v1.0
About the toolkit:
Ran by
Funding
Workshops & Events:
tba
Teachers Conference
Dansverkstæðið, Reykjavík
26.05.2025
Toolkit Soft Launch Party & Jam
Dansverkstæðið, Reykjavík
22.05.2025
DansDagar 2025 - Who is why?
Dansverkstæðið, Reykjavík
All Contributors:
Yelena Arakelow [SH/IS]
[author]
Improv for Dance Enthusiasts [IS/PL/NL/FN/SH/DE]
[admin]

Improv for Dance Enthusiasts is a dance collective that organises weekly dance classes in improvisation, contact improvisation, and partnering, as well as dance jams with live music by local musicians. It also works project-based, with funding to research the possibilities of improvisation.

We stand for inclusivity and transparency towards our participants and create an open learning environment for both beginners and experienced dance enthusiasts to share their passion for dance.

The collective was formed in 2020 and is run by four foreign artists living in Iceland: Janosch Bela Kratz, Linde Hanna Rongen, Magdalena Tworek, and Yelena Arakelow. We occasionally work with an extended circle of dance facilitators to ensure diversity in teaching.


Contact me for questions or requests via info@dance-enthusiasts.org
Janosch Bela Kratz [DE/IS]
[admin]

Hi, I am Janosch Bela Kratz. I grew up in rural Germany and live in Reykjavik, Iceland. I am the admin of this page and also the programmer and designer. Since 2021, I have been part of the collective “Improv for Dance Enthusiasts”. I hold two master's degrees in Critical Design and Communication Design. In the past, I have been part of several collectives like “NoFoundry” [2018 – 2021], a student-run Typefoundry and “Nordic Noise” [2022 – 2024], a curatorial exploration of the Nordic art world. Currently, I am part of “Hinu Megin” [2025], an artist and designer-run space and publication in Reykjavík and “Bizarre Image” [2024], an online media art gallery and duo exploring unconventional ways of storytelling.


Contact me for questions or requests via janosch@dance-enthusiasts.org
Magdalena Tworek [IS/PL]
[author]
Tomek Jagusztyn - Krynicki [PL]
[author]
Linde Hanna Rongen [IS/NL]
[author]
Piotr Filonowicz [PL]
[author]
Yuliya Dzichkouskaya []
[author]
Aleksandra Kowalczyk [Poland]
[author]
Meeri Mäkinen [IS/FL]
[author]
Katie Hitchcock []
[author]
CATEGORY
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TITLE
DYNAMICS
TOUCH
Preparation (3)
[5]
2
20 Feelings
slow
no
[5]
1
Body-Map
slow
no
[5]
2
Move of the day
playful
no
Warm-Up (8)
[3]
2
Tapping
warm-up
yes
[3]
1
The Minutes
slow
no
[5]
2
Cat and String
playful
no
[5]
2
One Word from [a Dream] Once
various
no
[9]
3
The Hero
slow
poss.
[10]
2
Sack of Potatoes
playful
yes
[15]
1
Radio
slow
no
[15]
1
Somatic Resonance
calm
no
Main (8)
[10]
2
Sound Reflection
poss.
[15]
1
Find a beginning
various
poss.
[20]
4
Conversations
playful
poss.
[25]
2
always yours
various
poss.
[30]
5
Dream-Initiating Practices
various
no
[30]
3
I like / I don’t like
slow
no
[35]
2
Crossing Space
various
no
[60]
2
Inter-being practices
poss.
Open Space (2)
[5]
3
Walking, Standing, Sitting, Laying
calm
no
[20]
1
A dance wrestles to be rolled
exhausting
no
Closing (1)
[3]
5
Clap to end
no
Preparation
3
5
5
5
Warm-Up
8
3
3
5
5
9
10
15
15
Main
8
10
15
20
25
30
30
35
60
Open Space
2
5
20
Closing
1
3