The Sursaut Dance Company in collaboration with the Regroupement québécois de la danse, Artère in Quebec City and Danse Laurentides offers training classes for dance professionals.

Teacher

Élise Legrand

Location

Centre des arts de la scène Jean-Besré

Dates

Februarty 10 to 14, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Duration

2h00

Capacity

15 people per class

Price

$10 / class

The goal of this class is to warm up the dancer’s body and provide physical training through various exercises and movement sequences in space and on the floor. Drawing from her background in contemporary dance, circus, classical dance, yoga, and tai chi, as well as training routines developed over the years, Elise Legrand offers a class that combines different elements to maximize body openness and preparation. Particular attention is paid to the circulation of energy in the body, the trajectory of impulse, and the awakening of joints across different possible movement fields and textures. She aims to create a space for dancers to connect with their bodies in motion, within an atmosphere of openness, trust, and enjoyment.  

ABOUT ELISE:

A dancer and choreographer based in Sherbrooke/Kchi Nikitawtegwak, Elise Legrand has accumulated over twenty years of experience in contemporary dance performance and creation. A 2002 graduate of the Conservatoire de Danse de Montréal, she has worked with various choreographers and companies such as Sinha Danse, PPS Danse, and Sursaut, participating in numerous tours across Canada, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. She has taught introductory workshops on contemporary dance as well as classes for professionals in different communities in Quebec and Puerto Rico. 

As a choreographer, she develops her artistic projects with a marked interest in site-specific work and multidisciplinary creation. Her work has been presented in various public and outdoor spaces, festivals, museums, art galleries, and performance venues in Quebec, Canada, and internationally since 2010. She regularly collaborates with other artists and artistic disciplines, creating a dialogue between dance and visual arts, music, video, and circus arts. In 2022, she founded her own company, Elise Legrand Créations, to continue developing her projects while supporting values of arts accessibility for the public. 

She also holds a bachelor’s degree in art history (UdeM 2006), is co-founder of the circus company LaboKracBoom, and performs as an accordionist and singer with Ze Radcliffe Fanfare. 

www.eliselegrand.ca 

Before attending your first class, you must fill out the Registration for RQD multi-regional classes.

Information: 819-822-8912 | reception@sursaut.ca

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