Startup Modern
a sensation of earth profoundly affecting our movement

All my teaching reflects a dedication to establishing our relationship to the earth, to the animal in us.
I want to transmit a sensation of earth to the students and how it may affect their movement profoundly. We will concentrate on the basic ways of initiating movement, of coordinating arms and legs, and of learning basic movement which will allow the students to absorb technique while dancing.




Modern Technique
power and freedom of movement

How to bring together the important elements of dance – the passion, the discipline and the fine-tuning of the body? ... A form of dancing guided by an animal instinct that brings these two together to create power and freedom of movement worthy of the animal kingdom. I will take students on a journey through my world of dance, and I want to transmit a sensation of earth. All I do reflects my aim to establish this relationship to the earth: coordination, rhythm, density of movement, choice of music and movement.




Modern Composition
a clear choreogrphic language

Joe Alegado will take phrases from the two previous weeks of classes, developing a clear choreographic language in a short group work. He will intertwine those phrases with new movement material composed to the music with great sensitivity, an outstanding ability he is very well-known for. Using movement qualities of the dancers he will challenge them to integrate his technique and choreographic style with their individual movement and expressive sources.

This class is considered an advanced class. The teacher will use the first day to evaluate each dancer to make sure the level is maintained. If a student is required to change to another class, it will be discussed and arranged in the initial class time.



Joe Alegado
Joe Alegado was a soloist of the José Limón Company and a teacher at the José Limón Institute in New York City over many years. Besides his longterm cooperation with Viennese dance institutions such as the state opera ballet school his life has been bringing him to different parts of the world. He shares his work with people in Asia, various European countries and the USA. From the beginning in 1984 he has been on the faculty of ImPulsTanz Workshops, former International Dance Weeks Vienna.