DANSSTROOM open call: Dive into dance repertoire with Dansstroom!
Are you passionate about dance? Fascinated by an iconic choreography, a performance that still resonates, or a dance style with a rich history? Do you want to learn and explore it further with a professional coach? Then Dansstroom is for you!
Dansstroom offers non-professional dancers the opportunity to dive into dance repertoire under the guidance of an experienced dance coach. For us, ‘dance repertoire’ is a broad concept: it is any dance or style that you and your group want to breathe new life into. This can take various forms, such as learning and re-enacting a scene from What the Body does not Remember by Wim Vandekeybus or Screws by Alexander Vantournhout, a deep dive into the K-pop dance tradition, a reinterpretation of a dance from West Side Story or a dive into the history of the Lindy Hop. Dansstroom aims to keep dance alive in all its forms and styles!
How does it work?
In the school year 2025-2026, you and your dance group will work with the dance coach on a repertoire of your choice. Based on the chosen repertoire, you will look for the appropriate coach, repetitor or teacher.
Together, you will work towards a dance piece of around 15 minutes, which you will present twice during Body of Work, STUK’s festival for living dance heritage on 25 and 26 April 2026, in Leuven.
You organise a research activity to get to know the dance or the repertoire better or to look at it from a different angle. This can vary from a visit to an archive, a film evening to attending a performance with an aftertalk with the choreographer.
Finally, you will take part in innovative research about passing on dance! Together, we want to discover how dance evolves and is passed on. Therefore, we ask that you document your experiences, using a tool provided by Dansstroom.
If your project is selected for Dansstroom, you will receive a budget for expenses such as the compensation of a dance coach and the organization of the research activity.
Who, what, where, and how?
Dance groups from Flanders and Brussels of all levels, backgrounds, ages, and body types are welcome. However, groups of professional dancers or those in professional training programs, as well as commercial projects, are not eligible.
Dansstroom provides a budget for the dance coach, copyright fees, the organization of the research activity, and transportation to Leuven for the presentation weekend. We offer a professional stage, moments for reflection and networking, and practical and administrative advice.
Applications are open until Sunday, June 8. The application form contains all the necessary details and questions regarding motivation, background, and approach. Submit it along with a budget and a letter of intent. Selected projects will be announced on Thursday, June 19.
Any questions? Visit our website for more information and sign up for the online info session on Friday, April 4, at 2:00 PM or Saturday, April 5, at 11:00 AM via this form.
