A beautiful spectacle with influences from various Indian dances.
Discover with your child the hand gestures of Indian dance
Sinte Mettetuin
Dance initiationWorkshop
Dances from the mid-19th century
Cultuurplein
Dance initiation
A tribute to the sea and all its power and beauty
Cultuurcentrum - koor
Performance
The body uses movement to tell a story of cursed love. A danced chronicle of the work, a flamenco version of the story.
Arentshof
Performance
Dance, theater and catchy music…with a touch of madness!
Throughout Mechelen at various locations
Performance(Dancing) walk
with reservation
A study on the relationship between body and mind.
Koningin Astridpark
Performance(Dancing) walk
Ahilan Ratnamohan & Feras Shaheen
A new streetdance with roots in football
Diksmuidekaai
Introductory lessonPerformanceWorkshop
Alexa De Leebeeck and Isabelle Geerts
A dance experience for people with dementia or Parkinson
Sinte-Mettetuin
Performance
Alexia Cornelis - dance school Rose de Leyn
Come dance with Alexia and let your passion for commercial come to live!
Vismarkt
Dance initiation
Dance along and discover the latest TikTok moves!
De Burg
Dance initiation
Will you come dance your feelings with us?
Sinte-Mettetuin
Workshop
Felling and opsinjor throwing: heritage fun
Between the Grote Markt and the big yellow Opsinjoor
Dance initiation(Dancing) walk
Discover with your child the hand gestures of Indian dance
Sinte Mettetuin
Dance initiation
A fun dance class for any child between the ages of 6 and 9!
BS De Dubbelsprong
Dance initiation
A fun dance initiation to hip music for ages 9 to 12!
BS De Dubbelsprong
Dance initiation
Learn more about “The Art of Seduction:” Burlesque!
Sinte-Mettetuin
Dance initiation
Beata Rekemova en Bente Bulens
Connecting duet with attracting and repulsing force
Kruidtuin - open air theater
Performance
Immerse yourself in the magic of Oriental dance with this initiation belly dance, followed by a scintillating performance by the show team Azimés Bellydance.
Vismarkt
Dance initiation
Fiery Bachata workshop
Sinte-Mettetuin
PerformanceWorkshop
A dance party for everyone!
Heilige Magdalenakerk
Bal or partyWorkshop
A ballet class in the middle of town!
Broelkaai
Introductory lessonOpen dayPerformance
Come and discover Biodanza! Experience true joy of life! Dance life!
Brugse Vrije
Dance initiationWorkshop
Biodanza Brugge - Fien & Lieven
Biodanza? Discover, experience, connect, enjoy & dance life!
Burg
Dance initiationWorkshop
Experience a unique moment of joy and connection with your whole family. We welcome all ages.
Brugse Vrije
Dance initiationWorkshop
Gent Bougement - Daisy Phillips and Gytha Parmentier
Dance as a personal gift.
Sinte-Mettetuin
Performance
Breng je eigen choreografie maw. vrij dansen
BAM! Dance the night away!
Snuffel Ballroom
Bal or party
This initiation ‘Bachata Moderna’ is for both beginners and experienced dancers and is accessible to everyone from 16 years old. Come dance along at the salsa party afterwards! (8 pm to 10 pm on the Vismarkt)
Vismarkt
Dance initiation
Let yourself go in these exciting introductory lessons
't Plein
Introductory lessonPerformance
Frederik Kaijser - Kunsthumaniora Brugge
A performance by guest choreographer Frederik Kaijser and the students of the 2nd and 3rd counts of the dance department of Kunsthumaniora Brugge.
Grote Markt
Performance
Jarne Van Perck and Cynthia Verpoorten (Vanver)
Is there movement after death?
Kruidtuin - Dodoenskruidentuin
Performance
The official selection of the Short Waves Festival
Kruidtuin - open air theater
Dance film
Official selection of the Short Waves Festival
Kruidtuin - open air theater
Dance film
Code Dans - Lens Dans Festival - Shortwaves Festival
Enjoy a wonderful series of dance short films selected from Lens Dance Festival, Shortwaves Festival and Code Dans.
Koningin Astridpark: open air theatre
Dance film
Code Dans - Lens Dans Festival - Shortwaves Festival
Enjoy a wonderful series of dance short films selected from Lens Dance Festival, Shortwaves Festival and Code Dans.
Poortersloge
Dance film
Dancelot brings a dazzling showcase of modern dance.
Vismarkt
Performance
Is there life on Pluto? Can you dance on THE MOON?
Square in front of DE MAAN
Workshop
A man imprisoned in a spiral of waiting and standing still
Shifting
Performance
with reservation
tout petit / Koen Brouwers, Ciska Vanhoyland and Lies Cuyvers
A funky concert, a rousing dance performance AND a big party for families. A whirling wind blows across the stage. Four musicians and several dancers create a small tornado. Exciting sounds bring everyone into a trance.
Koningin Astridpark: tent
Bal or partyPerformance
During this session you will have the opportunity to explore your own flow, staccato, chaos, lyricism and your silent dance.
Location 1: Barrièrestraat 15/17 OLV - Location 2: De Brug - Location 3: Binnenplein de Brug entrance via Police
Dance initiationWorkshop
Give yourself a chance to (re)discover your own stillness and power in this unique movement experience. Come and feel what it is to be in complete freedom, embracing what is, just as it is.
Brugse Vrije
Dance initiationWorkshop
Our dancers show off their talent in an energetic disco formation dance!
Burg
Performance
Come watch the modern dance demonstration by dance school Rose De Leyn!
Burg
Performance
TikTokker Juliette Leuregans will teach you our Dansstorm dance! Afterwards we will dance it together for a video, will you join us?
Koningin Astridpark: tent
PerformanceWorkshop
Led by Julie Eeckhout and Justine Duchateau – vzw Stan Brugge
Clipdance demonstration performed by people with an intellectual disability
Koningin Astridpark: tent
Performance
Be surprised by a short belly dance performance!
Botermarkt
Performance
Immerse yourself in the enchantment of oriental dance
Lamot-bridge
Performance
with reservation
Manon Avermaete & Timothy Nouzak
Come and enjoy the Double bill Blind Spot & Common Works!
Budascoop Zaal 1
Performance
with reservation
Sandra Delgadillo & Not standing/ Philomène Authelet
Enjoy this Double Bill!
Begijnhofpark
Performance
Together we dance-walk through Kortrijk!
Begijnhofpark
Introductory lessonPerformanceWorkshop
Ellen Bacquaert en Xena Vanhuyse - Dance school Rose de Leyn
Feel the passion, experience the energy and dance along with us!
Dancefloor Vismarkt
Dance initiationWorkshop
In this intimate and short solo she choreographs herself to music by Palmistry, Gwilym Gold and Hiatus Kaiyote. In this way she fuses music and physical expression into one voice.
Eleonora Verbekehof
Performance
CEMPER, RADAR, Erfgoedcel and Stadsarchief Mechelen
Advice on project plan, grants & heritage care
Kruidtuin
Tips & advice
Folk dance in Mechelen: enchanting heritage!
starting from the Grote Markt, we travel through the city and its gardens
Dance initiation(Dancing) walk
Enjoy pure fun with line dance for beginners.
Vismarkt
Dance initiation
What if you start messing with gender norms?
Groeningepark
Performance
(Turnkring Moedig en Vrij Mechelen vzw)
Enthusiastic dance group for G-dancers!
Kruidtuin - dance tent
Dance initiation
A gripping experiment on our relationship with technology
Open air theatre Astridpark
Performance
Hayjni Hajnalka Keszthelyi and Kitty Krisztina Kita
Two styles, one passion. Zumba-energy meets latin-elegance.
Burg
Dance initiation
City of Mechelen health & prevention team
Keep moving: Will you take the next step with us?
Kruidtuin
Tips & adviceWorkshop
with reservation
HOLDERS is a performance that explores how an aging body retains memories, with a dynamic textile installation as a metaphor for memory.
KAAP Groenplaats
Performance
Cyberpunk dance by a character without an identity
Kruidtuin - pontoon
Performance
Dance theater company in oprichting
A co-creation full of improvisation and experimentation
Sinte-Mettetuin
PerformanceWorkshop
Gaia op de Weegh en Ellian Guevara Alvarado
Balancing strength and vulnerability
Sint-Janshospitaalpark
Performance
The power of looking, feeling and becoming still
Cultuurcentrum - kerk
Dance filmExposition
Powerful method for self-improvement of mind and body
Sinte-Mettetuin
Workshop
Learn to dance like in Riverdance and Lord of the Dance!
Kruidtuin - dance tent
Dance initiation
El Ardoroso - teachers Steven and Marleen
Discover Argentine tango during the free initiation!
Cultuurplein
Dance initiation
Oriental dance, magical, feminine & surprisingly contemporar
Kruidtuin
Dance initiationPerformance
Do you love Andalucia and dancing? Come and enjoy it with us
Sinte-Mettetuin
Dance initiation
Folk dance in Mechelen: enchanting heritage!
Cultuurplein
Dance initiationPerformance
Kalitsa Pantazis and Karina Van Tichelen / Dance group Kalitsa
Introduction to Greek dance
Cultuurplein
Dance initiation
Debbie Declercq & Joke Verlinden/Dance school UTDS
Meet street dance to cool hip-hop beats
Kruidtuin
Dance initiation
Lindy Hop dance initiation followed by a Ball Swing
Cultuurplein
Bal or partyDance initiation
Moving to upbeat music while sitting on a chair
Sinte-Mettetuin
Dance initiation
Nathalie Van Schil & Joke Verlinden / Dansschool UTDS
Fun interactive dance class for toddlers
Kruidtuin
Dance initiation
The hot spot for Zumba in Mechelen!
Zaal Sint-Pieter, Nekkerspoelstraat 81
Dance initiation
Introduction pole dance for young and old
Kruidtuin - dance tent
Dance initiationWorkshop
Short ballet introductions for children 4 and up
Balletschool Béatrice Sieuw
Introductory lessonWorkshop
Let your child explore classic dance!
Groeningeheem
Introductory lesson
Great Irish dance spectacle for young and old!
Cultuurplein Sunday at 14h - other times at different surprise locations
Performance
We bring out the dance joy of being unique with some breathtaking dance moves and silliness.
Koningin Astridpark: tent
Dance initiationPerformance
An Afrofuturist dance journey
Koningin Astridpark: open air theatre
Performance
A rare glimpse of the creative process of a production
Verzetskaai
Performance
Strength, elegance and dynamism. Agility, self-confidence and perseverance. Togetherness, team spirit, expression and freedom. Pole dance has it all. Come, be inspired and make yourself proud!
Vismarkt
Dance initiationPerformance
Father and daughter in a dialogue without words
Kruidtuin - open air theater
Performance
This new dance group combines modern dance with acrobatics
Kruidtuin
Performance
Amber Bosteels and Mette Nilsen
A playful dance duet with live music about the magic of being a child
Sint-Andreas Brugge
Performance
For toddlers who love to dance and dream of wearing a tutu!
Cultuurplein
Workshop
Bachata is more than a dance—it’s a heartbeat, a passion, a story told in every step.
Burg
Dance initiationPerformanceWorkshop
For this performance, dance teachers from the dance department of Kunsthumaniora Brugge worked with the students of 3, 4 and 6 dance separately.
Koningin Astridpark: open air theatre
Performance
How can you dance if you are confined to your house?
Damkaai
Exhibition
A combination of live music and dance
Between Grote Markt and Schoenmarkt
Performance
A short performance in which words take on a body
Blinkhuis Mechelen, room Zinder
Performance
An ode to the Dalai Lama set to music by Philip Glass
Sint-Rombouts cathedral
Performance
When folklore and a personal movement language meet.
Begijnhofpark
Performance
Olivier Gijsen en Melissa Maysem Martello
You chill, MBD makes bellies and buttocks quiver 😉
Vismarkt
Performance
Dance as resistance, from colonialism to mass tourism
Heilige Magdalenakerk
Performance
Miriam Esser and Christine De Wachter
Biodanza helps to strengthen your joy and strength in life.
Sinte-Mettetuin
Dance initiationWorkshop
De Batterie / Astrid Delombaerde
11 young adults created a textile installation and composed a soundscape with musician Kunde. Together with choreographer Astrid Delombaerde, they bring the movement installation to life.
Sint-Janshospitaalpark
Performance
Junior Akwety, Zach Swagga en Abel Baeck
Welcome to MY HOUSE: cool beats, but deep emotion
Kruidtuin - dance floor
Bal or partyPerformance
Dance freely and feel the pleasure
Koningin Astridpark: tent
Bal or party
A pinch of India in the centre of Mechelen.
Kruidtuin (ingang Bruul)
Performance
Pimp your walk through Kortrijk!
Het Begijnhofpark & Kantoor van Passerelle
Walk
A dance performance in search of inner happiness
Heilige Magdalenakerk
Performance
A dance performance in search of inner happiness
Kiosk Astridpark
Performance
Pé Vermeersch and Radical HeArts performing ARt company
Discover this installation exhibition with dance videos
Salon radical
ExhibitionPerformance
Immerse yourself in the world of salsa and bachata
Sportcentrum De Nekker, Studio
Dance initiationWorkshop
Petra Kerkhofs (facilitator under supervision of Flemish Biodanza School)
Biodanza: a super pleasant mix of People, Music and Moves!
Blinkhuis Mechelen
Dance initiation
Hanne Kinne en Anita Iliaens (Frisse Folk)
Folk dancing fun during an initiation with Hanne & Anita
Cultuurplein
Bal or partyDance initiation
Nicolas Vladyslav and Valeria Saija
The beauty of human connection
Kruidtuin - open air theater
Performance
Viva Los DJ's: Aron Wauters en Finn Waters
🎤 Pure pop extravaganza, glitter and spectacle! 🎶
Koningin Astridpark: open air theatre
Bal or partyPerformance
A tour with dance intermezzos.
De dingen (Budastraat 12), Krok Ubuntu (Handboogstraat 6), 't Fonteintje (Handboogstraat 12)
Walk
The ideal opportunity to discover the basics of salsa. Everything will be taught in such a way that you’ll be able to dance the night away at the salsa party that follows the workshop (20h on the Vismarkt)!
Vismarkt
Bal or partyDance initiation
Salsa de Brujas and B-Salso (DJ: B'Latino)
Salsa de Brujas and B-salsa bring you an evening of salsa, bachata, and good vibes. Put on your dancing shoes, get enchanted by the music, and move to the rhythm on the dancefloor! 🎶💃🕺
Vismarkt
Bal or party
with reservation
A healthy and fun workout for young and old alike
Sportcentrum De Nekker, Studio
Dance initiation
Sandra Delgadillo/Movingforwarddanceco
Can strangers connect by dancing with each other?
Nis olv, ingang 1302, achterkant 1302
Performance
Compagnie d’Oh, the danceschool with a warm heart.
Burg
Dance initiation
Compagnie d’Oh, the dance school with a warm heart.
Dance classes for all ages (from toddler dance to adults)
Dancefloor Astridpark
Dance initiation
Dj LaRosa, DJ Grand Theft FM, Marcelo Rios
Pick and mix your own dance party. At De Burg underneath the trees.
Burg
Bal or party
Dancers appear and disappear in the city, can you see them?
Kortrijk
Performance(Dancing) walk
Venture into international folk dance with Danskedoen Bruges (14+)
Vismarkt
Dance initiation
The creative possibility of endless repetition
Kruidtuin - next to the central pond
Performance
with reservation
Refu Interim volunteers teach you their own dances!
Broelkaai 6
Introductory lessonWorkshop
Johann Clapson & Sidonie Fossé (Opinion Public dance Company)
Dancing and daydreams: an ode to the imagination
Kruidtuin - open air theater
Performance
Dansende vogels in de stad. Spot jij ze allemaal?
Verplaatsend
Performance
Birds dancing in the city. Can you spot all of them?
Shifting
Performance
How do we deal with what is constantly changing?
Heilige Magdalenakerk
Performance
Come dance to swing music on the Dijle
Ludwig Van Beethoven, Haverwerf, Mechelen
Bal or party
Danspunt x enthusiastic Malinois!
Local dance talent on the stage of the outdoor theatre!
Kruidtuin
Performance
Everyone who feels like dancing
Local dance talent in the open air theatre
Koningin Astridpark: open air theatre
Bal or partyPerformance
Hiphop vibes on the Burg – admire the young talent of Pliejee and dance along!
Burg
Dance initiationPerformance
Modern dance vibes on the Vismarkt – admire the young talented dance students of Pliejee and dance with us!
Vismarkt
Dance initiationPerformance
Cristina Usenko and Roksolyana Sydor
Our People’s Collective is a symbol of hope and strength.
Grote Markt next to city hall
Performance
An allegory on the acceptance of vulnerability
Kruidtuin - open air theater
Performance
with reservation
The Gyre is a duet evolving from one basic action: running.
Koningin Astridpark: open air theatre
Performance
with reservation
The Round is about the physical power and fun of dancing. It is an explosion of energy. The dance focuses on connection and solidarity, but also highlights the beauty of physical and cultural differences.
Koningin Astridpark: open air theatre
Performance
Two bodies break free from a fever dream
Koningin Astridpark: open air theatre
Performance
iets
Open air theatre Astridpark
Performance
with reservation
To the tones of the dance rhythm, we create a painting toget
Kruidtuin
PerformanceWorkshop
We open the dance festival with two dance films!
Begijnhofpark
Dance film
Contemporary dance and popping in a choreo of loneliness and loss
Kruidtuin - openluchttheater
Performance
House culture, rhythm and feminine individuality in motion
Sint Salvator Cathedral
Performance
Come and enjoy a day of urban and hip-hop culture with us.
Het Entrepot
Bal or partyNeighbourhood party
Famous paintings come to life
Koningin Astridpark: open air theatre
Performance
Looking for grip in a sea of scraps
Koningin Astridpark: kiosk
Performance
African dance on energetic live percussion. African dance is relaxing, develops a sense of rhythm and your body learns new, more earthy movements. African dance is exhilarating and gets the adrenaline pumping through your body! African dance is energizing!
Vismarkt
Dance initiationWorkshop
Enjoy the performance of the Bodyshow team!
Leieboorden
Performance
Move along in an interactive installation!
Museum Kortrijk 1302
Exposition
Line Dance is for everyone !
Everyone can line dance !
Cultuurplein
Dance initiation
Line Dance is for everyone !
Everyone can line dance !
Botermarkt
Performance
Francesca De Girolamo en Lola Serrano
A playful duet about connection, identity and the whims of human relationships
Koningin Astridpark: open air theatre
Performance
Francesca De Girolamo en Lola Serrano
A playful duet about connection, identity and the whims of human relationships
Heilige Magdalenakerk
Performance