Workshop Countertechniek

Countertechnique
Countertechnique is the movement system Anouk van Dijk developed during her career as dancer, choreographer and teacher over the last 20 years. Countertechnique is a system to help the dancer think about the dancing body. Although the attained physical skills can be used in the choreographic process, the Countertechnique is however not a choreographic tool, but serves dancers in their daily practice as performers, rehearsing and training.
In Countertechnique dancers learn to move fluid, bigger and more spatially and become strong and flexible at the same time. They loose their fear to take risks, become fast in changing directions, also on unexpected moments. Their focus in training goes to the process itself incorporating information into action. In a Countertechnique class dancers are encouraged to be pro-active in discovering connections and finding solutions, to be less concerned with judging themselves and to learn to work in a – mentally and physically- healthy manner.

Workshop Countertechnique
The workshop will depart from defining and experiencing the basic principles of Countertechnique in a playful way. This will lead into a Countertechnique class, in which the same principles will be practiced in set exercises. The movements will travel more and more through space as the class progresses. This will prepare us for the creative part of the workshop. We will work on a dance phrase especially made for this day and each student will have the opportunity to turn it into a Solo for himself. Countertechnique is being taught in English, but we can switch to Dutch for explanation or let the body speak for itself.

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