Escuela de Circo y Danza Maria Hames

The Escuela de Circo y Danza María Hames is a circus, dance and movement arts school located in Córdoba , Andalusia.

The school is run by the Compañía de Circo y Danza María Hames , a professional company that also develops creative , performance and training activities.

The project thus directly links artistic education and professional practice in live performance .

The school welcomes adults as well as children from the age of four .

His teaching is particularly oriented towards aerial disciplines , dance , movement and body awareness .

Aerial disciplines

Aerial acrobatics constitute one of the main training areas.

Students can practice trapeze , aerial hoop , silks and tela marina.

The classes allow you to explore the body in suspension while developing strength , coordination and body awareness .

The different techniques can be practiced individually or in pairs .

The teaching is organized in a multi-level format allowing each participant to progress according to their experience.

The sessions combine technical learning , physical preparation , postural control and creative research .

This approach avoids limiting aerial disciplines to the execution of figures.

Exploring movement and personal expression also play an important role.

Vertical dance

Vertical dance is another specialty of the school.

This discipline combines contemporary dance , acrobatics and techniques from climbing .

Using ropes and harnesses , participants explore movement while suspended and on vertical surfaces.

Work allows us to modify the body's usual reference points and to experience a different relationship with gravity .

The sessions include physical preparation , technical learning and choreographic sequences .

Contemporary dance

Contemporary dance also has its own classes.

The teaching is based on different techniques and approaches to movement.

Students may encounter elements from Graham , Limón , Release and Floorwork techniques.

Improvisation is used as a tool to explore one's own body language.

Working together develops listening skills , trust , and the ability to create with others .

The verticals

Vertical courses also have their own specific teaching.

The classes allow you to gradually develop your hand balances .

The work focuses in particular on physical preparation , alignment , mobility , strength and various technical progressions .

Beginners can start without prior experience.

More experienced practitioners can gradually tackle more complex variations.

Flexibility

Flexibility complements this physical preparation.

The sessions allow you to work on joint mobility and muscle lengthening while developing a better awareness of your body.

Children's activities

The school also offers various activities related to dance and body expression.

For children, a specific section allows them to discover the circus from the age of four .

Mini-Cirqueritos

The Mini-Cirqueritos courses are dedicated to aerial disciplines.

Children discover, among other things, the trapeze , the hoop , the silks and the tela marina .

The pedagogy combines play , exploration and progressive learning .

The exercises are adapted to the different stages of child development.

Practice helps develop strength and coordination .

It also contributes to the development of creativity and body expression .

Working together allows children to learn to practice with others.

Dance for the youngest children

The school also offers dance classes for younger children.

The courses combine contemporary dance and modern dance .

They help to develop body awareness , choreographic memory and creativity .

Respect , trust and listening to the group are among the educational objectives.

Theater

The theatre complements the offerings for children.

Participants explore, in particular , stagecraft , characters , and monologues .

Work helps to develop imagination , expression and communication .

It also helps children gain confidence when they have to speak in front of other people.

The process can result in the creation of a micro-theatre piece or a more developed performance.

The school's philosophy

This theatrical dimension corresponds to the general philosophy of the school.

Technical learning is viewed as a means of gradually developing a personal artistic expression .

The teaching methods are adapted to the qualities , abilities and level of each student.

The school thus seeks to respect individual paces of progress.

The technique is an important foundation, but it is not the only objective.

Creativity also plays a central role.

The school places particular importance on cooperation and community life .

Personal development is also one of the pillars claimed by the structure.

La Compañía de Circo y Danza María Hames

This approach is directly fueled by the activity of the Compañía de Circo y Danza María Hames .

Founded in Córdoba , the company develops contemporary creations combining several artistic disciplines.

Circus , dance , theatre and music can thus be brought together in a single creation.

Research into movement is one of the guiding threads of the company's artistic work.

Aerial disciplines are particularly present in his creations.

The company also develops projects in which the performing arts can be used to address various contemporary issues .

This professional activity creates an environment in which teaching , artistic research and live performance are closely linked.

A local Circassian community

The school also contributes to the development of a local Circassian community in Córdoba.

It allows new practitioners to discover aerial disciplines and the arts of movement.

Children can start from the age of four with a specifically adapted teaching method.

Adults can begin or deepen their practice in multi-level courses.

Students can also complement their aerial practice with dance , verticals , flexibility and other body disciplines.

This complementarity allows for the development of a particularly cross-cutting practice.

The body is not only trained to perform a circus technique.

It also becomes a tool for movement , research , creation and expression .

The Escuela de Circo y Danza María Hames thus constitutes a training space particularly oriented towards aerial circus and movement arts , in which technical learning , dance , creativity and personal development are closely associated.