This course proposes to explore the language of contemporary African dance, its energy and rhythms

Content of the workshop :

• Preparation of the body to the Afro-contemporary language by working on the muscular tone of the different parts of the body, the alignment (awareness of the difference between the alignment of the contemporary and African technique), the flexibility and the breathing in the movement
• Introduction to the language of contemporary African dance or development of one's technique according to one's level
• Choreography developed throughout the workshop
• Small guided improvisations
• Traditional African music and African fusion

Method :

• Learn in the respect of the body and the person
• Encourage/stimulate listening to the body
• Feel and understand one movement after another (e.g. its energy quality: fluid, sharp, light, anchored, etc.)
• Work with images, which often have a more direct link with the body than many technical explanations
• Promote very quickly the expression in the movement and the pleasure of dancing

Competences aimed at :

• Develop body awareness, muscle tone, flexibility and endurance
• To be introduced to the language of contemporary African dance/develop one's technique and possibilities of expression (according to level)
• Develop a sense of rhythm and musicality
• To express oneself through movement with the technical elements in construction
• Improvise from a given structure