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Dance Workshop Studio 1 Classes

Ballet & Moveo Repertoire

by Cindelle Bouard (Malta/France)

Date: 23rd July | Time: 9:30am | Location: The Dance Workshop, G'Mangia, Studio DW1 | Duration: 90mins

Class Description:

This class will focus on ballet technique and artistic expression. Through classical exercises, students will work on the fundamentals of ballet, including posture, placement, coordination, musicality, and quality of movement. The repertoire part will introduce the Sugar Plum Fairy solo from Moveo's rendition of 'The Nutcracker', highlighting both technical precision and artistic interpretation.

Workshop Target Audience: 8-15 years

Genre of Performance: Ballet

Workshop Led by:

Cindelle Bouard

Cindelle Bouard, born in 1996, in France, started dancing at the age of 8 with Monique Arabian at the Chaptal Academy in Paris. She won 1st and 2nd prizes at international and national competitions for several years successively. She also performed in renowned theatres in Paris like: Opéra Garnier, Opéra Bastille, Théâtre du Châtelet. At the age of 16, she got into the ‘Paris Regional Conservatory’ in jazz dance while receiving in parallel ballet training for several years with the old soloists of Paris Opera Jenifer Goubé and Eufémio Pasanisi. She then spent two years in Paris (European Dance Center Goube) and Toulouse (Higher Institute of Arts) studying ballet theory, in order to teach. In 2017, Jean-Philippe Dury: artistic director of ‘Elephant in the Black Box’ Company in Madrid gave her the opportunity to enter his Junior Company where she received professional training in ballet and contemporary. In 2022, she received her certification in PBT (Progressing Ballet Technique) and Certification of Completion from the Royal Ballet School in ballet teaching. She has been a dancer and teacher with Moveo Dance Company since 2018, where she has performed and toured various works.

Ballet Class

by Brenda Lee Grech (Malta)

Date: 23rd July | Time: 11:15am | Location: The Dance Workshop, G'Mangia, Studio DW1 | Duration: 105mins

Class Description:

The class focuses on correct alignment, precision, musicality, and technique in their purest form, with an approach that supports the development of today’s versatile dancer. Drawing on Brenda Lee’s extensive industry experience, the class highlights the continued relevance of classical principles within the ever-changing landscape of the dance industry.

Workshop Target Audience: 8-15years

Genre of Performance: Ballet

Workshop Led by:

Brenda Lee Grech

Brenda Lee Grech is an internationally recognised Maltese dance artist whose career bridges stage, screen, and education, with a distinctive voice shaped by both classical excellence and contemporary innovation. She began her training in Malta under the guidance of Johane Casabene before advancing her studies at La Scuola di Ballo del Teatro alla Scala in Milan and Ballet Central in London, where she graduated with a First-Class Honours in Professional Dance and Performance Studies. This strong technical foundation has supported a versatile portfolio career across leading classical and contemporary dance companies. Brenda Lee has performed with internationally acclaimed organisations including Ballet d’Europe, Scottish Ballet, Rambert Dance Company and Punchdrunk International, collaborating with some of the most influential creatives in dance and immersive performance. Her work extends seamlessly from theatre to screen. She is widely recognised for her role as the lead Swan in the Netflix series Peaky Blinders, and for her choreographic work on the Hallmark movie The Dancing Detective: A Deadly Tango. Alongside her performing career, Brenda Lee is a passionate teacher, mentor, and leader. She has taught both ballet and contemporary technique at a range of levels and has been part of Rambert’s teaching faculty. Known for championing emerging artists, she has mentored dancers at the Royal Ballet School, English National Ballet, and Rambert School, and contributed to the BBC Young Dancer Aftercare Programme in collaboration with Dancers’ Career Development (DCD). Deeply committed to the Maltese cultural landscape, Brenda Lee has held senior creative roles as Rehearsal Director and Associate Director with ŻfinMalta and had the honour of serving as Head Judge of the national television talent show Brillanti Dance across both editions of the programme.

Dance Workshop Studio 2 Classes

States of Motion – Contemporary Dance as Exploration

by Bruno Duarte (Portugal)

Date: 23rd July | Time: 9:30am | Location: The Dance Workshop, G'Mangia, Studio DW2 | Duration: 90mins

Class Description:

In this workshop, we will begin by exploring contemporary dance technique through several essential principles: the intrinsic relationship between the body and the floor; the constant articulation between levels; the investigation of efficiency and economy of movement — minimising muscular effort by employing mechanical principles, spirals, and centrifugal force; the use of gravity and momentum as tools for projection and spatial progression; and an organic flow interspersed with moments of staccato. Finally, we’ll have a strong emphasis on musicality and the exploration of individual movement through the use of different musical rhythms and styles, both set and improvised exercises, and varied dynamics within each activity.

Workshop Target Audience: 8-15years

Genre of Performance: Contemporary

Workshop Led by:

Bruno Duarte

Bruno Duarte (Leiria, 1991) is a choreographer, performer, and teacher. Currently a PhD candidate in Contemporary Art at the College of Arts of the University of Coimbra, he holds a Master’s degree in Dance Teaching and a degree in Dance from the Escola Superior de Dança (IPL). As a performer, he has collaborated with Grupo Experimental de Dança, Quorum Ballet, Companhia de Dança Contemporânea de Évora, and Companhia Instável. Since 2012, he has been collaborating with Companhia de Dança de Almada (Ca.DA), where he is a resident choreographer. His repertoire with the company includes the creation of works such as Quimera (2025), Inverno (2024), Carbono (2023), and Fobos (2017). His choreographic signature extends to other institutions, notably the piece someone else ago (2013) for Centro Cultural de Belém (BoxNova), Ibrahim (2024) for Teatro Municipal de Ourém, and various creations for Quorum Project, such as Overflow (2025) and iCon (2023). He has also been a guest choreographer at the Escola de Dança do Conservatório Nacional and Escola Superior de Dança. As a freelancer, he co-created and performed the piece L’Veltro (2017). He works regularly in video dance, having choreographed works such as Noir (2021) and Sete dias de inverno (2020), in addition to producing and performing in the award-winning P48 and .5.Bruno Duarte maintains an intense pedagogical activity both nationally and internationally, having taught workshops in China, Brazil, Croatia, Italy, and Portugal, at institutions such as the Beijing Dance Theatre (2015). He was a guest lecturer at the Escola Superior de Dança (2016 and 2019) and teaches regularly at Ca.DA Escola and Quorum Academy. Recently, he assumed the direction of the Movement and Voice module at Oficinas Teatro Lisboa and was part of the jury for the SoloDuo International Festival (2024). His career also includes participation in the European projects CLASH! (2019–21) and Up2DANCE (2020–21), and he was distinguished with the Almada Artes – Young Talent Award in 2019.

Urban Hip-Hop

by Nicole Chetcuti (Malta)

Date: 23rd July | Time: 11:15am | Location: The Dance Workshop, G'Mangia, Studio DW2 | Duration: 105mins

Class Description:

This high-energy class will highlight hip-hop foundations through groove-based movement and essential footwork. It will focus on finding a sense of freedom in the body’s natural response to music. The class will be split into foundational training and choreography, allowing dancers to understand the basic techniques in-order to gain a new sense of awareness when applying them to choreography, while also challenging the hidden layers of textures and musicality.

Workshop Target Audience: 8-15years

Genre of Performance: Hip-Hop Fusion

Workshop Led by:

Nicole Chetcuti

Nicole Chetcuti is a multidisciplinary artist born in 2002. She has trained in various dance genres including ballet, contemporary, Spanish and urban styles. At the age of 18, Nicole moved to Leeds to further her studies at Northern School of Contemporary Dance. After graduating 3 years later, she moved to Germany to focus on expanding her hiphop knowledge. She has since travelled to Los Angeles, Seattle and Netherlands as a freelance artist exploring performance, choreography as well as leading workshops. In 2024 and 2025 Nicole worked as an apprentice with Żfin Malta, gaining a fresh perspective on Contemporary dance. Some of her highlights include working with Sita Ostheimer, Saju Hari, Gracefool Collective, Vidya Patel, Joseph Mercier and Imogen Reeve.

Workshops supported by:

The Dance Workshop

Dance Festival Malta is sponsored by:

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