October half term will see Estela Merlos and Mbulelo Ndabeni deliver two unique masterclasses, one for young people aged 14-18 and one for adults aged 19-24. The sessions are suitable for all levels of experience and will focus on technique and choreography,as well as a Q&A session with the artists. DanceWest is a brand new dance development organisation for West London, based at the Lyric Hammersmith.
The exclusive opportunity to train with these dancers – both including Rambert dance company on their CVs – will take place on Monday 26 and Tuesday 27 October respectively. The experienced choreographers will solely lead the fun and practical sessions in order for participants to develop their technique and create choreography.
Melos will lead the younger age group: she is an independent dance artist based in London. Born in Barcelona she trained at Escola de Dansa Madó and at Central School of Ballet, obtaining the Solo Seal Award and touring with Ballet Central. Estela toured both nationally and internationally with Rambert from 2008 to 2014 and has worked with companies including New Movement Collective, AVA Dance Company and Goddard Nixon. Her own work has been presented in Spain and the UK.
Ndabeni is originally from South Africa and is now a London-based choreographer and teacher. After training in dance at All School in Cape Town, Khayelitsha, Mbulelo worked for Cape Town City Ballet. Ndabeni performed in Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake for two years. In 2007 he joined Rambert, where he performed in works by many national and international choreographers like Merce Cunningham, Christopher Bruce, Javier du Frutos, Henri Oguike, Siobhan Davies, Henrietta Horn, Tim Rushton and Ashley Page. Mbulelo has been awarded a place in Phoenix Dance Theatre’s Choreographers and Composer’s Lab July 2015.
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