Dansstroom offers non-professional dancers the opportunity to dive into dance repertoire with an experienced dance coach. We view “dance repertoire” broadly: it’s dance that you and your group want to breathe new life into. This can take various forms, such as learning and re-enacting a scene from What the Body does not Remember by Wim Vandekeybus or Screws by Alexander Vantournhout, a deep dive into the K-pop dance tradition, a reinterpretation of a dance from West Side Story or a dive into the history of the Lindy Hop. Dance Stream aims to keep dance alive in all its forms and styles! In school year 2025 – 2026, selected groups will dive into the studio with a dance coach and work with the repertoire in their own way. Together, they will work toward a show moment in STUK Leuven on April 25 and 26, 2026.
Selected groups
After an open call, a jury selected six groups to revive dance repertoire within Dansstroom!
Platform-K
Repertoire: Alain Platel & Frank Van Laecke / les ballets C de la B – Gardenia (2010)
Dance coach: Hendrik Lebon
Credits photo: Tine Declerck
A company for dancers with disabilities, based in Ghent and Brussels. The experienced dance group of Platform-K dives into Gardenia (2010) and brings an ode to non-conformity, grotesque expression and the breaking of expectations.
Dance Images
Repertoire: Neoclassical repertoire with a focus on partner work
Dance coach: Nicola Wills
Credits photo: Bruno Holvoet
A ballet school in Kortenaken and Herk-de-Stad with its youth performance team is inspired by neoclassical choreographers such as Crystal Pite and Akram Khan. Within this repertoire, they focus mainly on partner work, such as inventive elevators and duets to further expand their movement language.
Drops of Dance & friends
Repertoire: Classical Indian dance Bharatanatyam – Kalakshetra style – work of Guru Adyar K. Lakshman (1933-2014).
Dance coach: Sooraj Subramaniam
Credits photo: Sunny Jagesar
Three dancers from Mechelen, Herent and Ghent learn a work by Guru Adyar K. Lakshman (1970s) and dive deeper into the Kalakshetra style within the Bharatanatyam genre.
Rosa’s Goesting
Repertoire: Ugo Dehaes – Women (2011)
Dance coach: Natascha Pire
Credits photo: n/a
Nine dancers from Flemish Brabant who met through the project Leuven danst Rosas danst Rosas, bring Women (2011) by Ugo Dehaes back on stage.
CompanyMG – Moving Ground
Repertoire: Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui/ Eastman – Vlaemsch (chez moi) (2022)
Dance coach: Jonas Vandekerckhove
Credits photo: nvt
A youth company from Antwerp with dancers from diverse backgrounds. Following Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, they explore through Vlaemsch (chez moi) (2022) what Flemish identity means to them.
Solemates
Repertoire: Historical evolution of tap dance – Waltz clog, Soft Shoe, Buck and Wing, Paddle and Roll (period from 1840 – 1940)
Dance coach: Josh Hilberman
Credits photo: Stéphanie Detry
Five tap dancers from Ghent and Brussels delve into the traditions of tap dance between 1840 and 1930. Starting from the traditional material, they develop new choreographies through improvisation techniques.
Curious to find out more?
Keep an eye on our social media for updates & glimpses into the participants’ rehearsal process!
Dansstroom is a collaboration between STUK, Danspunt and CEMPER and is inspired by ‘Danse en amateur et répertoire’, a French project organized by the Centre National de la Danse (Pantin). Dance Stream is made possible thanks to support from the Flemish Community.
Dansstroom is a collaboration between STUK, Danspunt and CEMPER and is inspired by ‘Danse en amateur et répertoire’, a French project organized by the Centre National de la Danse (Pantin). Dance Stream is made possible thanks to the support of the Flemish Community.
