You’re not very sure about asymmetrical waltzes? Need improvement on smooth turns and groovy variations? This workshop will work on fundamentals of the dance, giving you all the tips to “get it”. We’ll study several different ways to dance waltz in 5, and how to manage in all situations. For the more advanced dancers, you’ll get different foot variations to spice up your dance!
Taijiquan (Tai Chi) is an ancient internal martial art and is characterized by the slow, smooth and graceful consecutive movements that are called the ‘form’; body and mind are one. In this awareness process you’ll develop an alert relaxation, your breathing will slow down and the energy will flow through your entire body.
Qigong loosely translated means ‘the cultivating of life energy’ (chi) and you’ll learn in fixed patterns a specific form. The stretching exercises for specific meridians, organs and body parts, combined with good breathing, will help you balance and connect your body and mind.
Lesson structure: *Warming-up – from your head to your feet, we’ll softly stretch your big joints. *Walking and/or standing meditation. *Teaching the Ba Duan Jin, the 8 different exercises in the form. *Conclusion of the lesson.
Hans van Giffen has been teaching Taijiquan and Qigong for over 25 years. He has won multiple nation championships in multiple disciplines. He teaches in Amersfoort at his school, Silk Road.
Taijiquan (Tai Chi) is an ancient internal martial art and is characterized by the slow, smooth and graceful consecutive movements that are called the ‘form’; body and mind are one. In this awareness process you’ll develop an alert relaxation, your breathing will slow down and the energy will flow through your entire body.
Qigong loosely translated means ‘the cultivating of life energy’ (chi) and you’ll learn in fixed patterns a specific form. The stretching exercises for specific meridians, organs and body parts, combined with good breathing, will help you balance and connect your body and mind.
Lesson structure: *Warming-up – from your head to your feet, we’ll softly stretch your big joints. *Walking and/or standing meditation. *Teaching the Ba Duan Jin, the 8 different exercises in the form. *Conclusion of the lesson.
Hans van Giffen has been teaching Taijiquan and Qigong for over 25 years. He has won multiple nation championships in multiple disciplines. He teaches in Amersfoort at his school, Silk Road.
Taijiquan (Tai Chi) is an ancient internal martial art and is characterized by the slow, smooth and graceful consecutive movements that are called the ‘form’; body and mind are one. In this awareness process you’ll develop an alert relaxation, your breathing will slow down and the energy will flow through your entire body.
Qigong loosely translated means ‘the cultivating of life energy’ (chi) and you’ll learn in fixed patterns a specific form. The stretching exercises for specific meridians, organs and body parts, combined with good breathing, will help you balance and connect your body and mind.
Lesson structure: *Warming-up – from your head to your feet, we’ll softly stretch your big joints. *Walking and/or standing meditation. *Teaching the Ba Duan Jin, the 8 different exercises in the form. *Conclusion of the lesson.
Hans van Giffen has been teaching Taijiquan and Qigong for over 25 years. He has won multiple nation championships in multiple disciplines. He teaches in Amersfoort at his school, Silk Road.
In this workshop we will learn about the musical tradition of southern Sweden, also known as “Skåne” or Scania in English. You’ll learn about different types of dance tunes that are populair in Scania. For instance, Slängpolska, Engelska, Vals, Körepolska, Kadrilj & Schottis. We will go over some of them and how we think they should be played to fit with the dances.
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