Polina Chrysafi

Contemporary dance I

Intermediate level : In this class we will develop our technique with combined exercises that aim to deepen our perceptive ability, the optimal use of movement mechanisms, physical coordination in an organic and functional way, but also the search for our personal identity and expression.

 

The course is composed of three parts | 

- kinetic warm-up preparation / improvisation / composition / spatial orientation / body conditioning

- technique / skills training / physical games 

- movement sequence / choreographed material to apply skills, technique, qualities and personal movement identity.

 

An important tool of the course is guided improvisation as a technique for discovering a personal body language. Through constraints, we will search for new experiences, dive into the world of imagination and discover how this process transforms the student into a performer. We will create a safe environment of exposure where all can offer and share the same.

We will try going through extreme positions, expanding strength and flexibility, play and trust. We will become familiar with ground stunts and learn step-by-step how we can incorporate them into our movement vocabulary with flow and safety.

Finally, we will learn how to present ourselves, strengthen our confidence and our relationship with the team.

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The class is moderate to vigorous activity and is for people who want to develop technically, expressively and physically in the company of others/others, leaving internal rivalries and prejudices out of the classroom.

*RESERVATION IS ESSENTIAL/PRIORITY ORDER WILL BE OBSERVED

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Classical dance all levels

All levels : for the first time a morning ballet class together, open to all levels; a weekly practice for awakening, alertness, rhythm, balance, strength and flexibility. In this class we will visit the fundamentals of classical ballet. Our goal is to get in touch with our body, understand it, align it, stretch it, twirl it, and prepare it for more complex exercises. Through the gradual building of technique we will improve stability and balance, strength and flexibility. We will discover a common vocabulary of expression through simple lines and classical forms.

Gradually, we will give more time to the center, broadening our stride and focusing on the danceability of the movements.  Through progressively more complex combinations on the bar, we will work on memory and delve into technique . Our practice aims to perform the exercises accurately at different speeds and qualities, but above all to love our bodies and understand ourselves better, to improve and evolve, learning from each other. And of course we will insist on the particularities and needs of each body, on proper posture and function, elongating personal boundaries and challenging our habits.

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Kinetic Workout Strengthening O

 

Open level : a class that prepares the body to support more complex movements with safety, functionality and precision. it aims to strengthen the body and gradually analyze the technique of the exercises. it is addressed to all bodies regardless of experience and the exercises are adapted according to the needs.
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The classes are aimed at all genders, all ages and all bodies.
Looking forward to it!

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Polina Chrysafi is a performer, creator and dance teacher based in Athens. She is a graduate of the Biology Department of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (BA) and an honors graduate of the professional dance school Rallou Manos and the international artist in process-performance major program of SEAD (Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance).

She has participated as a dancer and creator in international and local festivals, such as Tanzhaus festival, Sommerszene festival, Athens and Epidaurus Festival, International Black Sea Theatre Festival, SoloDuo Tanzfestival, Dance Days Chania (with the support of Flux laboratory Athens, DDC10), Athens Video Dance Project etc.

She has collaborated with the internationally renowned artist Katie Duck for the Greek version of the performance ''Cage'' .

Since 2021 she created and manages the artistic and kinetic practice space "Tanzterrain - kinetic dance space" in the area of Kypseli, with the vision to house, host and share a variety of kinetic practices, embodied experiences and artistic desires. In this context, she organizes seminars with international and local artists, hosts short residency programs, European educational programs, open meetings of direct composition practice for professional artists and teaches/shares her personal artistic perspective through the art of dance.

 

She is also a regular collaborator of the body theatre group Art Vouveau and an active member of David De Rose's project "Agile Experiments | compositions for vision, music and movement".