Please note: in Block 2 – Winter, the Thursday 18:45-20:00 and 20:15-21:30 classes will be taught by Samantha van den Doel instead of Cleo Kwaaitaal.
At the intermediate level, we shall continue to work on placement. We will further be learning to execute longer danceable combinations, and we will also pay special attention to rhythm and music.
What will you be doing?
The emphasis will lie in learning the connecting steps, preparing for jumps, spins and practicing across the diagonal.
Cleo Kwaaitaal’s classes
Cleo Kwaaitaal has had a 12-year dance career as a classical/modern dancer. The Israel Ballet is one of the companies where she danced in The Sleeping Beauty, Nutcracker and Coppelia, among others. She has also danced in the Netherlands in choreographies by Balanchine, Hans van Manen and Ted Brandsen. It is therefore natural for Cleo to transfer this knowledge and help students further their development in classical dance.
Pascale de la Fuente’s classes
Pascale de la Fuente trained at the Theaterschool AHK in Amsterdam. She was a modern dancer and has danced in productions by several contemporary choreographers. Pascale is also a choreographer of modern theatre dance pieces. Recurring themes in all her classes are the musicality and energy of movement and raising awareness of the organic connection of dance. Seeking the flow of movement is important to experience the sensation of dance.