2020 PUBLIC CLASS SCHEDULE
Weekly Public Dance Classes are ongoing technique classes taught by artists and teachers who hire our space to host their classes. These classes are a great way to get away from the hustle and bustle, stay fit, meet people and learn new techniques. Have a look at what's on offer and then contact the teacher directly to book in.
**PLEASE NOTE** Due to Dancehouse's artistic program of performances, workshops and events, weekly classes may not always be held at Dancehouse, or may not run on particular days. Always check with your teacher first before attending a class. Dates below may be indicative.
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MONDAY
Monday 6.00 - 7.00PM
Zumba
ZUMBA is a fusion of Latin and International music/ dance themes that create a dynamic, exciting dance class, and is also based on the principle that the work-out should be FUN AND EASY TO DO. This class will start with a warm-up and dance on different rhythms like Merengue, Salsa, Cumbia, Reggaeton, African and more. After the work out, the session ends with a cool-down.
Marlyse Marquer is a dancer, originally from Mauritius, and is a licensed Zumba Instructor and ZIN (Zumba Instructor Network) Member. She has been doing classical ballet since she was young, but ever since she discovered Zumba it has become her passion. She loves to make her classes feel like a party - come and share the passion for Zumba!
Dates: Weekly, from 6 January 2020 - 17 February 2020; 9 March 2020 - 29 June 2020
Time: 6.00-7.00pm
Cost: $40 for 5 sessions, or $12 casual
Contact: Marlyse Marquer, 0410 459 830
Email: marlyse_m@hotmail.com
Website: http://marlysemarquer.zumba.com/
Facebook: http://fb.me/zumbamarlyse
Monday 7.00PM Beginners, 8.00PM Intermediate
Reggaeton Dance Classes
Reggaeton is a funky and sexy urban Latin dance style with influences from Caribbean and Latin American cultures.
7pm Beginner
8pm Intermediate
The Beginners class will be an introduction into the foundations of Reggaeton dance covering the basic steps and movements necessary to progress to the next level. It will cover body movement and isolations taught through short choreographies. It will also be a fun introduction in enjoying the music and the dance steps and a great way to enhance confidence in your own body movement and improve your dancing in whatever dance style you do.
The Intermediate class builds on the foundation steps and introduces more complex choreographies, learning a new awesome choreography each week!
Come and join the fun!
Gene and Tania are directors of a Cuban dance school, RakaTa. They specialise is Cuban Salsa, Rueda de Casino and Reggaeton. They have been teaching together since 2008, bringing expertise, dedication, passion and excitement in all they do. Their commitment to ongoing learning of authentic Cuban dance and culture has seen them train closely and consistently over the years with their Cuban dance mentors. And through their classes, they willingly share their passion for Cuban dance in the hopes to reach wider audiences.
These classes are adult classes for ages 18+
Students are advised to wear comfortable shoes that they are able to dance in - Strictly NO STILLETOS or HARD SOLED SHOES
Students are also advised to bring a sweat towel and anything to maintain personal hygiene
Image credit: Ravi Gauttom
Dates: Weekly on Mondays from 30 March 2020
Time: 7.00 – 8.00PM, Beginners, 8.00-9.00PM, Intermediate
Costs: Single $15, Two classes $25, Cash or card at the door
Contact: Gene Segura
Email: info@rakata.com.au
Website: www.facebook.com/RakaTaCrew
Facebook: www.facebook.com/RakaTaCrew
Instagram: www.instagram.com/rakatacrew/
Monday 20 Jan, 17 Feb, 23 March 2020, 7.15-9.00PM
Kundalini Activation Process (KAP) Melbourne, with Kim Page
KAP is a Kundalini Activation Process and is a transmission of life force energy to increase Energy Flow. A great way to start 2020!
Some experience feelings of deep relaxation, pure joy, rejuvenation and bliss. Others experience a cathartic release of past pain and trauma. Whilst others notice profound or subtle changes in their daily lives that are aligned with their life purpose and life direction.
Each person's experience is different. All report feeling, or experiencing, a powerful or subtle feeling of well being.
The process: Participants lie down on their yoga mat, close their eyes, relax and let the music and kundalini life force energy transmission work it's magic. It's quite safe and with our eyes closed, it's a private inner journey.
Ideally, please eat lightly before the session and drink plenty of water. Bring your water bottle with you and favourite soft yoga mat. Wear loose comfy clothing so you feel free to flow and move with the energy.
Kim Page is an accredited KAP facilitator who trained with the founder, Venant Wong. She also trained with senior KAP facilitator Sigrid Brelid. Her training is ongoing. Kim also has many year's experience in the wellness and fitness field.
Contact: Kim Page, 0456993393
Dates: Monday 20 January, Monday 17 February, Monday 23 March 2020
Time: 7.15PM-9.30PM.
Email: kpage.kim@gmail.com
Bookings: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/89932577761
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/528789977715871/
Image: KAP Melbourne
TUESDAY
Tuesday & Wednesday OR Wednesday & Thursday PLUS Weekend and Week long workshops
ActionTheater - Danielle Cresp
ActionTheater is a physical theatre improvisation training which expands the individual artists expressive range, builds ensemble awareness, and offers performers a clear, structured form in which to play with abandon. The training builds vocal, verbal and physical performance skills, hones awareness and increases expressive range! Danielle Cresp is not only a Licensed ActionTheater Practioner, she is also the only ActionTheater Practitioner currently teaching in Australia! Danielle offers a range of workshops from OPEN workshops for artists new to the work of ActionTheater through to EXPERIENCED workshops for artists familiar with the ActionTheater method or similar training methods.
What's on offer at DanceHouse?
Two Half-Day OPEN Workshop (Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 9am-1pm)
Two Half-Day EXPERIENCED Workshop (Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 9am - 2pm)
(half-day workshops include, on request, the optional bonus of 1-on-1 coaching, 2 - 4pm)
Two Day Workshop (9am - 5pm)
Three Day Workshop (9am - 4pm)
Five-Day Workshop (9am - 5pm)
ActionTheater is a starting point for body-oriented theatre improvisation. It's a physical theatre training method and an artistic practice all rolled into one. In ActionTheater trainings the improviser follows the constantly changing interior of their imagination; they respond crafting each moment with movement, sound and language. Each workshop is completely bespoke, designed and tailored for the individual artists that have booked in. No two workshops are ever the same!
ALL EOI's welcome via email: mail@daniellecresp.com
For info on future workshops: www.daniellecresp.com
Danielle Cresp is a Melbourne-based professional ActionTheater Practitioner, Director & Improvisation Artist who's passion for improvised performance, practise, shared artistic exchange and directing has taken her to festivals, performance events, and trainings across Australia, to Europe and to America. Danielle became a Licensed Action Theater teacher under the watchful eyes of Ruth Zaporah (the creator of ActionTheater) in the heat of the New Mexican desert in 2011. Since then she has taught over 50 SOLD OUT workshops, become the Creative Director at ActionTheaterAustralia and has received over 60 five star reviews for her teaching! Danielle's focus as a teacher, director and improvisation artist is on physically embodied performance presence. Her motto is: "The more you notice, the more you have to play with!"
MORE INFO ON DATES & BOOKINGS >>> https://www.daniellecresp.com/workshops/
Contact: Danielle Cresp 0408590759
Dates: Dancehouse Public Workshops
Email: mail@daniellecresp.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ActionTheaterAustralia/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/actiontheateraustralia/
Website: www.daniellecresp.com
Tuesdays 6.00 - 7.00PM
Grow Through Dance - Graham Based
Irina De Loche's Grow Through Dance class is suitable for those who have a dance background, past or present. It is a low impact class that will focus on the source of movement in the body, both muscular and emotional learning to dance from the heart and core of your body. This class is based on the Graham technique, modern dance movement style and pedagogy created by American dancer and choreographer Martha Graham.
Irina De Loch has been teaching in the dance community for over 20 years now and has a background in a range of dance style, including Indian Russian folkloric dance, contemporary, modern, African dance, and jazz ballet. She is a dance participant as well as a dance make. Irina has formed her own dance group Solemates and has choreographed over 60 dance pieces and had two been taught at the Australian Ballet, School of Dance.
*Please contact Irina to confirm your attendance, as dates may vary*
Dates: Weekly, from 14 January 2020 - 18 February 2020; 17 March 2020 - 30 June 2020
Time: 6.30 – 7.30PM
Contact: Irina De Loche
Email: solemates1@gmail.com
Tuesday 6.30 – 9.30PM
Alchemy Dance Improvisation
The ALCHEMY DANCE classes focus on improvisation as a means to discover deep levels of embodiment, connection and presence.
A safe, generous space is provided for beginners and experienced movers, with participants exploring and developing their unique movement expression with the support of a diverse and committed creative community. Students are inspired to develop TRUST in the profound wisdom of the body, allowing their intuition to activate and inspire the dance. Movement exercises deepen understanding of the aesthetic choices we make in the moment, with improvised sharing events providing an opportunity to fully embrace and celebrate these impulses in the presence of witnesses.
Together, we will embark on a deep excavation of the connections between inner self and outer expression in a dynamic process of affirmation and transformation. On this journey, pleasure, beauty, authenticity and artistry will all be discovered.
Anne O'Keeffe has been directing, facilitating and developing the ALCHEMY classes for 18 years. Trained at Rusden (Bachelor of Education: Dance/Drama) and Victorian College of the Arts (Choreography), she has taught movement-based improvisation since 1984, inspired by Skinner Releasing Technique, Michael Chekhov technique, Al Wunder, Stephanie Skura, Eva Karczag and Min Tanaka. Anne's dance-theatre company, SIRENSONG, has produced three major works: Walk on Water (99/00), her solo work Sex and Death (2002/03) and Song of Longing (2008). Anne teaches Improvisation to Dancers and Movement to Actors at VCA, 16th Street Actors Studio, Brave Studios and TAFTA. In 2009, Anne achieved a Masters degree exploring the role of Presence in the creative process, and in 2016 she received the inaugural Pegasus Scholarship, honouring teaching excellence in the performing arts.
Dates: Tuesdays 12, 19, 26 May and 2, 9 June 2020 plus all day Sunday, 31 May 2020 and Sunday 14 June, 1.30-6.30PM 2020.
Time: Tuesdays 6.30 – 9.30PM; Sunday May 31, 10AM-5PM; Sunday June 14 1.30-6.30PM
Cost: $370 full, $340 Concession (Full course only)
Contact: Anne O'Keeffe: 0411 218 101
Email: aok@alchemydance.com.au
Website: www.alchemydance.com.au
Tuesday 7.00 – 8.30PM
Open Contemporary Dance Class
Experience the principles of contemporary dance in a relaxed inclusive space. Flow, release, move, sweat. Learn a fun routine to a great track.
No prior dance experience needed. Runs in term blocks. Bookings essential.
Sarah Elsworth is an independent dance artist, who creates her own art works and collaborates and performs with others. She has an extensive teaching practice both in dance and pilates. She recently created My Kin Blue, a solo dance performance work, presented at Otautahi Tiny Performance Festival, back in her hometown Christchurch, New Zealand. Sarah cares about facilitating movement exploration in a playful and non-judgemental environment and loves all kinds of movement modalities. She holds a Bachelor of Performing and Screen Arts ( Contemporary Dance) from UNITEC, Auckland and is a qualified pilates instructor with Breathe Education. You can find her regularly sharing moves at Good Times Pilates.
Cost: $90 for a term pass 5x classes. Single casual class $25. Bookings essential.
Contact: Sarah Elsworth, 0426574431
Email: elsworthsarah@gmail.com
Website: www.facebook.com
Instagram: @sezmoves
WEDNESDAY
Wednesday, 11.00AM-1.00PM
Body-Mind Centering
Exploring the anatomy & poetics of your bodymind with Alice Cummins
Beginning with the premise that movement is perception, we will rigorously engage with different Body-Mind Centering® principles. Through a practice of listening and attentionyou will develop somatic awareness. The workshops will include guided movement, anatomical information, imagery and directed touch, followed by Authentic Movement, shared discussion, and journal writing to integrate the material.
Body-Mind Centering® (BMCSM) is a study of the experienced body in contrast to the objectified body. It is an embodied approach to learning, living and knowledge making. BMC engages the bodymind through the poetics of moving, touch and experiential anatomy, inviting change that is an integration of our physical, psychological, intellectual and imaginative life. Alice studied Body-Mind Centering® with Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen in the United States, 1995-98.
Please bring a blanket for working on the floor and a journal for writing.
Alice Cummins MA, is a dance artist, Body-Mind Centering®Practitioner and Movement Educator (ISMETA). She has been researching and teaching her work nationally and internationally for over twenty years. Her process creates an environment of refined somatic awareness and generates engagement and embodied intelligence within a community of shared inquiry. Alice's approach is accessible to people from diverse backgrounds. She welcomes the richness and contribution of this in the learning and sharing of knowledge.
Dates: Term 1 Wednesdays 22 April - 27 May 2020
Time: 11.00AM-1.00PM
Cost: $350
Contact: Alice Cummins
Email: alice@footfall.com.au
"Body-Mind Centering®" and "BMCSM" are service marks of Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, used with permission.
Image credit: Michele Theunissen
Wednesday 6.30-7.30PM
Adult Beginners Ballet with Shay Reeves
Graduate of Brisbane's ADPI (Australian Dance Performance Institute), trained in both RAD & FATD classical syllabus, Shay Reeves is bringing their life time adoration of ballet & dance to the adult beginners world. Using an open intuitive approach to the traditional class structure, Shay is focusing on creating a safe inclusive space for those wanting to experience dance for the first time to those brushing up after years gone by.
Dates: Term 1: Wednesday 14 January - 19 February 2020
Time: 6.30-7.30 PM
Cost: $15 cash on the day
Contact: Shay Reeves
Email: shayreeves@outlook.com
Instagram & Facebook: @bunhead_dance
Wednesday 6.30-7.30PM
Odissi, Indian Classical
Odissi is one of the eight classical dance forms of India. It is the oldest surviving dance form of India on the basis of archaeological evidences. It is particularly distinguished from other classical Indian dance forms by the importance it places upon the Tribhangi (literally: three parts break), the independent movement of head, chest and pelvis and upon the basic square stance known as Chauka or Chouka that symbolizes Lord Jagannath. This dance is characterized by various Bhangas (Stance), which involves stamping of the foot and striking various postures as seen in Indian sculptures.
The class structure follows a traditional yet a more modern approach to teaching Odissi dance. The class starts warm up routine with yogic exercise and warm up stretches for 30 minutes. Class for beginner's level will introduce the basic positions. For more advanced classes, introduction to Arasas rhythmic structures set to different beats with compositions to prepare for the larger pieces in the first full-fledged dance piece.
Monica Singh is a Visharad in Odissi dance from Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, New Delhi and is a senior disciple of Smt. Madhavi Mudgal. Monica training extensively with Smt Madhavi Mudgal for 15 years and gained immense experience and in depth knowledge about Odissi not just through its traditional form but also by being a part of choreographic works based on exploring.
THURSDAY
Thursday (and Friday) 6.00-9.00PM
Impro Movement/Theatre Classes
Classes designed to extend your movement/theatre vocabulary and increase your performing confidence.
Nick is a founding member of, and has been performing movement/theatre improvisation with Born in a Taxi since 1989.
Nick Papas' teaching is heavily influenced by his extensive training in street performance through his work with The Urban Dream Capsule which toured worldwide for ten years after its first appearance in the Myer Melbourne windows for the Melbourne Festival, and through his work with Taxi, whose most recent major performances include touring to Taiwan and US in 2018, and this year; Enlighten (Angels in a glass box) performed for the Arts Centre, as well as a tour of Queensland with a children's show called the Whale's Tale concerning the destruction of marine life through plastic pollution. Nick's directing and teaching skills have led him to teach numerous workshops on the Born in a Taxi improvisation technique to theatre and dance peers as well as mixed ability groups. Genres integrated into his teaching style are Improvised Movement, Clowning, Butoh and Contemporary Dance.
Dates: Wednesdays from 15 April 2020
Time: 6.00-9.00PM
Contact: Nick Papas, 0425 755 317
Email: nick1papas@gmail.com
Thursday, 6.30 – 9.00
Kalaripayattu, Beginners
Kalari is ideal for building and maintaining general fitness and is particulalry suited for yogis, athletes, martial artists, actors, dancers and movement practitioners from all walks of life and ages (over 7 years old). Students develop more flexibility, calm and focus the mind, improve their fitness and core strength, and develop a deeper sense of inner wellbeing.
Lalita is a Kalari Practitioner, Yoga Teacher and Naturopath. She began studying Kalari Healing and Martial Arts in 2009 in Australia. Since then she has made several trips to India to study and train with her teacher and Guru, Sat Guru Hanuman Das, the founder of the Kalariyil Dharmikam Ashram in Kerala. She is also a qualified Yoga Teacher having completed her training in India. She is currently practicing and teaching key Kalaripayattu exercises, forms, open combat sequences and weapon forms. She has found that through the practice of meditation, pranayama and body movement, one can align themselves and their lives with their goals. Developing focus in the mind and body, while building a strong foundation through warm ups, traditional asanas and forms are integral to her training.
Originally from India, Lalita has lived and studied in various countries such as Brazil, Singapore, India and Japan. Ramona is passionate about health and well-being, and employs Kalari in her personal life. She endeavours to help her clients and students gain equilibrium and harmony in their lives. Ramona sees Kalari and Yoga as multimodal healing systems, and is a firm believer that using these methods, one can synergize the body, mind and spirit.
Dates: Weekly, from 2 April 2020
Time: 6.30 – 9.00PM
Costs: Free Trial, $30 Casual and Membership options available
Bookings: https://www.kalarihealing.com/class-registration
Contact: Lalita Yagnik, 03 9088 0779 or 0474 702 790
Email: info@kalarihealing.com
SATURDAY
Saturday 8.30-10.30AM
Body Workshop – Self Massage Training Classes
At Crios Massages self-massage training classes you will learn a series of exercises thoughts and studied to improve blood circulation along major body joints such as ankles, hips and shoulders.
The practice of those exercises will improve your mobility and motility and you will get to know more about your emotional and physical status and how to work on it.
These exercises can be practised by all, wether you practice intense body activity, such as yoga, dance, gym training and running or even if you live a more sedentary lifestyle.
This workshop is not recommended for those who have hypertension and type 1 diabetes, or pregnant women.
Giovanni La Rocca started his massage therapist career by completing at the SSNT in Fitzroy a Certificate IV in Swedish massage in 2016. More recently, he trained at Pichest Bountumme School in Chiang Mai, Thailand where he discovered a wonderful and powerful massage technique that bond his understanding of mind and body connection. In the European summer season of 2018 Giovanni collaborate with the Yoga Studio "Yogarea" on the wonderful island of Panarea in the Mediterranean sea.Since July '19 Giovanni runs is own massage studio, Crios Massages, in Carlton, Melbourne and sees his job as a way to help the next person in dealing with their everyday stressful experience and with remote emotional blockage coming from the past.
Booking reccommended: email Giovanni La Rocca to confirm your place; Only 10 spots available!
Contact: Giovanni La Rocca
Dates: Saturday 4-18 April 2020, Sat 16 May 2020
Time: 8.30-10.30AM
Email: criosmassages@gmail.com
Cost: 1 Class $30, 2 Classes $55. Discount on multiple classes is available prior to pre-booking.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/criosmassagges/?view_public_for=283271555637010
Saturday 10.00AM-12.00PM
Open Training: Body Weather
Body Weather is an ideal physical training for any performer, or just a fantastic creative way to get fit. Perhaps the most well-known of Body Weather practices is 'MB' (Mind-Body, Muscle-Bone or Music-Body). MB is like a dancers' version of aerobics: a series of exercises traveling across space, to music. MB increases cardiovascular fitness, flexibility and co-ordination, in ever evolving combinations to twist your brain and extend your neurological pathways (there's nothing quite like it!) Other aspects of Body Weather include tasks to heighten sensory awareness and use of imagery to evoke a vast range of embodied qualities. Gretel's training sessions typically consist of a loosening warm-up, MB work-out and perceptual or imagery tasks leading into improvisation.
Participants can work at their own level, though some fitness is recommended. Dance experience is not necessary. The 'open' bit means that the facilitator participates too, and we each work at our own level. Focus is on body awareness in a fun and exploratory atmosphere.
Gretel Taylor has taught performance, dance and live art at Victoria University, Monash University and RMIT, and presents lectures and workshops at many conferences and events. This year she is teaching postgrad students in Deakin University's Art and Performance school. She continues to lead Open Training: Body Weather at Dancehouse, Carlton, as well as occasional outdoor workshops exploring Body Weather and site-responsive performance making. Gretel participated in Min Tanaka's intensive workshops in Japan in 1999 and 2000, and since then Body Weather has strongly informed her dance practice. She is a core artist of Environmental Performance Authority (EPA), a site-responsive group that use Body Weather as their underpinning method.
Term 2: Saturday 25 April - 27 June 2020
Time: 10.00am-12.00pm
Costs: $18 per workshop ($16 for Dancehouse Members), or $75 for 5 workshops (useable throughout the term)
Contact: Gretel Taylor, 0425 759 988
Email: greteltaylor@gmail.com
Website: www.greteltaylor.com
Image credit: Still from video, Encroach, Laki Sideris and Gretel Taylor 2018
Saturday 2.00-3.00PM
Afro Latin Groove
Irina De Loche's Afro Latin Groove is suitable for everyone, regardless of your dance background, and especially those with none. So you think you can't dance? Then this class is for you!
Irina De Loch has been teaching in the dance community for over 20 years now and has a background in a range of dance style, including Indian Russian folkloric dance, contemporary, modern, African dance, and jazz ballet. She is a dance participant as well as a dance make. Irina has formed her own dance group Solemates and has choreographed over 60 dance pieces and had two been taught at the Australian Ballet, School of Dance.
Dates: Weekly, from 18 January - 8 Fenruary 2020. 14 March - 27 June 2020.
Time: 2.00 – 3.00PM
Contact: Irina De Loche, 0425786817
Email: solemates1@gmail.com
Saturday 4.00 - 5.00PM
Raising the Bar
Tried stretching ,pilates ,the gym but still feel you have two left feet and a slumping posture? Then ballet barre may be the answer for you. Detailed explanations; easy to folllow sequences; beautiful music to inspire you. All ages, shapes and levels welcome.
Come out feeling stretched, straighter and stronger because ballet provides the benefits of many disciplinesin an aesthetic form
Bookings essential Instructor with 20 years experience in yoga, dance, pilates and nassage
Irina De Loch has been teaching in the dance community for over 20 years now and has a background in a range of dance style, including Indian Russian folkloric dance, contemporary, modern, African dance, and jazz ballet. She is a dance participant as well as a dance make. Irina has formed her own dance group Solemates and has choreographed over 60 dance pieces and had two been taught at the Australian Ballet, School of Dance.
Dates: Weekly, from 18 January - 8 February 2020. 14 March - 27 June 2020.
Time: 4.30 – 5.30PM
Contact: Irina De Loche, 0425786817
Email: solemates1@gmail.com
