Saturday afternoon 1 March 2025 (13h-18h) – “Onder-ons”
At the request of many dance teachers, we are once again organizing an “Among Ourselves” session. Under the guidance of Aleksandra Janeva Imfeld and artistic-educational collaborator Anne-Lore Baeckeland, you will embark on an experimental exploration centered around a single theme, material, or everyday object that can enrich your dance lessons.
More information soon!
If you’re interested and would like to have more information, please send an email to annelore@danspunt.be.
Sunday 2 March 2025 – “Workshop Day”
Seven instructors will offer diverse workshops to support and inspire your lessons with children (and also young people). Choose your three favorite workshops and create your own program!
Most workshops will be conducted in Dutch, with a few in English, depending on the instructor. We will always mention the language of the workshop and whether translation will be provided.
9:30 AM: Welcome!
10 AM to 12 PM – Elective workshop 1
1. Justine Reeve (ENG): Developing dance compositions, where to start
In this workshop, dancers learn to develop their movements through improvisation in a creative environment. They receive clear instructions, space for their own ideas, and support to confidently build dance pieces.
2. Maria Speth (NL): Dansspetters, a Timeless Source of Inspiration for Dance and Music for children aged 6 to 9
Maria Speth, creator of Dansspetters, presents an active dance workshop demonstrating her timeless dance method. Participants gain insight into the logic and objectives behind her work and experience how these can be applied in practice.
3. Maricelle Peeters (NL): Teaching classical dance to children for young instructors
Maricelle introduces the world of ballet by preparing and executing various ballet movements as recipes, where the right ingredients are essential. Attention is given to making classical ballet lessons interesting and enjoyable for students while maintaining quality.
4. Olivier Goetgeluck (NL): Inspired by Fighting Monkey
A dynamic exploration of movement through individual and partner exercises that revolve around physical responses, creativity and play. The goal is to enhance imagination, improvisation and behavioral flexibility. Fighting Monkey is therefore an interesting practice for approaching dance with children and youth from a new angle.
12 PM – 1 PM – Break
1 PM to 3 PM – Elective workshop 2
1. Justine Reeve (ENG): Choreographic Hooks and Hacks
This workshop focuses on developing and structuring dance material, exploring choreographic hooks and hacks to create engaging, efficient compositions. Participants will actively move, collaborate, and apply new techniques to create innovative choreographic moments with young dancers.
2. Lowie Deseyne (NL): Focus on Hip Hop
Lowie shares his unique approach to teaching children not just to dance, but to truly feel movement, with attention to differentiation and motivation. He offers insight into his creative process for creating choreographies and translates these into accessible teaching material, enriching your own dance lessons.
3. Maricelle Peeters (NL): Teaching classical dance to children for experienced instructors
Maricelle introduces the world of ballet by preparing and executing various ballet movements as recipes, where the right ingredients are essential. Attention is given to making classical ballet lessons interesting and enjoyable for students while maintaining quality.
4. Zoë Demoustier (NL): How can you give children ownership in a creative process?
In this workshop, we explore how young dancers can be actively involved in the creative process of choreography, focusing on developing ownership of dance, story, and history. We discover how children can learn movement traditions and transform them into their own repertoire.
3:30 PM to 5 PM – Elective workshop 3
1. Anne-Lore Baeckeland (NL): (Un)usual dance (until 6 PM)
Anne-Lore shares her insights on stimulating creativity and developing basic skills in children through dance. She presents findings from recent dance-educational research, introduces the ‘Bal Sucré’ project, and explains how she applies Feldenkrais principles in her work with children, combining structured dance forms with experimental workshops.
2. Maria Speth (NL): Dansspetters, a Timeless Source of Inspiration for Dance and Music for children aged 9 to 12
Maria Speth, creator of Dansspetters, presents an active dance workshop demonstrating her timeless dance method. Participants gain insight into the logic and objectives behind her work and experience how these can be applied in practice.
3. Zoë Demoustier (NL): How can you give children ownership in a creative process?
In this workshop, we explore how young dancers can be actively involved in the creative process of choreography, focusing on developing ownership of dance, story, and history. We discover how children can learn movement traditions and transform them into their own repertoire.
This is the same workshop as in block 2, but slightly shorter.