Summer workshop folk & tango in the Diois region

14 Jul 2025 17:00

21 Jul 2025 14:00

La Terriade

rue de Grimone 112

26410 Glandage

France

Teacher : Koen Dhondt, Laure Fourest

Target audience : Advanced, Intermediate

Workshop organised by Frisse Folk

Spots available

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Normal price	930,00€
Discount price	820,00€
Contact us if your salary doesn’t allow you to participate	0,00€

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Summer workshop Folk & Tango with Laure Fourest & Koen Dhondt

After the big succes of the previous editions, Laure Fourest and Koen Dhondt are giving a full week of dance workshop at Domaine La Terriade, a hidden paradise in a small village in the Diois region in France. Get ready for a great stay full of joy and fun, learning, laughing and meeting people, delicious food, sun and sauna (oh yess!), and lots of dancing!

Program

Approximately 5 hours of dance classes per day, alternating between folk couple dancing (50% of classes), Argentine tango (25%) and traditional dances (25%).
One morning and one afternoon will be free to relax, go hiking and explore the surrounding area. Each morning will start with 30 minutes of gentle warm-up (stretching, simple yoga, massages, etc.).

Important : The main aim of the tango classes on offer is to fine-tune your body skills in folk couple dancing (finesse, subtlety, precision of posture and connection), not to turn you into tango dancers.

This week's workshop aims to provide you with all kinds of tools and experiences to enrich your way of dancing, mainly in couple dances, but also in some trad dances.

Further refine your body awareness to gain greater freedom, precision and comfort
Deepen your knowledge of each of the couple dances and learn to give depth to your dance by adapting it to their specificities
Develop your ability to guide and/or follow, and apply it to new variations
Refine your musical listening skills and expand your rhythmic vocabulary
Work on your ability to improvise while doing justice to the specific tastes of each dance
Explore the specific movements and body styles of some traditional dances

The folk couple dance classes will be taught by Laure and Koen together. Laure will teach tango and Koen will teach trad dance. Each of them will bring their own specialities to the teaching:

Laure: improvisation possibilities, body and posture work in couple dancing, Argentine tango (at the service of folk dances), musicality, anatomy for movement, and morning body warm-ups.
Koen: dances from the South West & Centre of France, improvisation, musicality & rhythmical variations in couple dances, …
All participants will benefit from an individual feedback session of around 10 minutes with one of the teachers, on a subject of their own choice.

A part of the programme will be fixed on the spot according to the proposals, preferences and/or needs of the participants. Laure and Koen will give individual suggestions and corrections, so that everyone progresses.

Other activities

A folk bal with ? & DJ Koen, open for external dansers. Reservation necessary. (only if enough workshop participants)
Practica – a folk ball with recorded music – on almost all other evenings
Sauna, relaxation, siesta, walks, games, …

Have a look at the photo albums of the previous editions

Summer workshop Folk & Tango at la Clé de Sol July 2022
Winter workshop Folk & Tango at La Terriade February 2023

We invite you to read the text Code of conduct & dancing tips that applies for all of our activities and recommend you to watch this video on consent and communication on the dance floor.

Additional info

You will find at the end of the page information about the level, languages, accommodation, meals, registration …

If you have questions about the program and level (see below), do not hesitate to contact Laure: +33 6 32 58 96 84 ou laurefourest@yahoo.fr or to contact Koen.

Practical Info

Meal

Registrations open on January 1st. The price covers

30 hours of workshops with 2 experienced teachers in a beautiful 100 square metre dance hall with a wooden floor.
A folk bal (only if enough workshop participants), and practicas most of the other evenings.
a fair trade salary for the teachers/organisers, the cook and the musicians
accommodation from Saturday evening to Saturday at lunchtime
Daily use of the sauna
Bio & local meals

Accommodation

Gite La Terriade, at the Col de Grimone, in the Diois. There are 2 and 3 bedded rooms, and one 4 bedded room. Rooms are chosen in order of registration and payment of the 350€!
Here are some pictures of the venue and the rooms
Bed linen can be rented for 12€. Possibility to bring your own bedding.

Meals

Organic and vegetarian meals with -as far as possible- local ingredients, prepared by the experienced cook from La Terriade
New! This time, breakfast is included, and also a drink each meal.
Please let us know if you have any food allergies well in advance
Meals and a snack/fruit are included in the price of the summer workshop, but drinks are not, except for coffee and tea.

Time table / planning

The workshop starts on Monday 14 July at 5pm. Lesson from 5 till 8pm. Afterwards we will have diner.
End of the summer workshop on Monday 21 July at 2pm
Approximately 5 hours of classes per day, between 10am and 6:30 pm. One morning and one afternoon of free time.
Practica folk ball with recorded music – on most of the evenings
Sauna, Relaxation, siesta, walks, games, …

Equipment

Good dancing shoes help you to dance better and with less effort. Bring light, comfortable shoes with a smooth sole and no heel! Feel free to bring more than one set of clothes per day, a second pair of dance shoes, a fan, indoor slippers…

Prices

Normal rate in a room with 2 or 3 beds, full pension: 930€

50€ discount for everybody if there are minimum 19 participants, or 100€ discount if 22 participants, refunded at the end. Invite your friends!
110€ extra discount for all those who need it (if minimum 22 participants, this gives the cheapest price: 720€)
Contact us if your income does not allow you to join the summer workshop

Possibility of a donation for solidarity

We want to guarantee a fair remuneration for all the professionals who make this summer workshop possible. At the same time, we think it is important that people living on a limited budget also have access to quality learning. That is why we offer you the possibility to make a donation to enable someone with a lower budget to attend the Workshop at a lower price than the advertised rates. Contact us for more details.

Registration & conditions

This workshop is organised by Corps Dansant and Frisse Folk. You can register via the website of Frisse Folk. By registering, you accept the following conditions.

Payment upon registration by bank transfer: Frisse Folk IBAN BE40 7805 9142 3763 / BIC GKCCBEBB.
Possibility to pay in 2 times: 350€ upon registration and the rest before the 14th of May
Cancellation before the 14th of May: total refund
Cancellation before the 14th of June: refund of the total amount minus 350€.
No refund if you cancel after the 13th of May, regardless of the reason for the cancellation.
Possibility to find somebody with the appropriate dance level to take your place.
Full refund if the organisers have to cancel the workshop
Laure and Koen will be present for the whole week for a minimum of 14 participants. Below this number, it is possible that one of the teachers will only be present for part of the workshop week.

Pictures

Have a look at the photo album of a winter edition at La Terriade (February 2023)

Questions

If you have any questions after reading this page, please do not hesitate to contact us. To contact Laure: +33 6 32 58 96 84 or laurefourest@yahoo.fr / to contact Koen.

Language

The workshop will be given in French, with some short translations of the essential information into English if necessary. Koen and Laure are fluent in different languages, so you will get individual feedback in the language of your choice.

LEVEL

For advanced folk dancers, and talented intermediate folk dancers who learn quickly. Laure and Koen are used to diversifying their exercices and teaching methods so that everyone progresses, even in a group with different levels.

You should be able to master the basic waltz steps with ease, be familiar with leading and/or following, and preferably be open to changing roles.

We assume that you needed more or less two years of dance experience, with regular classes and workshops, to achieve this level. Some of this experience may have been gained in other couple dances (tango, salsa, forró, …).

No previous tango experience is required, as for the tango classes we will foresee a beginner and an intermediate group, if necessary.

Dance Partner

It is not necessary to register as a couple for this dance workshops. We will often change partners. Therefore, you can register alone, as a couple, with friends …

PARTNERSHIP / ORGANISATION

Frisse Folk & Corps Dansant