Project Description

DANCE & DANCE THEATRE – for everyone 50 plus

The course aims specifically to encourage those who are over 50 years of age and enthusiastic about dance, to discover, experience and enjoy modern artistic dance.

  • Tanz und Tanztheater ab 50
  • Tanz und Tanztheater ab 50
  • Tanz und Tanztheater ab 50
  • Tanz und Tanztheater ab 50
  • Tanz und Tanztheater ab 50

Our holiday package includes accommodation in double rooms with half board and participation in all courses.
The number of participants is limited.

taught by Christine

taught by Rainer

taught by Christine & Rainer

taught by Christine

  • MASSAGES
  • FEET REFLEXOLOGY
  • BOAT TRIP
  • DIVING
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THE TEACHERS

CHRISTINE HASTING
CHRISTINE HASTINGDance & Dance Theatre Workshop
Christine is a dancer and choreographer, a teacher of dance and a movement therapist. She has been the director of the Hasting Studio, founded by her mother, Margarethe Hasting in the 1950s, since 1972. The course aims specifically to encourage those who are over 50 years of age and enthusiastic about dance, to discover, experience and enjoy modern artistic dance. This includes the study of the design and composition of dance, as well as the freedom of improvisation.
„There are shortcuts to happiness and dancing is one of them.“
Vicki Baum
RAINER WALLBAUM
RAINER WALLBAUMIntuitive Painting & Drawing / Dance Theatre Workshop
Rainer studied communication science, psychology and pedagogy, and is a writer and scriptwriter, visual artist, instructor and system therapist. He and Christine have spent several years developing a special teaching methodology for amateur dance classes.He uses painting and drawing as a means to release the unconscious mind through the action of pen or brush on paper, thus allowing the participants to express freedom of movement through dance.

OUR PRICES

26 May – 4 June 2024: DANCE & DANCE THEATRE – for everyone 50 +
Our holiday package includes accommodation in double rooms with half board and participation in all courses.
The number of participants is limited.

Early Booking

1260€
early booking price
before January 2024

Regular

1290€
regular price
from 1 January 2024

For those who prefer a single room, one may be available upon request at an additional rate.
Bookings for accompanying persons are subject to availability and confirmation.
Please contact us in advance for reservations.
Arrangement of flight and transfer where needed can be provided.

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    TERMS & CONDITIONS

    List of teachers subject to change if necessary. The number of participants is limited. Your registration will be confirmed by an email providing payment instructions. To secure your booking, and avoid disappointment, full payment is due within 10 days of our receipt of your registration form. Cancellation Policy: 50% of the fee will be refunded for bookings cancelled up to 4 weeks prior to the workshop. PLEASE NOTE that no refunds are possible for cancellation less than 4 weeks prior to the workshop. Travel insurance is recommended. Liability Disclaimer: Pilion Summer Academy accepts no responsibility for third party services, material or facilities. This includes unforeseen events or related claims by attendees during use of the training area. A confirmed application is deemed a binding contract between the organizers and the participant, subject to the laws of Austria. Any dispute shall be referred to the court of Mattersburg/ Burgenland.

    ANY QUESTIONS?

    There are a number of options available to you depending on your preferred mode of travel. If you choose to fly, you may make your own arrangements or you can request that we organize your flight and transfer. Flights are available to Thessaloniki, Volos or Skiathos. Aegean Airlines and EasyJet fly daily into Thessaloniki. If you wish to have your own car available during your stay on the Pilion, overland travel through Croatia and Serbia is now possible again without difficulty. Many ferries operate between Italy and Greece, so you may decide to combine the convenience of your own car with the relaxation of a sea crossing.

    There are no requirements. The courses are open to all, whether or not you have ever danced, acted or done Yoga, or are already a professional. Choose the courses you are interested in, just inform us of your dance level ability.

    English and German. Our teachers are all multilingual.

    We recommend light comfortable clothing. No special outfit required, T shirt and shorts will do. Footwear depends on taste, we recommend dancing in socks or barefoot. Some of you will have dancing shoes, but no black shoes please, they leave nasty marks on our dance floor. The apartments are all supplied with fresh bedding and towels twice a week. Please note that a cash machine is available at the main entrance of the hotel. Mosquito repellent is recommended.

    The Hotel Restaurant Ambrosia offers International and Greek cuisine.The package prices include an abundant buffet breakfast and lunch or dinner. Next to the Hotel resort you’ll find the Café Casablanca, which with its Moroccan touch, contributes to the variety of available foods in the area.

    Many recreational opportunities are available in the area and include a Diving School based in the Leda Resort, tennis, minigolf, mountain biking, kayak, windsurfing, cross country hiking and horse-riding. Your family is welcome, please contact us in advance for reservations.

    Smaller and bigger supermarkets are available in Horton and Argalasti. Milina has a few nice Boutiques. A fruit/vegetable and clothing market takes place every Saturday in Argalasti and is worth a visit. Be sure to include a shopping day in Volos, a University city which impresses with its fantastic shops and cafes, and make it a point to enjoy a meal at one of the many wonderful waterfront tavernas.

    The Café Casablanca run by the charismatic Marie France, who was born in Morocco and speaks fluent French, Greek and German, has been a popular meeting point with the locals for many years. There is also, the Iris bar at the Hotel. And there is the bigger village of Milina, where the night life starts around midnight and you can party happily until dawn. Taxis are available (not always at any time) at a cheap tarif.

    There is free Wlan access to the Internet in the Leda Hotel.

    PiSA – Pilion Summer Academy – is a non-profit organisation which has enjoyed eleven very successful years under the dynamic leadership of Petra Nowak. Petra continues in her role of director of the 15th Summer Workshops Program. Please direct all queries to her.

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