Join April company classes with ŻfinMalta National Dance Company, where professional dancers and advanced students (recommended age 18+) are invited to join the company for their morning warm-up class. April offers two weeks of company classes with two fantastic international guest artists: Isabelle Nelson for Countertechnique, and Louise Bennett for Ballet.

Countertechnique with Isabelle Nelson

6th-10th April | 10:00-11:15

Ballet with Louise Bennett

13th-17th April | 10:00-11:15

Level: Professional pace (not suitable for beginners)   

Where: ŻfinMalta Studios  

Who can join: Professional practitioners and advanced students (recommended 18+)   

Cost: €10 per session / €40 for 5 sessions (booking fees apply)   

Participants should have prior technical training and classes are not suitable for beginners.  

From the 6th-10th April, join international guest artist Isabelle Nelson for professional contemporary company classes in Countertechnique.

“By continuously and sequentially directing parts of the body away from each other in space, Countertechnique allows the moving dancer to work with an ever-changing dynamic balance. This dynamic balance reduces the pressure on the overall body structure and can be changed at any given moment.”

Isabelle Nelson is a Distinguished graduate of the New Zealand School of Dance and was recently engaged as a Dancer with “Dutch National Opera,’ ‘Dans Theater AYA,’ ‘Jelena Kostic’ in The Netherlands and Landesbühnen Sachsen as a full-time company dancer in Germany. She has also worked as a Choreographer and Produced and Directed several dance film productions with major funding support in The Netherlands with her company IN Dance Co. She also worked as a Movement Director for the global brand Rituals Cosmetics. She has extensive teaching experience and given numerous classes and workshops both in companies and Universities throughout New Zealand and Europe with her ‘Floor N’ Flow’ method and in Countertechnique,’ most recently teaching for Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance and regularly for Company Wayne McGregor (UK). She is currently finishing her Masters degree in Arts and Cultural management.

From the 13th-17th April, join international guest artist Louise Bennett (Artistic Director of London Vocational Ballet School, former Artistic Director of London Youth Ballet,) for professional company class. Louise’s ballet class focus on finding natural movement in ballet technique through strong foundations and precise muscular engagement. Dancers are encouraged to explore their technique and presentation in a supportive and nurturing environment.

Louise trained at The Royal Ballet School and danced with The Royal Swedish Ballet, Norwegian National Ballet and English National Ballet. Upon finishing her performing career, Louise worked as a Ballet Master at Ballett am Rhein in Düsseldorf, and as Artistic Director of National Youth Ballet’s Performance Company. She is also a freelance guest ballet teacher, choreographer and rehearsal director and has been invited to teach classes at companies including The Royal Ballet, English National Ballet, Ballet Black, Ballett Zürich, and Ballet de l’Opéra du Rhin. Louise has created choreographic works for institutions including The Royal Ballet School, National Youth Ballet, Ballet Central, London Vocational Ballet School and Outside Edge Theatre Company. Since 2024, Louise has been the Artistic Director of London Vocational Ballet School, a full time vocational and academic school for students aged 10-16, based in West London.