Dancing traditional dances in a not so traditional setting

In balfolk we have a lot of musical styles and groups from many different regions. A lot of these groups play some common Breton dances. But when we compare the music of a traditional Breton group to groups who play more Neo Folk music or something in between, we see something interesting. You might notice that the more modern music contains more variations in the music.

This workshop will explore how we can use these different kinds of music in our Breton dances. During this workshop we will explore communication in chain dances. Besides that we will experiment with core principles from many different Breton dances and see if and how we can use these principles in the dances we have in Balfolk. So expect to dance the hanter-dro, plinn and kost ar c’hoat and many more together with the whole group while still having room to play and have fun in the dance!