DANSSTROOM: Amateurdansers duiken in repertoire
Non-professional dancers dive into dance repertoire with an experienced coach
Dansstroom is a project that gives non-professional dancers the opportunity to immerse themselves in dance repertoire under the guidance of an experienced coach. During the 2025–2026 school year, selected groups will work with their coach in the studio and explore the repertoire in their own way. Together, they will work towards a performance during the Body of Work festival at STUK on April 25 and 26, 2026.
Selected groups
After an open call aa jury selected six groups to revive dance repertoire within Dansstroom!
Drops of Dance & friends
Repertoire: Classical Indian temple dance Bharatanatyam - Kalakshetra style - work by Guru Adyar K. Lakshman (1933-2014)
Dance coach: Sooraj Subramaniam
Dancers: Antonia Volodina, Nayanthara Pradeep, Srimahavalli Thiyagarajan, Naisha Sanghvi
Live music: Sooraj Subramaniam (speech & cymbals), Sudarshan Iyengar (vocals) & Prathap Ramachandra (musical coaching and mridangam)
Credits photo: Sunny Jagesar
Four dancers from Mechelen, Herent and Ghent learn a work by Guru Adyar K. Lakshman (1970s) and delve deeper into the Kalakshetra style within the Bharatanatyam genre.
Rosa's Goesting
Repertoire: Ugo Dehaes - WOMEN (2011)
Dance coach: Natascha Pire
Dancers: Nele Bosmans, Isabelle Vandekerkhove, Vicky Van Roy, Katrien Delespaul, Lara Rogiers, Feiya Wang, Alessia Dal Bo & Mira Borghs
Nine dancers from Flemish Brabant who got to know each other through the Leuven danst Rosas danst Rosas project are bringing Women (2011) by Ugo Dehaes back on stage.
CompanyMG - Moving Ground
Repertoire: Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui/ Eastman - Vlaemsch (chez moi) (2022)
Dance coach: Jonas Vandekerckhove
A youth company from Antwerp with dancers from diverse backgrounds. Following Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, they explore what Flemish identity means to them through Vlaemsch (chez moi) (2022).
Door omstandigheden kon Moving Ground het voorziene Dansstroom-traject niet verwezenlijken. Als alternatief werd een workshopweek rond het repertoire van Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui uitgewerkt, waarvoor we Huys Arts uit Wilrijk uitnodigden om zich aan te sluiten bij Moving Ground. Samen zouden ze aan de slag gaan met materiaal uit twee van hun favoriete stukken: Vlaemsch (chez moi) (2022) en Foi (2003). Jammer genoeg kon Moving Ground uiteindelijk ook niet deelnemen aan deze week. Hun repertoirekeuze blijft wel mee doorschemeren in het programma. Op de openingsavond van Body of Work brengt Huys Arts een creatie die een brug slaat tussen beide werken.
Due to circumstances, Moving Ground was unable to complete the full Dansstroom trajectory. As an alternative, a workshop week was created exploring the repertoire of Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, where we invited Huys Arts from Wilrijk to join Moving Ground. Together they would world with material from two of their favourite pieces: Vlaemsch (chez moi) (2022) en Foi (2003). Unfortunately, Moving Ground was not able to take part in this workshop week either. Their repertoire choice keeps showing through in the programme. On the opening night of Body of Work, Huys Arts brings a creation that bridges the two works.
Huys Arts
Dancers: Lili Proesmans, Rose Huysmans, Kyan Geeraerts, Dana Hof, Sandrine Wouters, Britt Pelgrims, Lente Ruts, Elena Cautreels, Joppe Anckaert, Féline Van Den Steen & Bente Wouters
Platform-K
Repertoire: Alain Platel & Frank Van Laecke / les ballets C de la B - Gardenia (2010)
Dance coach: Hendrik Lebon
Artistic coaching Platform-K: Fanny Vandesande en Frauke Seynnaeve
Extra support: Betty De Campenaere
Dancers: Sarah Snoeij, Anna Dujardin, Véronique Mees, Gabria Vermeir, Karlien De Cock, Zanne Boon, Oskar Stalpaert, Juki Rosiers, Carlien Foucart, Thomas Esprit, Laura Fierens, Hermelien Sabbe, Sky De Ryck &, Eddie Devos
Credits photo: Tine Declerck
A company for dancers with disabilities, based in Ghent and Brussels. Platform-K's experienced dance troupe dives into Gardenia (2010) and performs an ode to non-conformity, grotesque expression and breaking expectations.
Dance Images
Repertoire: Remakes of Swan Lake
Dance coach: Nicola Wills & Wim Vanlessen
Teachers: Elise Francen, Lieve Willems & Fien Lux
Dancers: Linus Beheydt, Liene Blockx, Estelle Bonehill, Lien Braeken, Lara Buekers, Fleur Hendrickx, Emily Laermans, Lola Mutton, Margo Reynders, Jozefien Thiry, Josephine Van Aerschot, Emma Van Aerschot, Laura Van Damme, Ella Van Ransbeeck, Lien Vanleemputten & Julie Vermeulen
Credits photo: Bruno Holvoet
The performance team of Dance Images, a ballet school from Kortenaken and Herk-de-Stad, is delving into one of the great ballet classics: Swan Lake. They are exploring the various reinterpretations the piece has undergone over the years, drawing particular inspiration from Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake (1995), in which traditional gender roles are reimagined. Inspired by this and other versions of the influential work, they are developing their own creative interpretation.
Solemates
Repertoire: Historic evolution of tap dance – Waltz clog, Soft Shoe, Buck and Wing, Paddle and Roll (period 1840 – 1940)
Dance coach: Josh Hilberman
Dancers: Nancy van Camp, Bart DeCoutere, Leau Gabriels, George O'Neill, Barbora Hrebackova
Five tap dancers from Ghent and Brussels delve into the traditions of tap dance between 1840 and 1930. Starting from the traditional material, they develop new choreographies through improvisation techniques.
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Dansstroom is a collaboration between STUK, Danspunt and CEMPER, inspired by ‘Danse en amateur et répertoire’, a French project organised by the Centre National de la Danse (Pantin). Dansstroom is made possible with the support of the Flemish Community.
