Expand your horizon of movement this Australian Dance Week with acclaimed artist and educator Floeur Alder. Join Floeur in a fun and friendly class to explore new forms of motion and find flexibility at your level.
Floorbarre – is a low-impact exercise and is great for anyone looking to increase their strength, improve flexibility and so much more.
Contemporary – a basic technique class adjusted to suit various levels of experience. This includes floorwork, travelling sequences and applying creative elements from the performance ‘Djilba’ at the conclusion of the session.
Floeur and her mother, the late prima ballerina Lucette Aldous AC, were the only people in Australia qualified to teach Floorbarre—the 1960s technique developed by Bolshoi-trained dancer Boris Kniaseff for recovery and technical refinement. The lineage was passed directly from Aldous, who, with Canberra born and trained Alan Alder, founded the WAAPA Dance Department. Today, Floeur remains Australia’s sole authorised teacher and one of only a few worldwide preserving this specialised practice.
This open workshop is suitable for anyone aged ten and above who has some dance or yoga experience. Floorbarre can support people recovering from injury and can also benefit participants in their everyday movement and wellbeing.
“I’m looser now at 70 years old than I was at 18 thanks to the Floorbarre” Lucette Aldous AC
“Before she passed in 2021 Lucette and myself did the Floorbarre everyday as a warmup and at 48 years old it has helped me to still be able to perform at a peak level” Floeur Alder
“Lucette Aldous passed on Floorbarre to my teacher Joanne Priest OBE and it formed an essential part of the start of every class and no doubt aided in the longevity of my career” Cathy Adamek
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