Brand Profile
DanceHaus Susanna Beltrami, is an international reference point for young artists, creatives and scholars of dance, who here have the opportunity to experiment, compare and specialize in a stimulating context, in line with the latest European trends in art and training.
Founded in 2006 by choreographer Susanna Beltrami, DanceHaus is the 'House of Dance' in which three professional training academies coexist:
- Susanna Beltrami Academy
- DanceHaus Hip Hop Department
- Kataklo' Academy Giulia Staccioli
Openness, sharing, belonging, but also fun and enthusiasm are just some of the characteristics present in our community that allow those who are part of it , to be able to express their creativity in a professional performing context.
The Susanna Beltrami Academy offers a Professional Training Program consisting of a three-year high-level training dedicated to young dancers and creatives from 14 to 25 years old who present body, expressive and creative skills suitable for the professional path. With the mission, to cultivate new professionals with specializations in dancer, performer, choreographer and dance creative.
Teaching offerings include basic techniques such as Classical Technique, Contemporary Technique (Cunningham Based), Dynamic Flow and Floorwork, study of Gyrokinesis™ and Feldenkrais principles, Contemporary, Contamination, Urban Contemporary and Hip Hop/House.
Another important part of the program consists of the theater and composition workshops: Choreographic Composition, Expressive Workshop and Physical Theater.
Finally, in-depth studies on Dance Theory and Aesthetics, Music, Anatomy and Physiology of Movement conclude the educational offerings.
The DanceHaus Hip Hop Department was also founded in 2019 under the direction of Susanna Beltrami, with the mission to train a new generation of dancers competent not only in the field of Hip Hop, urban dance and entertainment, but also in the performing arts, in order to respond to a world of work that increasingly demands interdisciplinarity and versatility. It offers a three-year professional-level training to young dancers aged 14 to 30 who present suitable bodily, expressive and creative gifts. Admission to the Professional Course is by audition on site or by Web Audition. The curriculum includes the study of Hip Hop and urban dance disciplines such as: House, Locking, Popping, Dancehall, Voguing, Waacking, Heels, Jazzfunk and Breaking, the training offerings are completed with the study of Urban contemporary, Floorwork, Dynamic Flow, Classical Technique and Gyrokinesis™, to which are added theoretical focuses on Anatomy, Music and Physiology of Movement.
During the academic years, Dancehaus offers all students the opportunity to face the world of dance professionally, thanks to the participation in external events such as video clips, creative weeks with international choreographers, artistic residencies, living the professional experience of performance right from the start , thanks to which the dancer will be able to mature a solid performative and artistic ability.
In both departments in parallel with the learning work, students are given the opportunity to immerse themselves in compositional work by presenting their own choreographic experiments to the public and insiders, inserting themselves in stimulating opportunities for visibility.
Since 2022 DanceHaus has been an Accredited Body for professional training services, Lombardy Region Register No. 1352 and is therefore able to issue at the end of the three-year period the Regional Diploma of Professional Dancer, reaching EQF level 4.