Do you dance? Contemporary dance classes at the CNDB

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[Re]discover your own voice in movement, authenticity and creativity in contemporary dance classes at CNDB! From August to September, the dance classes for adults (beginners and intermediates) continue with the third module, which is held by choreographer and dancer Mădălina Dan. They are open to people who have already attended modules I and II*, as well as to those who have never attended before.

Description Module III : Movement. Vitality.

The Workshop Movement. Vitality proposes a series of 6 meetings open to all those interested in working with the themes proposed below, for one or more sessions or for the whole module, regardless of experience in contemporary dance.

Building on the natural therapeutic values of dance and movement, the module Movement. Vitality aims to facilitate a beneficial and energising framework for expression and exploration through the body.

The courses will include dynamic exercises focusing on:

• improving joint mobility, muscle tone, movement coordination, motor memory, balance, etc.
• guided improvisation and composition sessions
• feedback and creative writing exercises

The emphasis will be on pleasure, vitality, de-stressing and energising through dance, on the sensory and kinaesthetic experience, on stimulating creativity and imagination, on the congruence between emotion and movement. The classes will be structured around sessions of exploration and connection with the self, with one’s own subjectivity and group exercises that will emphasise sociality and communication through movement.

“Over the years, dance has given me a pragmatic way of understanding the world and being in it, always connected to the body and its experiences- whether personal or aesthetic. The fragility and unpredictability of the body going through life with good and bad challenges me to focus on the immediate reality, to keep active, to try to prolong and celebrate moments of physical and mental health and vitality and as much as possible to share them with the community, smaller or wider. The tangible and visible beneficial effects of dance on workshop participants/trainees, whatever their level and training, the physical and mental well-being that the kinaesthetic environment brings, are some of my favourite moments in my profession and help me to maintain my enthusiasm and energy.” – Mădălina Dan

By learning the basics of theory, specific contemporary dance movement practices and techniques, as well as guided improvisation, you will discover more about your relationship with your body in movement, how you relate to space, music and those around you, and what makes you live more in the present.

General aspects | what you’ll learn in dance classes at CNDB:

• notions about the body, motricity, the relationship with space, rhythm and energy that you put into each individual and group movement and action;
• movement exercises found in contemporary dance techniques;
• ways to express yourself freely, to formulate your own “voice” in movement, through choreographic exercises that use improvisation as a structured method of knowing and learning;
• improving memory, mobility and muscle tone;
• learning to analyse in order to “read” and relate more easily to a choreographic construction (moment or performance involving movement).

Additional benefits:

• for the entire duration of the course, participants will benefit from a 50% discount on CNDB performances of the current season;
• guided access to the CNDB media library resources (books, documents, periodicals and videos of international dance and performance performances, etc.);
• access to various information sources on contemporary dance, curated by a teacher

*Dance classes for adults (beginners and intermediates) were held from March to June 2025, divided into two modules, held by the artists Andreea Novac and Alexandra Mihaela Dancs.