Winter workshop Folk & Tango with Laure Fourest & Koen Dhondt – Level 2
Important: Formdder participants will have priority for registration until 10th of September at midnight. Other advanced dancers can register before that day, but their registration will only be confirmed around the 15th of September, depending on the remaining places. To ensure the advanced level of the course, Koen and Laure will speak with each new candidate about their level of dance and the courses or workshops they have attended, their learning speed and their understanding of music, etc… before confirming their participation. You can also come to one of us during summer festivals for a chat and a dance.
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 prepared by Anamaria, snow and sauna (oh yess!), and lots of dancing!
Program
Approximately 5 hours of dance lesson per day. The common thread throughout the workshop is learning how to guide/follow and communicate well in the dance. Laure and Koen will give individual suggestions and corrections, so that everyone progresses.
This intensive week of dance is for advanced folk dancers who wish to take the time to develop and refine the body skills (posture and dance technique) necessary to embody the music more precisely and sensitively in couple dances.
This bodywork will be done via a diversion through the practice of Argentine tango, because it allows us to explore the finesse and precision of the connection.
This bodywork will also allow us to dive into the exploration of this great mishmash called "musicality" and the dialogue that we, as dancers, are led to initiate with the musical proposals that are made to us: to open our ears, to become aware of the rhythmic and melodic richness of the songs, to get out of our usual movements by developing new types of vocabularies, to be able to choose the musical elements that we want to interpret, etc…
In our opinion, what makes a beautiful couple dance is the comfort of the abrazo, the quality of the connection, and the harmony found by the three of us: you, me and the music. This workshop will explore these three concepts in greater depth.
Koen will also teach some trad dances that we will choose together (rondeaux, congo, bourrées, branle ou sauts béarnais, …)
Each teacher will also give classes around his or her own speciality. We have 2 rooms and can therefore separate the group
- Laure: musicality, possibilities of improvisation, posture and bodywork in couple dancing, Argentine tango (at the service of folk dances) and morning body warm-ups.
- Koen: dances from the South West & Centre of France, improvisation, musicality & rhythmical variations in couple dances, …
- All participants can have 10 minutes of intensive individual coaching with one of the teachers on the subject of their choice
Other activities
- A folk bal, 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
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.
