ABOUT FEET OFF THE GROUND:

Feet off the Ground creates transformative, relatable outdoor dance productions which comment on socio-political issues through a feminist lens. The work reflects the company’s collective belief in the therapeutic benefit of movement, human connection and touch, and their democratic and collaborative approach to creating and teaching dance.

 

The collective have been delivering contact improvisation and partnering workshops for over a decade within the professional, education and community sectors both nationally and internationally.

Feet off the Ground are proud to present an ensemble solely managed and performed by women.

 

ABOUT THE CLASS:

A Contact improvisation and Partnering workshop led by Feet off the Ground collective members Robyn Holder and Patricia Zafra.

 

Robyn and Patricia will offer participants ways in which to explore new approaches to contact and partnering work, expanding the possibilities of their dancing. Together we will:

• Delve into the fundamental principles of the forms and learn a range of technical skills in and around trust, weight-share, being off-balance, momentum, rolling points, lifting and flying.

• Learn set partnering phrases and material

• Explore our relationship to the space around us and to one another; creating heightened awareness, which will allow us to dance together, be playful and experience a sense of freedom.

ABOUT KATIE:

Based in Cornwall, Katie is a freelance performer, teacher and facilitator with over 15 years’ experience. She has worked with companies such as Gecko, Punchdrunk, Voxed, and Cscape, and with choreographers such as Akram Khan (London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony), Tom Jackson Greaves, Fin Walker, Aletta Collins, James Cousins and Dam Van Huynh. Alongside performing, Katie has also worked extensively as a teacher and facilitator in various educational, professional and community settings. She has taught in primary and secondary schools, been a guest lecturer for vocational dance institutions and universities such as London Contemporary Dance School, The Royal Ballet School and Falmouth University as well as teaching professional dancers in company and open classes.  Whatever the setting, Katie loves to share her expertise and passion for dance and hopes to inspire and enable people to discover a love for their own movement, creativity and expression.

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ABOUT THE CLASS:

Katie’s class begins with a sweaty, continuous guided improvisation, awakening our energy, creativity and skill. We will practice tuning-in to ourselves as individuals to discover the essence of how we love to move, whilst also developing our awareness of and sensitivity to the others in the space, so we can explore dancing together as a group. These ideas will continue through the second half of class as we discover how we can approach set material and “technique” with the same freedom, playfulness and aliveness we experience when improvising, both collectively and individually.

ABOUT KULDIP:

Kuldip Singh-Barmi is a performer, teacher and improviser. He completed his training at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance in 1991 and has been involved in the world of dance and movement ever since. As a performer Kuldip was a founder member of Candoco Dance Company and has worked with a variety of companies and choreographers such
as Emilyn Claid, Lloyd Newson, Siobhan Davies, Victoria Marks, Darshan Singh Bhuller, Annabel Arden, Attik Dance, Kompany Malakhi, RJC Dance Company, Fidget Feet Aerial Dance and Company Pyke. 

Kuldip Singh-Barmi is currently a Senior Lecturer/Course Co-ordinator in the Dance & Choreography Department at Falmouth University.

 

ABOUT THE CLASS:

Kuldips Creative Play sessions have been a firm favourite at our Summer Intensive. This year he is back to leading you through a series of improvisations and chances to explore, connect and play with movement, dancers and the space. This session is absolutely guaranteed to leave you ending the weekend with a massive smile on your face. 

ABOUT AMELY:

I trained as a Classical Ballet dancer and teacher and following a short career as a contemporary dancer, I settled into teaching Ballet, which I have done for 30 years now! I teach on the Dance and Choreography and Musical Theatre Degrees at Falmouth University, as well as teaching and coaching Vocational RAD Grades for several local dance schools.  I have also been an Examiner for the Royal Academy of Dance for 16 years and also an External Examiner for a London based professional training school for the past 3 years. 

 I trained and qualified as a yoga teacher with the Yoga Alliance via Keren Cooksey and FYS in July 2022, and now teach a regular Slowflow Yoga class at Falmouth Yoga Space, as well as providing cover for other Vinyasa, Restorative and Yin Yoga classes there and at other locations.  I feel my experience as a dancer and bodywork specialist informs and compliments my Yoga, and my yoga practice supports my teaching and everyday life in immeasurable ways.

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ABOUT THE CLASS:

I teach Slowflow Vinyasa class, so we slow down and take our time to flow through the poses. Beginning with a floor based warm up, we build to a standing flow. My background as a dancer informs my class and so you can expect a bit of pranayama and tuning into self, a stretchy, fluid flow, and a solid savasana!

ABOUT KAY:

Kay Crook is a freelance dance artist and Artistic Director of Chhaya Collective, a female-led contemporary dance company working between UK and India since 2013.

 

Kay has choreographed productions for Chhaya, including ‘Antara’ (Interwoven productions, Asian Arts Agency, UK), ’Falling Light’ (Kha Foundation, India), and current touring productions,  ‘HYMNOS’ (duet) and ‘KHAOS’, (supported by Arts Council England, Dance in Devon and Barbican Theatre); an all female ensemble work and outreach programme promoting women’s empowerment, featuring six female dancers and three live musicians.

 

Kay facilitated Chhaya’s live stream collaboration between India and UK in 2017, allowing thirty dance artists to connect, choreograph and perform collaboratively across two continents, in partnership with Shoonya (Bangalore), Arts View Live (UK) and Exeter Phoenix.

 

Kay has hosted projects in India, Portugal, Cyprus and Germany, in collaboration with international artists Ajeesh Balakrishnan, Rakesh Sukesh and Nakula Somana.

 

Kay is the Founder and Director of Chhaya Youth Dance Company (representing the South West at UDance 2018) and has been Associate Lecturer for Attakkalari (Bangalore) and Artist in Residence for PERA (North Cyprus) and for 3Fall Dance Company, creating commissions 'WOLF' and 'PHOENIX'.

 

Kay has taught in collaboration with State of Emergency, Take Art InspirED, The Point Eastleigh, Earthfall, StopGap, Exeter Phoenix, HFC Master Series, Bridgwater College, Exeter College, Tacchi Morris, Dartington Arts and Cygnet Theatre in the UK, Tanzart-Kirschau (Germany), LAB-Arts (Portugal), In2it Festival (Norway), HIFA (Zimbabwe) and Attakkalari, Shoonya and Lshva in India.

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Kay is also a member of the Heather Walrond Company, performing ‘The Rising’ nationally and internationally, touring 2015 - 2019, in collaboration with VOU Dance Company (Fiji).

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