International Dance Day
International Dance Day is a global celebration of dance, created by International Theatre Institute ITI, the main partner for the performing arts of UNESCO.
The purpose of International Dance Day is to promote dance in all its forms across the world, make people aware of the value of dance in all its forms, enable the dance community to promote their work on a broad scale, so that governments and opinion leaders are aware of the value and importance of dance in all its forms and support it, enjoy dance in all its forms for its own sake and to share the joy of dance with others.
To celebrate International Dance Day we are running a series of FREE online dance workshops.
You can join our workshops from anywhere in the world!
Make sure you register in advance as places are limited.
Ballet with Bonnie – International Dance Day
Get your ballet on with award-winning choreographer Bonnie Curtis. Bonnie’s class isn’t for the faint hearted. Her class features techno tunes, hip hop grooves and party vibes.
This class will cover the foundations of barre and centre work, curated for small spaces. All you need is a chair and some clear floor space.
Bonnie is a multi-faceted artist, driven by an inquisitive imagination and a desire to discover. She is a rebel bun-head who discovered her love of dance theatre while living in Berlin. Bonnie’s practice incorporates technical elements of dance with somatic movement practices.
Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2021 / Time: 9:30am Sydney Time / 7:30pm NY Time (Tuesday, April 27) / Location: Online with Zoom.
Floorwork with Kate Garrett – International Dance Day
Kate’s class focuses on strength, flexibility and coordination to move effortlessly on the floor.
Learn elements of both pole dance floorwork and contemporary floorwork and connect moves together to create flow.
Floorwork explores the body’s relationship with gravity by finding ways of moving from upright positions to the floor, and vice versa.
Originally from London, Kate is a Sydney-based artist whose practice incorporates jazz, contemporary and pole dancing. Kate has been a member of Bonnie Curtis projects since 2017 and has choreographed and performed internationally with the company.
Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2021 / Time: 5:30pm Sydney Time / 8:30am London Time / Location: Online with Zoom.
Contemporary with Reina Takeuchi – International Dance Day
Reina’s class will be full of luscious, somatic improvisation guided by soft hip-hop, house, and RnB music.
Together we’ll groove through space, focusing on the dynamic forces in our bodies.
Let’s be living embodiments of unbelievable sensuality!
Reina is an Australian-Japanese artist-researcher working across visual arts, choreography, curatorial projects and writing. She has been a member of BCP since 2020 and has performed and choreographed for the company.
Reina’s physical practice is informed by ballet, contemporary dance and Asian performance traditions from Japan, India and Thailand – places where she has lived and trained.
Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2021 / Time: 7:00pm Sydney Time / 10:00am London Time / Location: Online with Zoom.
