Modern Dance/ Contemporary Dance
In this modern dance class we start from the beauty of everyday natural movements such as walking, turning, swinging, falling, rolling and jumping. The use of the floor is an important part of the lesson and partly because of this, modern dance is more earthy than classical dance. In this modern lesson we work from the basic principles of the Laban technique & the Limon technique (Breath, Weight, Flow, Fall & Recover, Dynamic qualities and Space Harmony) and Bartenieff Fundamentals (Total Body Connectivities, Floorwork). It is a challenging and dynamic class where, after the Warm-Up, you first work on the floor on the use of Breath, Core and Total Body Connectivity. After that, the leg techniques and moving through space are worked on while standing. Dynamics, Musicality and Use of Space are discussed in all lesson components.
At the end of the class you will work on a dance combination/choreography. The class ends with a Cool-Down in the form of a Stretching.
The intensive exercises and combinations will challenge the students, but also by exploring the possibilities of the body in which body awareness is trained and developed.
The lesson is given in English and Dutch. The teacher is Joan van der Mast, an internationally renowned teacher, choreographer, and artistic director of New Dance Center.
Modern Jazz
Anouk’s Modern Jazz class is a mix of styles, traditional jazz technique, lyrical jazz and contemporary. Thanks to this mix, different aspects of jazz dance are addressed, and the combination of dynamics, flow, rhythm, and floor work ensures an energetic and danceable use of space.
“In my lessons, the inner experience of movement, space and music is an objective. I strive to create an atmosphere in which everyone feels comfortable and has confidence in themselves. This allows the best to emerge from a student, so that people enjoy dancing together in a lesson.”
Classical Ballet
This is a dynamic ballet class that is open for adults of all levels. It will give you space to practice what you already know. You will deepen your knowledge of the ballet foundations. This class will improve your strength flexibility and awareness of the body. It will also give you the pleasure of dancing.
Pilates
At New Dance Center all our Pilates classes are based on the Stott-method. All our classes are taught in Dutch/English (bi-linguistic). The teacher is Joan van der Mast, artistic director of New Dance Center.
In the Pilates classes of New Dance Center we work from the Stott Pilates method. The classes are intense and a Total Body Workout. In the lesson we work on core strength, agility, balance, correct posture and breathing, but also on coordination and endurance.
The unique thing about the Pilates method is that the 6 basic principles of Pilates are applied in every lesson and in every exercise
The result is less back pain, better muscle tone, better posture, more flexibility, and smooth movement. Already a few less you will notice that you have a tighter stomach and that you feel fitter and more flexible and that you get a safe boost.
Your Intelligence, Intuition, Imagination, Memory and Willpower are also stimulated in every class.
You need intelligence to understand and apply all facets of a training.
Your intuition causes you to listen to your body and consider its limitations and capabilities in any exercise now.
Imagination (or visualization) helps to develop a better understanding of exercises and aids memory.
The memory is challenged and trained by learning the repetition of the exercises, the details of them and how the position of the body should be.
Willpower ensures that you remain aware and attentive during a Pilates workout and that you do your best to perform each exercise according to the 6 principles.