Since 2018, choreographer and dancer Rachel Tess has created three performances stemming from the theme “the last dance you will ever do.” Through Dansehallerne’s morning training, she extends this concept to you.
Beginning with a thorough warm-up, we will explore a landscape of physicalities, qualities, and rhythms. Moving together, we will attend to our breath, our place in space, our bodies, and the bodies of others through light references to somatics, shaking, stretching, and strengthening. As time passes, the class will widen and deepen to include guided improvisations grounded in a layered approach to the movement introduced in the warm-up.
You will conclude by creating your own “last dance”—a dance guided by your personal interests. By placing this fictional framework on your morning training, we will explore urgency and what is at stake when we take the floor as dancers each morning.
The classes are held at Dansehallerne, Franciska Clausens Plads 27 DK-1799 Copenhagen V in Studio 3.
Getting there
Studio 3 is located on the ground floor with step-free access from the main entrance.
Continue straight on towards the changing rooms next to the Foyer. Studio 3 is located at the bottom right corner.
Dansehallerne has an elevator with step-free access to all floors. Accessible and gender-neutral toilets and wardrobes are available on the ground floor.
We kindly ask you to arrive 15 minutes prior to class in time for check-in with the QR code on your ticket.
All members can participate in Dansehallerne’s training activities – a year-round program with approximately 5 days of training per week and now also workshops every other week. This is for all professional members regardless of background in dance training, and it is also possible to participate in a drop-in class.
International guests can participate in training for free for up to 1 month. If you have comments or good tips for the training program, you can always send an email to the curators.