Questions, ideas, options : A dialog with Piet Devos On Tuesday, November 16, I had a first meeting with Piet Devos. Piet is a writer, art connoisseur, critic, questioner, thinker.His website: www.pietdevos.be At the age of five, he developed rare retinal disorder retinoblastoma, and became blind as a result. He expresses his condition very interestingly as follows: “My two-sided… Continue reading What about visual art for the blind through color associations?
Category: Dance
Practical information Paspartoe
In Brussels, we partner with the Paspartoe, similar to the UiTPAS in Ghent for Brussels. Paspartoe is THE freetime card for Brussels available for everyone. Also non-Brussels residents can enjoy the advantages (except for the one at social rate). In this way, you can participate cultural, youth- and sports activities at reduced cost. Paspartoe is… Continue reading Practical information Paspartoe
Practical info about the danse courses
The danse courses are given from september until june, each time in series of 7weeks. We danse at these locations : Ostend On request Ghent On thursday & sunday evening Brussels On monday evening Are you living elsewhere and you would like to learn salsa or bachata ? We are happily to adapt. For all… Continue reading Practical info about the danse courses
Practical information UiTPAS
Etage Tropical was the first dance school in Ghent to partner with UiTPAS. What is UiTPAS? The uitpas is a savings-and bonus card for freetime activities. Collect points when you participate at an UiTPAS event. Exchange your points for free tickets, discounts or other gifts. Receive 3 welcome points when subscribing to UiTPAS. There is… Continue reading Practical information UiTPAS
“Inclusive salsa-course”, a publication in Tibsz
this article was published originally in Tibsz, the member magazine from vebes Good to know : Inclusive salsa-course After she once went on a trip to Cuba, Michèle Martens has been teaching salsa dance for twelve years. Visually impaired and blind people are more than welcome. Her dance school Etage Tropical is located in Ghent,… Continue reading “Inclusive salsa-course”, a publication in Tibsz
Tips for visually impaired for inclusive dancing
“Hello, my name is Michèle” does my introduction equally sound. I do see and am teaching salsa to visually impaired people. Last months I mainly advised sighted dance teachers, trainers and others interested in my sport discipline. But out of the dance world with blind people we aim to innovate by putting the world upside… Continue reading Tips for visually impaired for inclusive dancing
Tips for sighted for inclusion
Suppose you register for a dance course for couples alone, whereby, from the start, the pass-through system is used in which men or women move a place so that everyone dances with each other. You think that’s ideal, because now you don’t have to look for your own dance partner. Very easy and fun. When… Continue reading Tips for sighted for inclusion
Danssport Vlaanderen G dance trainingday
On October 3, 2021, I was allowed to provide “a trainer lesson” for 14 dancers – trainers for the federation “Danssport Vlaanderen” in the context of further training for G-sport within the Flemish Trainer School. I would like to thank the federation for including through myself the debate, the need, and the future perspective of inclusive dance… Continue reading Danssport Vlaanderen G dance trainingday
“Salsa dancing”, a publication at symfoon
this article was published first at symfoon.be Salsa dancing: also for the blind and visually impaired Partner dancing, including salsa, is a very feasible sport: You can orientate yourself in relation to your partner. He or she will make sure you can dance in a safe place and bring you back to your place afterward.… Continue reading “Salsa dancing”, a publication at symfoon
Tips for teachers and trainers
Introduction In June 2021 I was asked by danssport Vlaanderen to put some of the tips for teachers and trainers on paper. Due to corona, the article would not be published until a year later within the VTS trainer documentation for a trainer program for teaching dancers with a visual impairment. Since I have been… Continue reading Tips for teachers and trainers