International Workshops

-10 % early booking discount until 31 May 2026

INTERNATIONAL DANCE CLASSES

The highlight of the DANCE ALPS FESTIVAL is its international program with highly qualified star dancers, choreographers, and instructors from all over the world. 18 Classes in 5 days for beginners, advanced, and professional dancers alike. In 3 different locations in St. Johann different dance styles of all kinds can be found, beginning with Yoga and Pilates, and reaching from Ballet to Jazz, Musical and many more. The international program is being framed by its Opening Party on the evening before the start of the classes and the Final Presentation, a staple part of the DANCE ALPS FESTIVAL, demonstrating the highlights of the previous days.

4 - 8 AUGUST 2026 
5 DAYS / 3 ROOMS


KAISERSAAL (ROOM A) TIROLER BALLETTSCHULE (ROOM B) POSTSAAL (ROOM C)
8.30 am – 9.30 am: PILATES (open class)

A systematic whole body training to strengthen the trunk muscles such as the pelvic floor, abdominal and back muscles. At the Dance Alps Festival, this gentle kind of muscle building is very much in demand among dancers and non-dancers. Pilates gives everyone the opportunity to strengthen their body center and deep muscles and thus ensure a healthy and good posture.

Instructor: Luches Huddleston

Price: 115 €

9.45 am - 11.00 am: MODERN JAZZ (advanced) - BOOKED OUT

Influenced by several other dance styles such as contemporary, hip hop and ballet, this class focuses on placement, coordination, strengthening and flexibility as well as musicality, trying to enable the students to translate their personal experiences and feelings into dance.

Instructor: Uri Eugenio

Price: 165 €

11.15 am – 12.30 pm: MODERN JAZZ (intermediate)

Influenced by several other dance styles such as contemporary, hip hop and ballet, this class focuses on placement, coordination, strengthening and flexibility as well as musicality, trying to enable the students to translate their personal experiences and feelings into dance.

Instructor:  Uri Eugenio

Price: 165 €

01:45 PM - 03:00 PM: AFRO (open class) – BOOKED OUT

BOOKED OUT - With their very own Afro style Atif, Eyes and Roller combine elements of traditional African dances and modern styles such as Hip-Hop, Breakdance, Amapiano and African New Sytle to unite cultures and bring joyful energy to the DANCE ALPS FESTIVAL.

Instructor: Atif, Eyes, Roller

Price: 165 €

3.15 pm – 4.30 pm: MUSICAL (advanced)

Broadway feeling at the DANCE ALPS FESTIVAL. With exciting music and expressive movements Musical Dance fascinates all lovers of dance. Choreographies telling a story, that’s the magic of musicals. Lively classes for beginners as well as advanced dancers.

Instructor:  Melanie Day

Price: 165 €

4.45 pm - 6.00 pm: LYRICAL JAZZ (advanced)

Lyrical Jazz captivates through the emotional depth of its movements which enable it to offer an additional approach to the rhythmical and technical realization of one’s very own way of expression. An awe-inspiring experience for beginners and advanced dancers alike at the Dance Alps Festival.

Instructor:  Dheeraj Asarfi

Price: 165 €

6.15 pm – 7.30 pm: FUNKY JAZZ (open class)

Funky Jazz impresses with its precise movements and a combination of different dance styles, resulting in exciting and captivating choreographies that don’t just make our dancers sweat. At the Dance Alps Festival, we offer classes for beginners and professionals with loads of funky power.

Instructor:  Dheeraj Asarfi

Price: 165 €

7.45 pm – 8.15 pm: COOL-DOWN (open class) – 4 days

After a long day full of dance classes at the DANCE ALPS FESTIVAL, our Cool Down offers the perfect opportunity to relax and stretch your muscles, joints, and tendons. Targeted loosening exercises, mobility training, and muscle massage using a tennis ball help release tension and improve flexibility. This way, the body is relaxed and optimally prepared for the challenges of the next day.

Instructor:  Franziska Rall

Price: 50 €

9.45 am – 11.00 am: BALLET (intermediate)

The oldest form of artistic dance also serves as the foundation for most styles of dance in the contemporary scene. The Dance Alps Festival offers classes for beginners, intermediate and advanced/professional dancers, teaching the basics as well as more demanding combinations.

Instructor: Rowan Schratzberger

Price: 165 €

11.15 am – 12.30 am: HORTON TECHNIQUE (open class)

A Modern Dance-technique created by Lester Horton. Marked by a fundamental anatomical understanding of the body its connections, this technique aims to strengthen and stretch the body, with the torso at its core element. Characterized by detailed isolation and an exchange of a seeming standstill and rapid, percussively driven rhythms, Horton Dance technique is a MUST for all dancers.

Instructor: Luches Huddleston

Price: 165 €

1.45 pm – 3.00 pm: BALLET (advanced)

The oldest form of artistic dance also serves as the foundation for most styles of dance in the contemporary scene. The DANCE ALPS FESTIVAL offers classes for beginners, intermediate and advanced/professional dancers, teaching the basics as well as more demanding combinations.

Instructor: Luches Huddleston

Price: 165 €

3.15 pm – 4.30 pm: JAZZ FUSION (open class)

Giovanni’s Jazz Fusion class focuses on technique, performance, improvisation, and choreography, offering a well-rounded and engaging experience. By blending various styles, it creates a distinctive approach to dance that encourages creativity and personal expression.

Instructor: Giovanni Corrado

Price: 165 €

4.45 pm – 6.00 pm: FREESTYLE JAZZ (open class)

After a thorough warm-up, this class explores a wide range of styles, from powerful and emotionally charged movements to gentle and delicate expressions. Likewise, the class also makes use of a variety of musical genres, from slow to up-tempo. By engaging with different styles and elements a freer and more versatile expressive ability can be developed.

Instructor:  Ayu Jin

Price: 165 €

6.15 pm - 7.30 pm: MODERN (advanced)

A blend of LABAN and the Alignment & Release technique which allows the dancer to immerse themselves into the movement; letting go and rising again, releasing from and rediscovering the foundational placement, thus refining their body awareness and perception of technique in a new way.

Instructor: Giovanni de Buono

Price: 165 €

8.30 am - 9.30 am: DANCER'S WORKOUT (open class)

A first session of the day that properly warms up and loosens both the mind and body, setting you up for the rest of the day. In the beginning the training will focus on the core—essential for dancing—and then moves onto more dynamic exercises so that people from any genre can enjoy and stay fully engaged. Keep smiling!

Instructor: Ayu Jin

Price: 115 €

9.45 am - 11.00 am: MODERN (intermediate)

A blend of LABAN and the Alignment & Release technique which allows the dancer to immerse themselves into the movement; letting go and rising again, releasing from and rediscovering the foundational placement, thus refining their body awareness and perception of technique in a new way.

Instructor: Giovanni de Buono

Price: 165 €

11.15 am - 12.30 pm: JAPANESE STYLE JAZZ (advanced)

Kaori values warm-ups and foundational training as the class works toward building a freely moving, but still controlled, body. She aims to create a space where each individual can discover their own unique expression and feel safe to take on new challenges. The priority is: Enjoyment first!

Instructor: Kaori Akazawa

Price: 165 €

1.45 pm - 15.00 pm: CONTEMPORARY (open class)

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Instructor:  Rowan Schratzberger

Price: 165 €

3.15 pm - 4.30 pm: NEW WAY VOGUE (open class)

(16+ years) Having its roots in the LGBTQ+ community of Harlem, NYC, Vogue – also commonly known as Ballroom – is often seen as more of a language than a style of dance. Promoting confidence, freedom and self-affirmation, New Way Vogue is defined by graceful arms shapes, posing on the music and smooth transitions.

Instructor:  Shiva Mugler

Price: 165 €

4.45 pm - 6.00 pm: MUSICAL (intermediate)

Broadway feeling at the DANCE ALPS FESTIVAL. With exciting music and expressive movements Musical Dance fascinates all lovers of dance. Choreographies telling a story, that’s the magic of musicals. Lively classes for beginners as well as advanced dancers.

Instructor: Melanie Day

Price: 165 €

6.15 pm - 7.30 pm: JAPANESE STYLE JAZZ (intermediate)

Kaori values warm-ups and foundational training as the class works toward building a freely moving, but still controlled, body. She aims to create a space where each individual can discover their own unique expression and feel safe to take on new challenges. The priority is: Enjoyment first!

Instructor:  Kaori Akazawa

Price: 165 €

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  • ROOM A: Kaisersaal, Bahnhofstraße 3, 6380 St. Johann in Tirol
  • ROOM B: Tiroler Ballettschule, Hauptplatz 3, 6380 St. Johann in Tirol
  • ROOM C: Postsaal, Hotel Post, Speckbacherstraße 1, 6380 St. Johann in Tirol