Residencies

• 02.02 > 07.02.2026

Social dan­cing soci­al club is a research on soci­al dan­cing explo­ring and revi­si­ting Wallonian tra­di­ti­o­nal dan­ces also known as ​“peti­tes dan­ses” (small dances).

Wallonian dan­ces are cou­ple dan­ces whe­re cou­ples inter­act with other cou­ples. They are popu­lar dan­ces from rural balls and were a major hit in the 19th century.They have sin­ce gone out of fas­hi­on and are at con­stant risk of being lost.

After 3 years of learning with the elders in Stavelot (Liège) and sha­ring the dan­ces in dif­fe­rent resi­den­cies, work­shops and fes­ti­vals in Brussels, we have just star­ted a pha­se of cre­a­ti­on which will pre­mi­è­re in the sum­mer 2026 in Stavelot and in the fall at ate­lier 210.

During this pro­cess, we deep dive and dis­sect the ​“small dan­ces” in an attempt to par­ti­ci­pa­te in their upto­da­tei­za­ti­on. their ori­gi­nal BPM (bet­ween 100 and 140) and struc­tu­re is kept; howe­ver we are going for a freesty­le inter­pre­ta­ti­on of the steps and sequen­ces that com­po­se them.