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At the moment there are no courses scheduled.
On request short introductory courses in European traditional dances
can be given .
No dancing experience
required. No dance partner required
If you can walk, know the difference between left and right and you have a good
physical condition, then we can learn you how to dance.
Just come and have a look!
What do you learn?
Europe has a long tradition of
dancing. These introductory courses will give you an impression of the diversity
of European dances. So you will learn dances from Sweden in the North and dances from
Greece in the South, Dances from England in the West and dances from Bulgaria in
the East The instructions will be given in English. And of course you will also
learn Dutch dances. You will learn to dance to
interesting rhythms of authentic traditional music. You will learn dances with
interesting symbolic meaning and historic background. You will learn dances only
for men, dances only for women and couple dances.
And there is even more! These courses are a nice place to meet new friends from
all over the world, and they are a pleasant way to work out. After the dance you
can have a relaxing shower and have a drink in the canteen.
Who can participate?
Everybody can participate. No dancing experience is required. No dance partner is required. No special clothes or shoes are necessary. Just normal sports clothing and shoes. The course is especially for English speaking foreign students and workers, but interested Dutch people are also welcome. No sports card needed. Mail me if you have questions or if you want to get a reminder by mail at the start of the course.
Europe has a great diversity of very old dance
traditions...
Course schedule
At the moment there are no courses scheduled.
Course fee
The course fee for individuals is:
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for one lesson (1,5 hour): € 5,- |
| for a complete course of 5 lessons: € 20,- |
We have special prices for groups:
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5-9 persons: € 4,- per person/lesson |
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10-20 persons: € 3,- per person/lesson |
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21-40 persons: € 2,50 per person/lesson |
If you want to come as a group, please mail or call me in advance, so that I can prepare a good program for your group. For instance , I can give the lesson a certain theme.
Contact
Dance Instructor:
Leo van der Heijden
Telephone: 0317-412996
E-mail: heij1794@planet.nl
Location of the courses
Anywhere near Wageningen.