Dance for total beginners (10 sessions), Thursdays 15.1.–19.3. at 16.15–17.10, instructed by Meri Niemi

Description

What if I can’t participate every week?

Absences from classes can be made up during the same term in any other class or drop-in session. This way, no dance session will be wasted! Read more.

What should I bring with me?

For the class, it is recommended to wear clothes that are comfortable to move around in. You can dance with indoor sneakers, dance shoes, or socks. Also take a water bottle with you and remember to drink enough after class.

Dance for Total Beginners

Now we are starting from the very beginning! This course is perfect for you if you have been looking for a new hobby and you have always wanted to dance, but you have never dared to take a dance class. Maybe your physical self-esteem is a bit weak and you do not want to be the only one who does not know anything yet. Maybe you are embarrassed and afraid of humiliating yourself in front of others, you do not feel like you are a dancer or your body has changed with age and it no longer feels like your own. Maybe you are nervous that you are the only one who cannot keep up.

In this course, we start the dance hobby from the very beginning by getting to know the dance hall, dancing and your own body at a slow pace. The teaching starts with the assumption that the participants are dancing for the very first time, and you do not need to have any previous knowledge or skills to participate in the course. The course opens up some terms commonly used in dance classes, introduces you to moving your own body in a relaxed way and offers some basic movements that help you on your dance path towards interesting course for beginners. The course progresses at a leisurely pace, taking the participants into account, and there are different options for the movements so that each participant can find the movements that best suit their body.

The course is aimed at those who are completely new to dance, but anyone who feels that, for one reason or another, the threshold for participating in a beginner’s course in any dance style is too high is welcome to join. There is no upper age limit for this course (as with all other Flam courses) – it’s never too late to start!

Meri Niemi

Meri is a dance teacher from Turku, whose classes are filled with laughter and humour while practising at full speed. Meri believes that training and having fun are not mutually exclusive – on the contrary, the more fun we have in our dance classes, the more likely we are to want to return to our hobby again and again. What interests and inspires Meri most about dancing is using different energies and getting deeper into the qualities of movement. As an instructor, she is a relaxed person, but encourages dancers to always do their best in the moment – listening to their own bodies. Meri often receives praise from her students for her encouraging, positive energy and her clear and calm teaching style, making it easy for even beginners to keep up with the class. A motto often heard in Meri’s classes is that movement or choreography doesn’t matter – it’s the attitude that counts. Everyone is welcome to Meri’s classes as themselves, and whatever the discipline, the main focus is on finding and nurturing your own unique movement language.

“Come to class exactly as you are today, and move in the way that feels right for you today!”

Meri teaches twerk and reggaeton at Flama, and occasionally also commercial dance classes. You may also spot her at the front desk or replying to your emails, as in addition to teaching, Meri works in the studio’s office.

More information about the course: info@flama.fi