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

David Rancourt

Location

Centre des arts de la scène Jean-Besré

Dates

From February 24 to 28, 2025, 9:00 am to 11:00 am

Duration

2h00

Capacity

15 people per class

Price

10$ / class

The proposed class will be a hybrid of dance technique and body technique. We will use principles and a quality of presence inspired by Qi Gong (energy work). We’ll work with forms drawn from classical, modern and contemporary vocabulary, with simplicity in mind, with the goalof finding ease, agility and integrity in our movements.   

  

We’ll take the time to get in touch with our breathing and our weight. The body will be called upon to unfold in space through various exercises, sequences and improvised structures. The teaching emphasis is on the balance between finding freedom while meeting form (external demand). Alternating between subtle and more dynamic segments, the class awakens your body in a sensitive and creative way. 

 

About David

David Rancourt is a dance artist based in Montreal since 1999. Artistic director of PPS Danse, he regularly alternates between the roles of choreographer, rehearsal director, performer and teacher. He is a member of the Fragments Libres school team, where he has been teaching and practicing Qi Gong for about fifteen years. In dance, he teaches workshops focusing on the creative process, interpretation, partnering and technical training. He devotes most of his energy and professional time to the activities of PPS Danse. Otherwise, he strives to be a loving and conscientious citizen, friend, lover and father. 

As an emerging teacher and choreographer, Odile-Amélie Peters is currently deeply invested in her own research projects with great curiosity and interest in creation. Thanks to a grant from the Canada Council for the Arts and the support of La Rotonde, Odile-Amélie was able to embark on a research residency as a performer and producer under the artistic direction of guest choreographer Dorotea Saykaly.

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

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

© Photos: Sirine Abdallah / Élodie Renoux