25.05.25, Sun 3-5 pm
02.02.25, 3 - 5 pm, Bonn
3-5 October 2025, Conference Center Op de Hardt, Kescheid
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About me and my concept
My name is Friederike Reif and I love using dance to get in touch with my environment. The connection to body and soul, music and the people dancing with me is the focus of my work. As a social worker, dance teacher and dance researcher, I work with practices from body and dance therapy, as well as dance education. On this basis, I have developed an innovative dance concept and launched TanzBildung.
In my offerings you can learn different techniques and movement qualities and find your own style:
Outdoor dancing, the unconventional couple dance concept Dance for Two or the inclusive couple dance with Dancing in the Dark. It's not about "right or wrong" but about the body, emotions and creativity in motion. Musically, we mostly dance to blues, swing, funk and soul music. On the subpages for my offers you will also find my Spotify playlists.
I offer you lessons and body experiences in which you can develop further based on your current dance level, your needs and possibilities. Conditional restrictions (e.g. due to Long Covid or Me/CFS) are also taken into account in my offer concept. In my lessons, my seminars and my blog I also integrate findings from my dance science research - from couple dancing to dance history and body therapy.
In general, it is not necessary to bring a fixed dance partner. The courses are structured so that you can dance with other participants and you will switch over again and again over the course of the lesson. I do this because it increases the learning effect, reduces fears and intensifies social connections.
Almost all of my offerings are possible without any prior knowledge. My open teaching style always offers movement impulses with variations, which means you can try out what you are capable of without any pressure to perform.
All of my offers can also be booked in-house. Please contact me if you would like to book me for team training, team building, a workshop weekend or something similar. I would be happy to put together a tailor-made program based on your budget.
The focus of my offering is on experiences that intensify and improve dance skills: rhythm, creativity, ability to express and improvise, the connection to oneself and others, and the development of one's own style. Therefore, no specific dances or choreographies are learned.
With TanzBildung I always strive to offer you a safe space to expand your comfort zone and boundaries and to experience sensual and intimate dance encounters. In order to enable these experiences in a safe environment, I ask all participants to behave carefully and respectfully at my events. My Gentlemen's Code of Conduct stands for polite, respectful and gallant behavior towards yourself and others:
I would like to be able to share photos and videos from my TanzBildung events with the dance community. Of course, I do my best to show everyone at their best (you can contact me at any time if you want a picture or video removed!). I want to show the positive effect of my events and that is reflected in my choice of media. This is also to your advantage: you and everyone else will get beautiful memories of all the people you danced with. By registering, you agree to the following:
"The protected space and the wide range of movement have taken away some of my fear of showing myself."
Jörg
"Supervised dancing with a big heart, deep expertise and on a long leash
- just beautiful!"
Madeleine
"It was great to emerge myself in music, dancing and playful connection."
Daphne
Information according to § 5 TMG