Balfolk
2026-2027
ESPINHO
Tuesdays
19:00-20:30 | Intermediate Level
ESPAÇO ANIMARTES da Cooperativa Nascente | Rua 39 335, 4500-341 Espinho
Registration: https://nascente.org.pt/danca/dancas-europeias/
PORTO
Wednesdays
17:30-18:30 | Open Level
19:00-20:30 | Intermediate Level
ORFEÃO DO PORTO | Praça da Batalha 123, 1º andar, 4000-102 Porto
Registration: https://forms.gle/bY466a6o9hhybUrB6
OVAR
Fridays
17:30-19:00 | Open Level
A.A.M.A.D.S. (Academia de Artes Maria Amélia Dias Simões) | Rua António Dias Simões, 3880-149 Ovar
Registration: aamadsescola@gmail.com | +351917508495
Contact for more information and if you wish to do an experimental classe.
In these classes we travel around the world through folk music and dance. We share moments of joy and movement in connection with others in a relaxed spirit and in an accessible practice to people of all experience levels. We improve our body expression, cardiorespiratory capacity, coordination and musicality while keeping alive the cultural memory of diverse folk.
Session structure
- body awareness practices
- notions of movement, space and connection through contemporary practices
- choreography
- historic contextualization
- stretching and relaxation practices
This structure aims to develop
- physical skills: alignment, muscle tone, motor coordination, proprioception, balance, flexibility, laterality and joint mobilization.
- specific dance skills: differentiation of movement quality, ability to improvise, ability to reproduce the same choreographic sequence in different directions.
- musical skills: rhythmic and melodic identification and reproduction, notions of pulse and tempo.
The dances to be learned will depend on the knowledge and experience of the group.
In these sessions, I promote autonomy, versatility and the use of inclusive vocabulary.
*Important: to wear flexible, comfortable and warm clothing in layers, sport or dance shoes for studio practice only. Bring water botle.