Training

You will experience a morning training that mixes functional physical training with improvisation.
The training draws inspiration from Yoga, contemporary dance, coordination, stamina, core stability, movement research/Improvisation, crossing the floor, etc.

The classes are held in Studio 3, Dansehallerne, Franciska Clausens Plads 27 DK-1799 Copenhagen V.

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; trainingcurator@dansehallerne.dk

Poul Helmer has worked as a performer, stage director and teacher in the field of dance, performance and theatre for 40 years.
Currently teaching at the DT Dance Theatre line at the Academy of Music, Dance and Theatre in Copenhagen, where he also work as curator for the TRIO courses.
https://akademiet.dk/kursusside-trio-efteraarskursus/

Teacher at DDSKS: Bachelor programs for acting in Odense and Aarhus as well as at Dance and Choreography in Copenhagen.

In this class, we will use African-contemporary dance as a way to explore self-expression, body awareness as well as musicality. The focus is on grounding, release, lines, contraction, core work, spine mobility and last but not least, groove. The class investigates different dynamics, drawing from traditional West African movements and contemporary dance principles. The aim is to create connection: to oneself, to each other, to the space surrounding us and to the music. 

The classes are held in Studio 3, Dansehallerne, Franciska Clausens Plads 27 DK-1799 Copenhagen V.

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; trainingcurator@dansehallerne.dk

Julienne Doko is a Denmark-based French dance performer, teacher and choreographer with roots in the Central-African Republic. In her dance practice, she explores the connections between different dance styles and uses contemporary dance as a hybrid space, a vehicle for synergies between dance techniques and forms of expression. Her movements and dramaturgical lines are inspired by her home countries and travels. Julienne also explores the video medium and has produced and choreographed various dance films. Both her stage and video work has been shown internationally.

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The classes are held in Studio 3, Dansehallerne, Franciska Clausens Plads 27 DK-1799 Copenhagen V.

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; trainingcurator@dansehallerne.dk

Joana Öhlschläger is a German choreographer and dancer based in Copenhagen. Together with a range of collaborators she constructs sensorial universes that use humor, surprise and twisted cliché to invite audiences into places of physical recognition, imagination and feeling. Her most recent works are HEART TO RIDE (2026), porch, pool, shoreline (2025), ALL GOOD IN (2024), piece off / a lecture performance (2023) and ETERNAL SUPPORT ACT (2023). Joana holds an MfA in Choreography from The Danish National School of Performing Arts. She is co-founder of KOMMA Performance Productions, a production cooperative in the independent field of dance and choreography.

Exploring and learning about the human body and how the different parts and systems collaborate can have an interesting effect on our presence, perception and the way we dance. Getting inspired by information and images of what is already there can unlock movement, open spaces inside us, connect us to the forces and spaces outside us and influence the way we think about ourselves. How many bones do you have in your feet, how many layers of muscles are hidden under the trapezius, how many ankle joints do you have. We start with some free explorations and body work  by ourselves with a partner or the whole group, then we move on to some guided strengthening and stretching exercises. The class will gradually build towards a short energetic movement phrase that moves through all levels of space and plays with speed, flow and the forces that move us. The class is an open space for your own exploration, physical reflection and an opportunity for giving and taking care of yourself and each other.

I am looking forward to spend a week dancing with you.

The classes are held in Studio 3, Dansehallerne, Franciska Clausens Plads 27 DK-1799 Copenhagen V.

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; trainingcurator@dansehallerne.dk

Nina Wollny (Germany/ Surinam) is a dance artist based in Trondheim, Norway. She studied modern and contemporary dance at the Rotterdam Dance Academy, now Codarts, in the Netherlands. After her graduation in 2002 she joined the company anoukvandijk dc and has worked there as dancer, rehearsal director and artistic assistant for more than 10 years. Since 2012 Nina is working with different choreographers in Europe amongst others she regularly performed and collaborated with German choreographer Jenny Beyer at Kampnagel in Hamburg, Germany. In Norway she works with Mia Habib Productions, BodyCartographyProject and others. Nina started teaching when she was 15 as a way to deepen her own understanding of dance. In 2004 she started her journey as a  Countertechnique teacher  and explored and shared the work until 2021. Now she is following her own interests in sharing movement and dance and how it relates to the form and function of the human body, through a process that is not looking for a solution or a universal answer, but rather allowing questions to resonate in our movement and bodies as we dance together.

Rooted in the tradition of house dance, these classes will draw on traditional steps and grooves, with a focus on pulse and rhythm. We will work both technically and rhythmically, while also exploring our own freestyle and creativity together with one another and the music.

The classes are held in Studio 3, Dansehallerne, Franciska Clausens Plads 27 DK-1799 Copenhagen V.

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; trainingcurator@dansehallerne.dk

Johanna Fröjd is a dance artist based in Stockholm. With roots in house dance culture, she draws inspiration from its social and cultural aspects and context. Her practice revolves around exploring improvisation within musical and dance experiences. Through a playful exploration of vibration, pulse and rhythm, she creates a practice that allows for both stability and transformation. Her work has, among other places, been presented at Dansens Hus, Palladium and Inkonst.

These classes are presented in close collaboration with Malmö Dance Week.

Floor & Flow is a class that explores the intersection between physical tension, proprioception and relation to space. Through guided tasks, movement breakdowns and structured material you work with gravity, physicality and intention to expand your expressive range and challenge your capacity for movement.
The class focuses on how movement and body shape perception. By deepening the awareness of internal and external support structures, bones, muscles, breath and spatial relationships, you develop a more intelligent and integrated movement practice.
Drawing on elements contemporary dance and floor work, flow acrobatics and task based learning, the goal is to cultivate a body that is strong, responsive and open to transformation. You can expect a class with high intensity, sweat and where you will feel your body.

The classes are held in Studio 3, Dansehallerne, Franciska Clausens Plads 27 DK-1799 Copenhagen V.

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; trainingcurator@dansehallerne.dk

Jeppe Kaas Vad is Danish born and based dancer & choreographer. He has background in sports and drama theatre and has since moved into dancing. He has BA in Dance & Choreography from The Danish National School of Performing Arts and has since graduating in 2017 worked freelance within dance and physical theatre both on and off stage. He has worked and toured nationally and internationally with DON GNU, The Royal Danish Theatre, Folketeatret, Betty Nansen Teatret among others and is currently engaged in teaching and new productions with DON GNU

This class functions as a laboratory for embodied research, inviting students to engage in task-based improvisation as a method for questioning physical habits, exploring individual creative choices, and developing nuanced physicality.

Beginning with breath work and somatic grounding, the class progressively activates the body through a layered approach that integrates sensory attention, physical rigor, and conceptual awareness. Touch is introduced not as a passive element, but as a dynamic mechanism for opening, aligning, and transforming the body — an active massage that unlocks new physical pathways and perceptual states.

Through structured improvisations, students work with complexity, resistance, and articulation, fostering clarity in decision-making and depth in movement quality. The aim is to cultivate a critical, responsive body that thinks, listens, and moves with intention — one that navigates between intuition and precision in real time.

These classes are in close collaboration with Danish Dance Theatre and we are happy to be able to offer the classes in the Danish Dance Theatre’sstudio.

These classes are held at the Opera: 
Ekvipagemestervej 10, 1438 Copenhagen K. You will arrive to the stage entrance, big grey sliding door and enter the reception. We kindly ask you to meet latest 15 minutes before the class, so that it is time to find your way to the studio and register in the reception.

Marina Mascarell (she/her) is the Artistic Director of Dansk Danseteater, the National Dance Company of Denmark. She is an internationally acclaimed choreographer recognized for her thought-provoking and interdisciplinary work. Previously, Marina was Resident Choreographer at Korzo Theatre in The Hague (2011–2021) and an Associated Artist at Mercat de les Flors in Barcelona until 2022. Before transitioning into
choreography, she was a dancer with Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT) and Cedar Lake
Contemporary Ballet in New York City. Beyond her independent creations, Marina has been commissioned by renowned institutions such as Nederlands Dans Theater 1 & 2, GöteborgsOperans Danskompani, Lyon Opera Ballet (Biennale de la Danse de Lyon), Skånes Dansteater, Dance Forum Taipei, and Sydney Dance
Company for the 50th anniversary of the Sydney Opera House, among others.

Her artistic practice extends beyond dance, engaging with visual arts, film, music, and theater in
interdisciplinary collaborations. Her work has been presented worldwide, including in The Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Italy, France, Greece, Taiwan, China, Korea, Brazil, Argentina, and Chile. Throughout her career,
Marina has received several awards and recognitions, including the BNG Excellent Dance Award
(2015), acknowledging her impact on the field of contemporary dance.

In this class you will learn and dance phrases inspired by the score that Trisha Brown used for her dance performance “Locus” (1975). The dance phrases take place in an imaginary cube, with 3 levels and 25 spatial directions. With a continuous fall and in balance by extending body parts between different points in space, the dancers turn, curve and spiral around themselves.

The class will start with anatomical explorations and guided free form to set into motion. Followed by exercises such as plié and tendu. 

The classes are held in Dansehallerne, Franciska Clausens Plads 27 DK-1799 Copenhagen V.

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; trainingcurator@dansehallerne.dk

Karin Bergman (she/her) works with dance and choreography as a freelance artist based in Copenhagen. She was educated at The Danish National School of Performing Arts from 2013 to 2017 and is currently studying Body-Mind Centering®. Karin has been teaching contemporary dance at institutions such as The Danish National School of Performing Arts, Dansehallerne and Danscentrum (SE). Karin has worked as a dancer with choreographers Tilman O’Donnell, OR/ELLER (Anja Arnquist & Madeleine Lindh), Boaz Barkan, Rebecka Berchtold, and Joana Öhlschläger, among others.  

We’ll point our toes, fall through space, spiral, and befriend gravity and breath. Yes, we’ll also plié, tendu, sous-sus—all that good stuff. But mostly, we’ll sense, move, and care a little less about form while dancing ballet to a wide range of music. It’s a balletalletallet class—come join! Similar exercises, different music. Marco promises the music will be good. 

The classes are held at Dansehallerne, Franciska Clausens Plads 27 DK-1799 Copenhagen. 

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; trainingcurators@dansehallerne.dk

Marco Herløv Høst has danced with a range of companies and choreographers, performing everything from neo-classical works to experimental pieces. His experience and interests stretch across many styles and expressions of dance. Now, he is shifting focus toward sharing that journey with others—through teaching and rehearsal directing. At the heart of his balletalletallet class lies a blend of complexity, simplicity, and ambitious play.

This ballet class is a new approach to the technique of classical ballet that centers and uplifts bodies that have often been othered in dance and the real-world through a queer and contemporary lens, letting dancers co-create worlds, fairy tales, and story ballets of their own. 

The class works with four principles: Kill the cop in our heads, technique as a tool for longevity, we’re allowed to do whatever we want, and the moves don’t matter. 

How can re-engaging with this art form be a practice of joy and resistance in equal measure? Classes follow the traditional structure of a ballet class, moving with our skeletal, muscular, and emotional bodies to find both functionality and space to make wildly imaginative choices.

The classes are held in Studio 3, Dansehallerne, Franciska Clausens Plads 27 DK-1799 Copenhagen V.

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; trainingcurator@dansehallerne.dk

Carro Sharkey is a Berlin-based dance artist that will go anywhere for you. Their work has been shown across the US and Europe most recently at Tanztage Berlin, often performing in unconventional spaces such as abandoned slaughterhouses, moving buses, and ball pits. They believe their role as an artist is to blow over a house of cards from 50 meters away. After starting testosterone, Carro found a renewed connection to ballet within a body that aligns with their fantasies.
carrosharkey.com