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Tap

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Dancehall

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Quinten van Hemert

HipHop

Anna Tarcy

Heels
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Anthony Pinas

HipHop

Isabelle Nassenstein

Afrobeat / Afrohouse

Dajana Jurczak

Female Dancehall
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Rudolf Doelasan

HipHop

Victoria Osipova

HipHop
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Tyrone Menig

HipHop

Sophie van Pelt

kpop
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Roberta Maimone

Urban contemporary

Nanda La rose

Afro latin

Navanio Herkul

House

Bas Scheide

Breakdance

Katie Su

Dancehall

Mitchell Hamel

HipHop

Krista Uusitalo

Shuffle Dance
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Priscilla Sussenbach

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Alvaro Oosterwolde

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Roxanne Pratt

Twerk

Björk Gunnarsdóttir

Commercial Latin beginners

Priscilla Cornelius

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Will Fraser

HipHop IJburg

Andrada la Grega

Kpop IJburg

Nathaniel Samp

HipHop

Tim Waterman

Jazz

Lauren Schuitemaker

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Lela di Costanzo

Contemporary improvisation
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Luis Pauli

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Ashley Affolter

Urban Contemporary
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Annika Makela

Musical Jazz
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Rosanne Rebergen

Musical Jazz
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Bert-Jan van der Kooi

Contemporary jazz

Chaylah Carruth

commercial IJburg

Debbie Huisman

Modern Fusion

Charlie-Ann Baaren

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Uri Eugenio

Contemporary modern

Keswani Geubel

Jazz Funk / HipHop

Mika van 't Slot

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Irene Aydemir

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Sofie Hofstee

Modern Jazz / Heels

Marlie Salomé

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Laisvie Ochoa

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Robeathy Corea

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Erick Bacon

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Noa Meijer

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Lieke van Kesteren

Modern Basic
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Tianna Murray-Welsh

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Denise Hartgers

Modern Jazz
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Miriam Mokhtari

Commercial Jazz / Hiphop IJB

Manon van Riel

Musical jazz
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Renz Ren

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Merle Drommel

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Mariana Santacreu Hofland

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Merel Crezee

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Violeta Gago

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Sarah Ehrhardt

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Esther Scheller

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Barbara Rose

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Amapiano

Karim Alexander

Bio

I am Karim Alexander aka ‘karimthedream’ I was born and raised in South Africa. I have been dancing since the age of 3 years old. I have been blessed to represent my country in middle school where I was the head cheerleader and had the chance to travel around the world for dancing. I am currently a host at Pianoland NL and an international Amapiano choreographer.

I have shared music videos and live shows with the likes of Musa Keys, DBN GOGO, Felo Le Tee, Nadia Nakai, Mafikizolo, Cassper Nyovest and was featured on Beyoncé’s first TikTok. 

 

Description of class

Amapiano is a genre that’s from the early 2000’s and comes from the sounds of Kwaito. In my class I’m going to focus on the energy, control and the movement of the body. We will be focusing on study of the beats and listening to the song to understand why it the way it is. I will also focus on facial expressions during a performance and catching fast pace choreography. My class will be beginner friendly but very intermediate/advanced.

Instagram: @karimthedream__
Ballet

Samuele Ninci

Bio

Samuele is an Italian dancer from Florence who recently moved to Amsterdam.

He graduated from La Scala Ballet School in Milan, where he took part in the productions of the company on La Scala’s stage. He then started his career as a professional dancer with companies such as the Bordeaux Opera Ballet and the Royal Swedish Ballet, where he danced soloist roles in the classical repertoire as well as in works by some of the most relevant choreographers of our times such as William Forsythe, Mats Ek, Ohad Naharin, Jirí Kylián, George Balanchine, and many more.  

Samuele is now pursuing a career as a freelance dancer, combining it with his passion for teaching.

 

Description of class

In my class, it is important that everyone works with their own body and uses these in the best way they can. I am focusing on technique but also in the small details that gives better quality of the movement. 

Instagram: @samuele.ninci
Hiphop

Tessa Bouzidi

Bio

Tessa Bouzidi has an incredible passion for dance and music (also as a drummer). Tessa’s dance style is raw hiphop energy, with a mix of both very masculine and feminine ways of moving. In her class she wants you to feel free, feel the music, and push yourself to grow further as a dancer (and as a person in general really).

 

Description of class

The class starts with a warm-up for the body while learning hiphop grooves, followed by a stretch to also gain some flexibility. She might pop in some ab workouts to train them muscles. The biggest part of the class is focused on learning one of her choreographies, as Tessa always aims for you to have as much time as possible to really dance and enjoy the music. With her high energy she will def make sure you sweat, train, and improve your dance moves.

Instagram: @tessatino
Ballet

Anatole Babenko

Bio:

 

A well rounded dancer with over 25 years professional experience in classical ballet and modern dance.  
The professional positions held in various international ballet companies such as the Dutch National Ballet, National Opera ( Bordeaux France) ,National Opera  (Kiev  Ukraine  ) and Ballet Zurich have enabled me to operate outside my comfort zone and strengthen my adaptability to different roles and environments. 

During my professional career I performed roles such as the prince (The Nutcracker), Albert (Giselle), Paquita, Rothbart (Swan Lake), Mercutio (Romeo and Juliet), Sonatina (choreography of George Balanchine), pas de deux  (Don Quixote and Corsair).   
I have had the privilege of working first hand with world famous choreographers such as Roland Petit, John Neumeier, Hans van Manen, Alexei Ratmansky, Krzysztof Pastor, Charles Jude , David Dawson, Christopher Wheeldon, William Forsythe and many others.

 
Class Description:
 
Recent experience in classical ballet teaching over the past 8 years to students of all levels from beginner to professional. I have successfully taught classes of various sizes and languages in Amsterdam and Paris.
Ballet

Tamara Beudeker

Bio

Tamara Beudeker studied at the Royal Conservatory The Hague. After her study she worked as a dancer with Jan Fabre and Introdans. Since 2005 she has been dedicated to teaching classical ballet. In addition to ADC, she also teaches at the Amsterdam University of the Arts (ECD & 5 O’clock), ROC Novacollege and ICK.

 

Description of class

Class description: ‘Let’s celebrate the joy of dancing in ballet class’.

Ballet / pilates

Melina Chrysanthopoulou

Bio

My name is Melina and I am a professional dancer, dance teacher and Pilates teacher. After successfully completed my dance studies at Nikki Kontaxaki’s professional dance school in Athens I decided to move to the Netherlands in order to start dancing with Dance in Art in Haarlem. In the meantime I became a basi certified Pilates teacher in mat and all the Pilates apparatus. 

Description of class

I am teaching now in several studios in Amsterdam pilates and what I love about teaching pilates is that I can help people move mindfully, understand their individual body, become stronger and more flexible, recover from injuries and create long lean muscles.

In the ballet class I am focusing on the technique but also in the small details that gives better quality of the movement.

Amapiano

Ivana Zakova

Bio

I am a professional dancer, a movement & dance coach with over 17 years of experience teaching across the globe and performing with artists such as Yemi Alade, Frenna, Kelvin Boy. As a passionate house dancer who’s been exploring African dance styles in Uganda, Kenya, Ghana, Ivory Coast and South Africa; AMAPIANO brings my passions for house, afro and movement together.

Description of class

Amapiano, meaning “The Pianos” in Zulu, is a style of House music from South Africa. The dance combines quick footwork and upper body groove, wobbly knees and body bouncing amongst many other elements. It is influenced by previous South African dance styles Pantsula and Bhenga. In my classes, I focus on the history of the dance, its respective steps as well as training its distinct groove through playful movement exercises.  

Instagram: @Ivana.ivy.zakova
HipHop / modern / Jazz

Denise van Gent

Bio

My name is Denise, from The Netherlands. I started a bit later with dancing, first Hip Hop, later other styles like Ballet, Jazz, Modern and Afro. I am self trained by following a lot of classes, workshops, and dance programs in the Netherlands and abroad. For a few years now I am teaching Hip Hop and Modern Jazz at different dance schools, different levels and different ages. What I love is to choreograph and see people grow in class.

Description of class

Short warmup to get the body warm en loose, most of the time a small ab workout and some stretching. Then focussing on foundational grooves across the floor, ending with choreography. Understanding the basics of Hip Hop is important, but having fun is always number one!

 

 

Instagram: @denisevangent
HipHop

Haseeb Qureshie

Bio

Haseeb Qureshie is a passionate dance teacher who began his career at the Amsterdam Dance Centre. He started dancing at the age of 22 and fell in love with the art form, dedicating himself to developing his skills and knowledge.

His passion for the art form and his commitment to his students have made him a valuable member of the Amsterdam Dance Centre community, and he continues to inspire and influence dancers of all ages and levels.

 

Description of class

The hip-hop dance classes of Haseeb Qureshie are designed for beginners and beginner/intermediate-level dancers who are interested in learning the fundamentals of hip-hop dance. The classes will cover basic techniques, as well as choreography and freestyle movements.Haseeb Qureshie will guide students through fun and engaging exercises that will improve their coordination, rhythm, and overall dance skills. Whether a student is a complete novice or has some experience in hip-hop dance, these classes will provide an exciting and supportive environment to develop their skills and express themselves through movement.

Instagram: @haseebqureshie
Heels

Anna Tarcy

Anna Tarcy, an all-round trained performing artist and teacher. She is active in the field and she likes to teach where she can and pass on her knowledge to the students. An all-round trained teacher and specialized in Heels and Latin.

“We start with a warm-up and do a short workout + stretch so that our body is ready. Then we often go across the floor and of course end with a choreography. I think it’s very important that we are there to learn and discover new things, which involves making mistakes. It is a combination of sexy/fierce/fun and of course technique.

I challenge you to go beyond your comfort zone while still being true to yourself. Let’s have some fun ;) !”

Instagram @anna.tarcy
Female Dancehall

Dajana Jurczak

In this class we will focus on discovering our feminine energy, from strong and independent to soft and sensitive. 

 

You will have fun while learning about dancehall and Jamaican culture which is very important in the process of becoming a better dancer. We will practise female dancehall moves and use these steps in dance routines or choreographies. Always accompanied by addicting and unique Dancehall/Jamaican music. Get ready to sweat and forget about your daily life worries. See you in the class!

hip hop choreography

Victoria Osipova

Bio

My name is Victoria Osipova, and I am a professional allround dancer, dance teacher, commercial model. And I  now work full time as a HipHop dancer/choreographer.

 

Description of class

Within my class I focus on choreography, musicality and dance technique. In the end, dance is about feeling the music and act on it. 

Instagram: @vikiosipova
K-pop

Sophie van Pelt

Bio

My name is Sophie van Pelt and I am a 21 years old student at the VU. My love for dance started in 2015, where I trained in Hengelo. Ever since, I train in several dance styles, including Hiphop, Contemporary, Ballet, Commercial and House. Because of my love for K-Pop choreographies, I started my own K-Pop classes. Currently, I am active as K-Pop teacher at Amsterdam Dance Centre and Dansstudio X-Dance. In addition, I am a member of the Urban-Contemporary group IRON.

 

Description of class

K-Pop Beginners: 

The K-Pop Beginner class is accessible to everyone who loves or wants to get to know K-Pop! K-Pop refers to Korean Pop Music, where the artists have fun but complicated choreographies to songs. In this class, you learn these choreographies, most often only the chorus, in detail. And yes, I take song requests! 

 

K-Pop Intermediate: 

The K-Pop Intermediate class is accessible to everyone who loves or wants to get to know K-Pop! K-Pop refers to Korean Pop Music, where the artists have fun but complicated choreographies to songs. This class targets dancers with more experience and those who are up for a challenge. And yes, I take song requests!

Instagram: @sophievanpelt_
Shuffle Dance

Krista Uusitalo

Bio

Krista is a Shuffle dancer originally from Finland, but she has lived in Amsterdam since 2018. She was drawn to the Netherlands for the electronic music and dance scene but she didn’t start practicing Shuffling seriously until 2020. She has learned other dance styles in the past like Hiphop, Contemporary dance and Hakken.

Krista has years of background in improvised (musical) theater and it translates to her Shuffle dance style by expression of emotions through dance. This is what she also teaches students as it is liberating to be able to express yourself freely.

 

Description of class

Shuffle dance has been one of the biggest trends on Instagram and TikTok in the recent few years. There’s something so mesmerizing about the fast and precise footwork and hitting the EDM beats. Shuffle dance originates from the 80s Australian underground rave scenes and consists mostly of fast foot movements, such as the running man, t-step and v-step. This is what we know as the Melbourne shuffle style. Another substyle of shuffling is cutting shapes, which has its roots in the UK rave scenes. Cutting shapes is more energetic and consists of a lot of heel-toe movements, such as charleston and scissors. In our open classes we get to experience both styles by getting to know the fundamentals, learning shuffle choreographies and practicing freestyling/mirroring.

Instagram: @@kristamariau
Heels

Priscilla Sussenbach

Bio

My name is Priscilla Sussenbach. I am 22 years old and I’ve been dancing my whole life. I started my professional journey when I was 12. I went to Lucia Marthas Institute for Performing Arts in 2012 and stayed there until I graduated in 2021. In those 9 years I learned all the ins and outs on dancing and teaching. Now I mainly focus on teaching High Heels Classes. I love to teach these classes because I love to see women (or men) grow in their confidence in my class. I’m here to show every person that they can be sexy and confident, not depending on the way you look but on the way you feel when you put on that heel and dance your heart out.

Description of class

In my class we focus on combining jazz technique with feminine dance movements. We always do a full body warm up. After that we usually do an across the floor exercise where we focus on the technique of walking in heels. When that is done we do a choreography where we involve everything we did during the warm up and on the across the floor exercise in the choreography.

Instagram: @priscillaserena_/
HipHop

Alvaro Oosterwolde

Alvaro Oosterwolde, a professional dancer for over 15 years. He has studied dance and worked with several choreographer s and companies in the Netherlands and abroad.

“With the Hiphop basic classes I like to focus on technique, body awareness and the joy of dancing. I believe that everyone can dance and everybody has their own way of moving. In my class i give the tools to do the steps but how you apply them is totally up to you.”

Contemporary Floorwork

Lauren Schuitemaker

Bio

My name is Cody Lauren, and I am a professional dancer and choreographer. My passion for dance started when I was 2.5 years old and has never faded since then. I graduated from the Lucia Marthas Institute for Performing Arts and now work full time as a freelance dancer/choreographer.

 

Description of class

Within my class I focus on floorwork, musicality and dance technique. In the end, dance is all about the basics and I would like to share that knowledge!

Instagram: @codyquality
Contemporary improvisation

Lela Di Costanzo

Bio

Lela Di Costanzo is a multidisciplinary artist in the field of contemporary dance and performing arts. She graduated from the Dance Arts Faculty (DAF) in Rome. During her formative years, she joined the Spellbound Contemporary Ballet Junior Ensemble under the leadership of Mauro Astolfi, touring in Italy as a dancer and teacher. During her education years Lela also had the opportunity to perform in original works by international artists such as Agnès Chekroun, Georg Reischl, Thomas Noone, Lesley Telford, Lukas Timulak, Darrel Toulon, and Danielle Agami.  Later, she moved to Amsterdam where she started her personal research choreographing for the Vondelpark Openluchttheater dance festival, 31/20 Dance Collective, teaching at Henny Jurriens Studio (AMS), Dance Arts Faculty (RM) and performing independently as a dancer in works by Ian Robinson, Ohad Naharin, Shahar Binyamini and Danielle Agami.  She is now busy with her personal movement research related with natural sounds of our body. In between these projects  she continues independently to develop herself as a performer, creator and teacher.

Description of class

The improvisation based class will explore the possibilities of the body connecting with the personal creativity and inspiration. You will be guided through specific tasks, in order to train, warm up and broaden your limits. To get inspired by each other, grooving together, and to develop your own movement language.

Instagram: @l___e__
Commercial

Luis Pauli

Bio

Hi, my name is Luis Alejandro Pauli and I’m a professional dancer and dance teacher. I started teaching my own classes at the age of 16 and never stopped since. I graduated from Lucia Marthas Institute for Performing Arts in Amsterdam last summer and since then got the change to work for clients as Ketnet, Fabric Magic and Netflix.

Description of class

My class will be focused on Commercial choreography. I love to push my students with dynamic choreography’s where performance and confidence is a requirement. Above all I hope to create a safe space where we can have fun and help to push each other to get better each training!

Instagram: @luisalejandropauli
Urban Contemporary

Ashley Affolter

Bio

Ashley Affolter is a freelance dancer and teacher. She studied at the Academy of Theatre and Dance in Amsterdam where she is educated in traditional African dance, contemporary and various urban dance styles. Besides working as a dancer, she is also working as a dance teacher for several groups of people. Last year she was working for Ivgi & Greben Dance Company.

 

Description of class

We will explore different movement qualities by improvising, making phrases and working on choreography and musicality. The classes are designed to expand movement possibilities, to understand efficient use of the body and just to enjoy moving freely with eachother with some good music. Besides that there is space for personal feedback.

Instagram: @ashley.affolter
Musical Jazz

Annika Makela

Annika Mäkelä found dancing at 6 years old. At 15 she got accepted to Kuopio High School of Music and Dance, at 18 she moved to London to do a foundation course at Millennium Performing Arts and in 2020 she graduated from London Studio Centre with Theatre Dance BA Hons Degree. 

After graduating she has deepened her knowledge and studies in Berlin at Studio29 House of Performing Arts and in Amsterdam  with CIX Company.

After graduating Annika’s focus has been mostly on jazz, commercial industry, singing and teaching. 

”I teach intermediate/advanced and beginners musical jazz.

In these classes I want to introduce as many different sides and styles of jazz and musicals as possible. I love exploring different dynamics, musicality, storytelling, big and small movements and their impact to the music. 

My priorities as a teacher are safe training, having fun and helping the dancers to reach their full potential.”

Instagram @makelaannika
Musical Jazz

Rosanna Rebergen

Bio

Rosanne graduated from Lucia Marthas Institute for Performing Arts in 2020 with an Honor Degree and two bachelor’s degrees: Performing Artist and Performing Arts Teacher. For this, Rosanne combined her pre-university education with the VBBH pre-education at Lucia Marthas Institute for Performing Arts.

As a child, Rosanne could be seen in the musicals Pinocchio, The Sound of Music and Joseph.
She performed twice in the Ziggo Dome with The Christmas Show.
She also appeared during the Musical Singalong with Was Getekend, Annie M.G. Schmidt (2017) and in the opening of the Musical Awards Gala (2020).
Last year Rosanne worked as Swing, Dance Captain and Cover Jasmine in the musical Disney’s Aladdin by Stage Entertainment (2021-2023). Next year Rosanne will perform as Ensemble, Cover Tanya and Cover Donna in Mamma Mia! Van De Graaf & Cornelissen (2023-2024).

Description of class

Rosanne has been teaching dance in different styles since 2016; jazz, ballet, commercial, heels and latin fusion. She does this at both commercial institutions and professional courses such as the pre-education and senior secondary vocational education of the Lucia Marthas Institute for Performing Arts. In addition to dance lessons, Rosanne also gives private singing lessons and is a fitness instructor at indoor cycle studio Vélo and Boostcamp Amsterdam, among others.

Instagram: @rosannerebergen
Musical Jazz

Charlie-Ann van Baaren

Charlie-Ann has over 11 years of experience as professional dancer within the commercial industry. Such as MTV EMA’s, Eurovision Song Contest, Dance Dance Dance, Televizierring, The Bigshow, Nike Belgium got Talent, Hollands got Talent and more.

Instagram @charlieannrae
HipHop

Irene Aydemir

Bio

Irene Aydemir (Bulli) is a choreographer and dance teacher from Germany. She received her formal education at the “Professional Dance Academy Stuttgart,” after which she pursued further professional development through workshops and continuing education programs in Paris, Cologne, and Amsterdam. Irene has since established a successful career in the Netherlands and Germany, collaborating with numerous esteemed organizations such as Theaterhaus Stuttgart, The Rotary Club, Messe Stuttgart, Musical Glückstreffer, F*cking Pop Queers XXL, Milkshake Festival, Theater Cool- Heerhugowaard, Theater de Vest – Alkmaar, Holland’s got talent and Zicht op talent.

 

 

Description of class

Throughout her eight years of professional experience, Irene discovered that her true passion lies in sharing her knowledge and expertise with others. As a choreographer and dance teacher, she creates a safe and inclusive space where everyone is welcome to explore and enjoy the freedom of dancing. In her classes, she not only teaches the necessary techniques, but also communicates her teaching with drive, passion, and a touch of humor, resulting in an engaging and enjoyable experience for her students.

Instagram: @ireneaydemir
contemporary

Marlie Salomé

Bio

Hi y’all! My name is Marlie and I’m a dancer, teacher and choreographer. I mainly focus on contemporary styles with influences from other body-languages. My main goal within dancing is to dive deep into your own body and how to invest in the movement, the full body and the energy we use to create it. If people would have to describe me they’d say that I am a powerhouse with the ability to flow and float. 

I love to share hard work and enjoyment during my class. That means you will definitely sweat and be pushed a little bit ;)

But it also means you will gain new knowledge and find ways to connect the movements and align them with musicality. Within my class it is not about the shape of the movements itself but how you approach it, how you get there, how you search for it and bring it together. We will move around the space, use a lot of groove, feel grounded, have highlights in the upper body and we won’t be afraid to sweep the floor ;) 

Instagram: @jhmarlie
Modern

Lieke van Kesteren

Bio

Lieke van Kesteren is 32 years old and lives in Amsterdam. Lieke completed her Bachelor of Dance in Education at Codarts in Rotterdam and did her internship in New York. In 2012 she won the TV show ‘The Ultimate Dance Battle’ in Vincent Vianen’s team, which was a great start to her career. For the past 5 years she has been part of Angels Inc. a well-known act in which dance and magic are combined led by Sittah Koene. Lieke is one of the angels and creates the choreographies, in 2019 they made it to the semi-finals ‘Britain’s Got Talent’.
Lieke has been working for 10 years as a dance teacher, performing dancer and choreographer with various TV and theater projects in the Netherlands and abroad. Her specialization is contemporary.

Description of class

Lieke teaches modern beginners. The first part of her class consists of a warm up, work-out and training of the basic techniques.
In the second part of her lesson, she works on a choreography, her style is lyrial contemporary. In Lieke’s classes we work on timing, technique, coordination, musicality, dynamics, strength and last but not least dance fun!

Instagram: @liekevkesteren
Modern Jazz

Denise Hartgers

Denise started dancing at the age of 11 at her local dance studio in the east of the Netherlands. From that moment on dancing became one of her biggest passions in life. After she graduated high school she created her own training schedule by taking a variety of classes in Amsterdam to be as allround as possible. She lived in New York City for a couple of months to participate in a training program at Broadway Dance Centre. Here she focused on contemporary and commercial styles. Her love for contemporary dance grew a lot in these years and she decided to share this love through teaching this art form. 

 

‘In the first part of class I focus on getting ‘into’ your body. I’ll help the students do this by giving them improvisation exercises that will spark their imagination. In the second part I focus on a choreography.

In my classes I really try to make sure people feel safe and free. Free to make their own choices in dance and free to be able to express their feelings. Whenever I teach a choreo I encourage my students to really listen to the lyrics and dive into the emotion of the song. I invite them to think of situations in their own lives that could possibly resemble that emotion. It’s so beautiful to see when people surrender to their feelings and really dance it out. It gives me goosebumps. 

If the things I just said resonate with you or if you ever just feel the need to dance to sad (and sometimes happy) songs… Please feel free to join my class. I’d love to have you here!’ 

Instagram: @denisehartgers 
Musicall jazz

Manon van Riel

Bio

Manon van Riel did her bachelor of ‘Dance Education’ at Fontys School of Fine and Performing Arts. She is currently in de Dutch tour of Grease the Musical. Next to her work as a performer, she loves to teach and choreograph. Manon was recently connected to the MusicAllFactory in Tilburg as a dance teacher. Manon is also the founder and host of ‘Dansersbrein de Podcast’, a podcast all about dance.

Description of class

In the Musical Jazz Intermediate class we work on jazz foundations, technique, strength and flexibility. But besides that we work on self-confidence and stage presence. You will dance on variety of musical songs, think of: Mamma Mia, Aida, Moulin Rouge, Heathers, LaLaLand, Grease, Fosse and many more! Let’s have some fun!

Instagram: @manondanst
Dancehall

Merle Drommel

Bio

My name is Merle Drommel and I’ve been dancing since I can remember. After years of variosu styles I’ve dived into Dancehall from 2018 and had my first trip to Jamaica in 2019 where I fell in love with the culture. I will always try to represente the culture in the best way possible and share my love and knowlege with everyone that wants to learn and enjoy dancehall. 

 

Description of class

This class is for all levels of dancers and dancehall enthousiast. We will train steps from different crews and combine these moves into different routines and choreografies. 

Instagram: @merle.ismay
Modern Jazz

Michael Lubbers

Bio

Michael Lubbers is a Dancer, Coach and Choreographer that currently resides in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Graduated from the official school of “Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater” as a scholarship student for 3 years in New York City and has been trained in many styles like: “Ballet, Modern, West African, Jazz, Voguing & Whacking”. During his dance career, he worked in the commercial world for brands like Netflix, Absolut Vodka, Nike, Samsung, Vogue NL, Calvin Klein, Asics, Heineken, US Open and was featured as a principal dancer in season 2 of the Emmy Award winning TV show called “POSE”.

Michael is part of the Underground LGBTQIA Community called “Ballroom” where he is the Father (Mentor) of “House of Elle” & the “European God Father” of the “Kiki House of Bodega. Michael competed at balls and won internationally in cities like: “New York City, Philadelphia, Fort Lauderdale, Oslo, Berlin, Milan, Paris, Geneva, Lisbon and Amsterdam” & has taught the style “Old Way” in many countries around the world

 

Description of class

During this Modern Jazz class, we are focusing on a lot of Techniques like: “The Lester Horton Technique, some influences from the Martha Graham & a couple of Jazz Techniques (Matt Mattox)

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