Training

Rooted in Tero Saarinen’s unique movement philosophy, Tero Technique explores the body’s full expressive potential through dynamic exercises and qualities familiar in TSC’s creations. Fusing elements from ballet, contemporary dance and Asian traditions such as butoh, the technique is centered on awakening the senses in the soles of the feet and recognising the weight of one’s own body as a source of movement. By holistically awakening the bodymind, the technique cultivates heightened alertness and concentration, allowing each performer’s unique frequencies to emerge. Tero Technique is taught by TSC dancers David Scarantino, Oskari Kymäläinen and Natasha Lommi.

Pilates morning classes awaken and warm up the body comprehensively for the upcoming day of movement. Pilates develops strength, mobility, and body awareness, focusing on core control and precise, breath-supported movement. For dancers, it offers tools for body alignment, movement efficiency, and the activation of deep supporting muscles. Pilates classes will be taught by TSC dancer and certified Pilates instructor Elina Häyrynen.  In January and February, Pilates will also be taught by visiting teacher Jarmo Ahonen. Read more about Jarmo’s morning classes below.

Jarmo Ahonen is one of Finland's most respected bodywork experts, physiotherapists and has been teaching Pilates and Pilates instructors in Finland since 1999. Ahonen has taught Pilates to professionals in dance, sports and physiotherapy. Jarmo teaches Pilates morning classes at TSC Studio on Wednesdays in September – come and warm up your body holistically and ergonomically under Jarmo's professional guidance! Read more about Jarmo Ahonen here.

Pilates Morning Classes by Jarmo Ahonen:
Wed 14.1. at 9:00-10:00
Wed 21.1. at 9:00-10:00
Wed 11.2. at 10:00-11:00

In Maele’s class we’ll work with steps and techniques from several African street dance styles. Through grooves and rhythms the aim is to tap into joyful vibes of these dance styles. Read more about Maele here.

Maele Cheza Sabuni, morning classes:
Thu 15.1. at 9:00–10:00
Thu 22.1. at 9:00–10:00
Thu 12.3. at 9:00–10:00

Community-based improvisation techniques rooted in groove, rhythm and energetic work are at
the core of Sonya Lindfors’ practice. In this morning class you dive into the world of rhythms
and grooves through a range of exercises and movement tasks. In the class you explore different isolation techniques, jam along to music and, of course, dance together. Guaranteed to be fun and sweaty! Read more about Sonya here.

Morning Classes by Sonya Lindfors:
Mon 12.1. at 9:00–10:00
Fri 16.1. at 9:00–10:00
Mon 19.1. at 9:00–10:00
Fri 23.1. at 9:00–10:00
Fri 13.3. at 9:00–10:00

Anu Sistonen’s morning ballet classes are intended for professional dancers, advanced adults, and dance students. The class follows the typical structure of a classical ballet training class: it begins at the barre with exercises focused on warming up the body, breathing movement, and placement that reinforce technique. After a calm start, the tempo and dynamics of the movement change as the class progresses to center combinations and jumps. Special attention is given to musicality and dance expression. Read more about Anu here.

Anu Sistonen, ballet morning classes:
Mon 13.4. at 10:00–11:30
Tue 14.4. at 10:00–11:30
Wed 15.4. at 10:00–11:30
Thu 16.4. at 10:00–11:30
Fri 17.4. at 10:00–11:30

During Mikko Makkonen's classes you'll enjoy a four day build up with a focus towards floorwork, flow and variations of coordination. The classes develop from internal to spatial awareness, warming up the body through tasks, flocking and functional movement. The classes continue to a build up of coordinations and phrases offering accessible insights on e.g. floor acrobatics, level changes, glides, slides, sweeps, spirals and rolls.

Mikko's teaching draws from versatile dance and movement techniques aiming for clarity in articulation, functionality, flow and multidirectionality. In addition Mikko emphasizes a sense of anatomical structure and chain of movement together with awareness of the body-mind and a playful approach towards different practices. This combination of bodywork and playfulness builds up an overall sensation of movement in the context of the morning class. Read more about Mikko here.

Mikko Makkonen, morning classes:
Mon 27.4. at 10:00–11:00
Tue 28.4. at 10:00–11:00
Wed 29.4. at 10:00–11:00
Thu 30.4. at 10:00–11:00

In Jenna Broas’ classes, the aim is to create a space where movement can be explored from a deep and vast perspective – a space to surrender to the eclectic possibilities of the moving body. Movement is approached through both structured form and task-based improvisation. The practice is guided by a range of exercises and by working with associative imagery that resonates individually. It aims to tune into the enjoyment, sensitivity, and admiration of the inner landscape. In recent years, Jenna’s classes have revolved around repetition, stillness, groove, affects, multidirectionality, and readjustment. Read more about Jenna here.

Jenna Broas' morning classes:
Mon 1.6 at 10:00–11:00
Tue 2.6. at 10:00–11:00
Wed 3.6. at 10:00–11:00
Thu 4.6. at 10:00–11:00
Fri 5.6. at 10:00–11:00

For several years, Yuval Pick has been developing a method, Practice, that nourishes his work and is now the daily training of his company’s dancers. Practice invites, through movement, each dancer to reconnect with their organic and intimate depth and to discover through the pleasure of dancing a freer relationship with space and with others. Through written exercises and guided improvisation with playful and organic images, it enriches dancer’s virtuosity. This method also enables a heightened awareness of presence in space, where each gesture, no matter how simple, becomes an expression of self.

These five fundamentals of Practice allow the physical and creative potential of dancers to be expanded: body rotation, weight transfer and rebound, movement from the center to the periphery, the “space-in between” and intention of the movement. During the workshop at TSC Studio participants will explore these basics that make up the method. Read more about Yuval here.

For more info: www.practiceyuvalpick.com

Yuval Pick Practice workshop programme:
Mon 26.1. at 10:00–11:30
Tue 27.1. at 10:00–11:30
Wed 28.1. at 10:00–11:30
Thu 29.1. at 10:00–11:30
Fri 30.1. at 10:00–11:30
Sat 31.1. at 11:00–15:00

Workshop price per class Mon 26 Jan – Fri 30 Jan: 18 €
Price for Saturday's workshop: 40€
Price of the whole workshop week: 100€

In this Study for Life Repertoire Workshop we will look at the explorative tools used by Tero Saarinen while creating Study for Life. The workshop will contain a Tero Technique warm up led by Tero Saarinen, and end in an exploration of movement phrases from the piece. The exercises will help one attune and become more sensitive to the sounds and forms that emerge in the room and give new tools to awaken a more holistic sense of moving.

Participants of the workshop have the opportunity to see the explored repertory on stage with a special workshop + performance ticket deal. The workshop thus serves as an invitation to a deeper sensory experience of the performance. The price for the ticket deal is 55 € and it includes the Study for Life workshop and a ticket to the performance on 28 Feb–7 March. You can get the ticket deal here. First select a performance and a ticket and add that to your cart – you'll then see a view where you can proceed to add the workshop to your order. If you wish to just sign up for the workshop, you can sign up below on this page.

Study for Life Repertoire Workshop:
Saturday 7 March at 10:00–13:00
Workshop price: 35 €

Nataša’s workshop week offers insight into two seemingly different dance worlds, physically experiencing Gaga, the movement language by Ohad Naharin, and the choreographic work by Jiří Kylián.

The morning classes explore Gaga, ending with one task based on Jiří Kylián’s repertoire. Training for the day with Gaga offers both joy and challenge to connect deeply with the body and its senses. In the class participants use the tools of imagination while challenging physical limits. Kylián’s repertoire plays with the fine-tuned instrument of an agile dancer, physically ready to communicate on a large scale of movement forms. In the class Nataša wishes to create a friendly environment - respecting the past, living the present, creating the future, and something new!

The Saturday workshop starts with a short warm-up and dives into the choreography by Jiří Kylián. The workshop will consist of a 30 minutes warm up followed by 2,5 hours of a daily task applied to Kylián repertoire. Read more about Nataša here.

Nataša Novotná, workshop programme:
Mon 25.5. at 10:00–11:30
Tue 26.5. at 10:00–11:30
Wed 27.5. at 10:00–11:30
Thu 28.5. at 10:00–11:30
Fri 29.5. at 10:00–11:30
Sat 30.5. at 11:00–14:30

About Gaga:

Gaga is the movement language developed by Ohad Naharin throughout many years,
parallel to his work as a choreographer and as the former artistic director of Batsheva Dance Company. Gaga originated from Naharin’s need to communicate with his dancers and his curiosity in the ongoing research of movement.

Gaga provides a framework for discovering and strengthening the body and adding flexibility, stamina, agility, and skills including coordination and efficiency, while stimulating the senses and the imagination. Gaga classes are predicated on a deep activation of the body and physical sensations while increasing awareness. Though instructions are imbued with rich imagery, the research of Gaga is fundamentally physical, insisting on a specific process of embodiment.

About Jiří Kylián:
World-renowned choreographer Jiří Kylián has created nearly 100 works of which many are performed all over the world. Kylián served as the artistic director of Nederlands Dans Theater for nearly a quarter century and founded the second company of the Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT2), followed by the third (NDT3) ten years later. During his long tenure with NDT, he pushed choreographic boundaries and created upwards of 75 new works for the company, including Sinfonietta, Petite Mort, and BELLA FIGURA. In addition to NDT, he has also created works for Stuttgart Ballet, the Paris Opéra Ballet, Bayerisches Staatsoper Münich and the Tokyo Ballet.

Workshop price per class Mon 25 May – Fri 29 May: 18 €
Price for Saturday's workshop: 40€
Price of the whole workshop week: 100€