Jordaine was born in Hull, in the north of England and trained at Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance. She then went on to receive her masters at London Contemporary Dance School. Before joining the ensemble at ICK Dans Amsterdam in 2022, Jordaine has worked with Rambert Company, Ballet Lorent, Sisters Grimm, Wayne McGregor, Blanca Li, Mark Baldwin and others.
Programme
Wed 19 Feb
10.00
PROFESSIONAL CLASS
DOUBLE SKIN/DOUBLE MIND
DOUBLE SKIN/DOUBLE MIND
Join the company classes of ICK and train together with the ICK ensemble (only for professional dancers and dance students).
Double Skin/Double Mind (DS/DM) is a dance method developed by Emio Greco and Pieter C. Scholten to discover the sensitivity of the body and to make it available for the creative process of dance through four basic principles: Breathing, Jumping, Expanding and Reducing. The awareness of the possibilities of movement that the body can generate is necessary when creating new choreographic material, but also beyond that, in everyday life. The classes are taught by experienced ICK dancers, repetitors, or certified DS/DM teachers
DS/DM challenges the participants to apply intentional and physical choices in response to indications given through words, to specific qualities of movement, to sounds, to music and to the presence of other bodies. DS/DM focuses on how movement can be defined through a synergetic environment where each individual body is known to be authentic and can become receptive to a new experience and understanding of the body. DS/DM generates a quality and texture of movement where intention and form coincide, helping the body to become receptive to a new physical and mental experience.
If you have never tried the DS/DM method, we recommend to first join our open class.
Because of the changing schedules of the company classes (due to performances), we publish the professional classes one or two weeks in advance.
Make sure to book your spot in advance, since we don't sell at the door. Also please be on time, late entry is not possible.
You will find the entrance of ICK Space for Dance art on Rijnlandlaan 3 (right across of Delflandlaan 1).
For questions: contact communications@ickamsterdam.nl
“DS/DM is a way of preparing the body for dance that is inherent to your thinking and your imagination. It needs a connection with your own choices, also during the improvisation with other elements and materials. The experience creates a condition and an opening, it is not something fixed by rules that say: this is how you should dance. It is rather the opposite, you use it, and then you contrast it in an open field of intervention and manipulation.” - Emio Greco
Hiroki knew he wanted to be a dancer when he first left Japan to attend a summer school. For him, this school reaffirmed the diversity and joy of dancing. He trained at Miyashita Yasuko Ballet school, Kyoto Japan, and at the Ecole Supérieure de Danse de Cannes Rosella Hightower, Mougins France. Before Joining ICK in 2019, Hiroki worked with Ballet National de Marseille.
“I connect with my intuitive body by breathing, trying to feel the change in tension. The music helps too.”
Ricardo was born in Merida, Mexico in 2003. He started dance at the age of 15 with urban dance styles. From a young age, he was inspired by his culture and surrounded by dance, music and arts. He completed his course at the Conservatorio de Danza de Yucatán and in June 2024, he received his Bachelor of Contemporary Dance course at the Zurich University of the Arts. In the spring of 2024 Ricardo joined the ICK-ensemble.
Nicola Monaco began his dance training in Italy and gained international recognition as a dancer with Emio Greco/PC and Akram Khan Company. He has collaborated with renowned choreographers such as Akram Khan, Gregory Maqoma, and Shobana Jeyasingh and has restaged repertoire for companies including Stuttgart Ballet and Introdans.
In addition to his work as a choreographer and teacher, Nicola is a certified instructor of ICK/Amsterdam’s Double Skin/Double Mind methodology. In the coming months, he will be Rehearsal Director for the ICK Ensemble.