25

Level: beginner to intermediate (bellydance experience is not required as we will cover all the basics during the course)

Registration & more details : vle3rt7e@gmail.com

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( credits foto : Fotograaf Sunny Jagesar)

 

Dance is an ever evolving organism. Within all disciplines it is apparent that over the years new styles emerge from older ones. One dance form in which this evolution is very clear is bellydance. Having its roots in the Middle East during the 17th and 18th centuries primarily in Egypt, Turkey and Lebanon. But it is believed to be much older. Throughout its history new styles of dance were born within the bellydance genre, for example one of the more recent being ATS (American Tribal Style Bellydance ) and Tribal Fusion Bellydance.

The latest edition in this evolution is the merging of Tribal Fusion Bellydance with Urban dance styles known as Urban Fusion Bellydance.

– An introductory course spread over five classes each delving into  combining bellydance with urban dance styles-

The classes will consist of beginner to intermediate bellydance techniques which will gradually level up during the course. On top of that we will layer on an urban dance form, by focusing on one discipline per class.

This course is for the belly dancer looking to add to their vocabulary or the mover/dancer looking for a new challenge.