Dance for two
Important information about my couple dance concept
'Dance for two'
I work with couple dancing, but not in the way that is usual in dance schools. Get to know my couple dancing concept here:
No fixed dance partners
You will train with different partners. You don't need to bring anyone with you. If you only want to dance with one person, please bring them with you.
Safe physical proximity
Physical proximity and sensual movements serve to create a sense of well-being and individual development. The dance floor is a safe space for physical expression and is not used to find a partner.
Leading and following regardless of gender
I teach according to the ELEF principle: Everybody leads, everybody follows. This means that all participants learn experiences and skills in the area of leading and following. Depending on what is offered, you can then take on the role that suits you best. A good leader also listens and a good follower also has their own voice.
Comfortable clothing and body
Dress as smartly or casually as you like. Movement-friendly clothing and thin soles allow you maximum freedom and connection. Avoiding intrusive smells (bad breath, sweat, strong perfume) is a big plus when it comes to physical proximity.
Intuitive learning instead of choreographies and counting beats
I convey a dance connection to you, to the music and to other people. In addition to physical techniques, it is about qualities such as body tension and relaxation, grounding and expression. Dancing together is like a good conversation and every movement is a word.
Topics
Blues.Dance.Retreat
3rd to 6th October 2024
Spend four relaxing days in the countryside; in a group of up to 20 people, including overnight accommodation and full board! This long weekend gives you the opportunity to connect with yourself, the music, as a couple and in a group. Away from the routine of everyday life, we dance and relax in a beautiful seminar house in nature - just an hour away from Cologne and Bonn.
Blues.
The blues moves us with its diverse expression of feelings: from emotional pain and longing to sensuality and joy of life - you can get in touch with what resonates with your body and soul. We offer you a safe space for this.
Dance.
We connect through dance and mindfulness. A healing and relaxed dance is like a good conversation. Be it with yourself, as a couple or in a group. This weekend, you can experience an intensive encounter with yourself and your fellow dancers, especially in a couples dance. Check out the information on my couples dance concept. Previous knowledge of fusion or blues dance (couples dance) is very welcome, but not a requirement. For newcomers, there is a course with the necessary basics.We offer you a safe dance floor.
Retreat.
With dance and practices from body and dance therapy, we create a space for you in which you can relax. To do this, we use the beautiful dance room with wooden floor, the garden and the surrounding nature. Autumn with its slightly cooler air and the colorful leaves invite you to take a deep breath.Every day is designed so that you can first get in touch with your body and soul. Then you meet as a couple and in a group. Before going to sleep, you are offered the opportunity to check in again and relax.A chef will spoil us with vegetarian meals and fruit throughout the day.We offer you a safe place to retreat from everyday life.
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Program
A full-day retreat program awaits you with up to 20 hours of offerings: in nature and indoors, with you alone, with music, together and in a group. There are also up to eight hours of social dancing. This program is worth €290.
Feeling good allowed!
All offers this weekend are primarily one thing: offers. We invite you to try everything. If your body needs something else, seek it out and do it. It can be other movements or, for example, creating the frame you need on the edge of the dancefloor, outside or in your room. This weekend is for you, not against you.
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Dance check in
Get out of everyday life and into relaxation! Here you can arrive at your home and get to know the group and the retreat team through dance.
Social dancing
Every evening there is a small social dance. Here you can indulge in the blues solo or as a couple. The social dance has a fixed end every day. This way we can all find time for a restful sleep and you don't have to worry about missing out on anything.
Relax solo
The two-person dance can be quite exhilarating, so that there is no peace in the body immediately afterwards. At the end of each day, we offer you the opportunity to get in touch and calm down with you alone before you go to sleep.
Early/Later Bird
Here you can start the day with mindful physical exercises before breakfast. Weather permitting, Early and Later Bird will take place outside.
Blues intense
Are you new to the blues or would you like to brush up on what you already know? Then you are right here. This class focuses intensively on the African-American aesthetics of the blues that define this dance.
More details to follow.
Just you and the music
At the start of the day, three hours are primarily about you. Arrive, feel, become permeable: In a range of offers, indoor and outdoor, you can intensively experience your body and your needs through music.
Musicality, flexibility and creativity are given a range of opportunities to learn, develop and play. We offer you enough breaks and time out.
More details to follow.
Together together
After you have been able to fully immerse yourself in your body and the music over the morning, you will come into contact here together. We dance the different facets of the blues with African-American dance principles such as improvisation and intuition.
Don't worry if this is new territory for you: you will receive invitations and the appropriate impulses to get yourself here.
A special focus is on the connection between two bodies: Pleasant dancing together is like a good, non-verbal conversation. In a variety of exercises we practice and experience this intensive connection, physical communication and the skills necessary for it. Here, too, breaks and time-outs are integrated as needed.
More details to follow.
Fancy Social Dance
On the last evening, you are cordially invited to dress up - whatever that means to you. Here we can feel beautiful and express it in a suitable outfit. Let's make the last evening a very special one.
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Accommodation
You can choose between different accommodations:
Double room with private bathroom
Towels and bed linen included: €200
Single room with shared bathroom
With its own wash basin. Bring towels and bedding: €150
Double room with shared bathroom
With its own wash basin. Bring towels and bedding: €120
Triple room with shared bathroom
With its own wash basin. Bring towels and bedding: €100
Important:
It is not possible to book a double or triple room for yourself. If you want to be sure who you are in the room with, book a single room or register with friends.
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Food and Beverages
ButtonThe high-quality vegan and vegetarian full board is included. There are 2x breakfast, 1x brunch, 2x lunch and 3x dinner. You get drinks all day long and can serve yourself at the tea and snack bar (fruit and pastries). The meal package is worth €150.
Important:
Please note that the event is drug-free. This also applies to alcohol.
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Prices
Buche jetztThere are fixed prices for the program and meals and various options for accommodation. The total cost is €540 - €640.
You can save with Bring a friend and for financial emergencies, TanzBildung offers prices based on a solidarity principle.
Bring a friend
Book together with friends and save money. If you register as a couple you save 20 euros per person.
Solidarity principle
There are situations in life in which financial options are severely limited. Attending a healing retreat can be an important respite during such times, but can be beyond the budget.
Are you in a comfortable financial situation and would you like to support others?
Then pay a small or large sponsorship amount (20 or 40 or 60 €) in addition to your chosen package.
If you're on a tight budget, you can request a small or large discount (€20 or €40 or €60 less from your chosen package).
Important:
For each reduced solo spot, a supporter spot is required. This is the only way to secure a place at a reduced price.
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Team
- Friederike Reif
- Sandra Klümpen
- Sarah Schippritt
Further information follows.
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Directions
Adress:
Hardter Str. 9, 57632 Kescheid
By Car:
From the direction of Cologne / Düsseldorf:
A3 slip road Bad Honnef / Linz
towards Asbach > Flammersfeld > Kescheid/Püscheid > Hardt
From the direction of Frankfurt:
A3 slip road Neuwied / Altenkirchen
towards Flammersfeld > Kescheid/Püscheid > Hardt
We try to find you rides with each other.
With public transport:
By train: Altenkirchen train station (bus station and taxi in front of the train station)
By bus: Flammersfeld bus station
We can pick up up to three people from Eitorf train station (40 minutes from Cologne) or Altenkirchen.
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Event regulations
By registering, you agree to the event regulations.
House rules of the seminar house
Street shoes are not allowed in the house. Please bring slippers.
Please bring your own bed linen (covers and sheets) to cover and towels; these are not
included in the daily rate (exception: double room booking with bathroom)
The house is a non-smoking house.
Pets are not allowed in the house.
Drumming and loud music are only permitted in the group room and only with the windows and doors closed. Basically not outdoors.
Fires are not permitted on the premises.
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