Modern Dance Workshops Popping
New dance workshops and productions are blending styles: Lysanne van Berlo’s Musiquality Method explores hip‑hop musicality with electronic rhythms, Delhi’s Keelaka Dance Company opened 'Rebel Ranis' fusing Bharatanatyam with modern moves and Tamil jazz, and Barcelona classes are mixing floorwork, modern jazz and contact improvisation. (These offerings emphasize improvisation and cross‑genre musicality for contemporary dancers.) ( )
Lysanne van Berlo’s Musiquality Method is being offered as a five‑day, full‑day workshop in Brussels from May 11–15 with daily sessions 10:00–17:30 and tiered fees listed (€250 standard, €200 concession, €300 supporter). (tictacartcentre.com) Keelaka Dance Company’s new production Rebel Ranis opens in New Delhi on April 9 at Kamani Auditorium and credits creators Jyotsna Shourie and Aneesha Grover; the piece tours as a dance‑theatre musical with live musicians listed in the company materials. (thehindu.com) (keelakadancecompany.com) The Musiquality Method teaches specific hip‑hop‑derived movement devices — for example “waving” (a rolling, ripple‑like isolation through the spine and limbs), “bouncing” (using springy shifts of weight), and “isolations” (moving one body part independently of others) — and maps those devices onto layered electronic rhythms so dancers practice responding to texture and accents in music rather than a steady pulse. (tictacartcentre.com) (dancingopportunities.com) Rebel Ranis combines Bharatanatyam — a South Indian classical dance form built around codified hand gestures, facial expressions and narrative storytelling — with contemporary stage techniques and live Tamil‑language jazz music, and the show stages the voices of epic women such as Kaikeyi, Draupadi and Karaikal Ammaiyar as embodied monologues and ensemble sequences. (keelakadancecompany.com) (thehindu.com) In Barcelona, multiple studios are running regular classes that explicitly pair “floorwork” (technical movement performed on and transitioning through the floor) with modern jazz phrase work and contact improvisation — the latter being a partner practice where two dancers share weight and respond in real time — and some teachers add acrobatic or vertical‑movement exercises within those sessions. (danceus.org) (emotionbodies.com) Practical details for dancers: Musiquality registration and pricing are handled through the Tictac Art Centre booking page, Keelaka lists tickets for Rebel Ranis through standard Indian ticketing platforms and the company’s show materials include credits for music and design, and Barcelona schools such as Bona advertise combined curricula that mix improvisation, contact work and somatic (body‑awareness) practices for ongoing classes. (tictacartcentre.com) (youtube.com) (bonadance.com)
