TERO Technique

TERO Technique stems from awakening the senses, recognizing the weight of one’s body, and maximizing the use of both balance and off-balance. Tero Saarinen’s distinctive style fuses elements from his backgrounds in ballet, contemporary dance, and a wide range of Asian traditions. The style has been described as ”an inventive mixture of grotesqueness and beauty”, “organic”, and “butoh with wings”.

The aim of Tero Saarinen’s technique is to activate every cell and nerve ending in the body, to become fully Aware, Alert, Attentive, and Alive – 360 degrees present and resonating. The goal is to make full use of each dancer’s technical knowledge and explore, liberate, and further nourish the potential of each individual. This leads to interpretations that are constantly surprising and vital to our existence, like flora and fauna.