#dansstorm

Antonia Volodina

Discover with your child the hand gestures of Indian dance

Sinte Mettetuin

Saturday
13:00
Dance initiationWorkshop
Ehren Verrelst with dancers on stage

Ehren Verrelst

Jump around! A bouncy ball of a production

Ijzerenleen

Saturday
18:00
Performance
Ehren Verrelst with dancers on stage

Ehren Verrelst

Jump around! A bouncy ball of a production

Vismarkt

Saturday
15:00
Performance

Missouri Victorian Dancers

Dances from the mid-19th century

Cultuurplein

Sunday
13:00
Dance initiation

Solange Theys

A tribute to the sea and all its power and beauty

Cultuurcentrum - koor

Sunday
16:00
Performance

Va et Vient majorettekorps

Dance, theater and catchy music…with a touch of madness!

Throughout Mechelen at various locations

Saturday
Performance(Dancing) walk

Ahilan Ratnamohan & Feras Shaheen

A new streetdance with roots in football

Diksmuidekaai

Sunday
Introductory lessonPerformanceWorkshop

Alexa De Leebeeck and Isabelle Geerts

A dance experience for people with dementia or Parkinson

Sinte-Mettetuin

Saturday
17:00
Performance

Amina Iddrisu

Will you come dance your feelings with us?

Sinte-Mettetuin

Sunday
16:00
Workshop

Andy Livens

Felling and opsinjor throwing: heritage fun

Between the Grote Markt and the big yellow Opsinjoor

Saturday
Dance initiation(Dancing) walk

Antonia Volodina

Discover with your child the hand gestures of Indian dance

Sinte Mettetuin

Saturday
13:00
Dance initiation

Annelies Lamoen (KKMT)

A fun dance class for any child between the ages of 6 and 9!

BS De Dubbelsprong

Sunday
15:00
Dance initiation

Annelies Lamoen (KKMT)

A fun dance initiation to hip music for ages 9 to 12!

BS De Dubbelsprong

Sunday
16:00
Dance initiation

Antwerp Burlesque Academy

Learn more about “The Art of Seduction:” Burlesque!

Sinte-Mettetuin

Sunday
17:30
Dance initiation

Stans Vrijsen

Dance-inspired art awaits you at Dansstorm Mechelen!

Kruidtuin

Saturday
Exposition

Beata Rekemova en Bente Bulens

Connecting duet with attracting and repulsing force

Kruidtuin - open air theater

Saturday
20:30
Performance

Nataly & Betto

Fiery Bachata workshop

Sinte-Mettetuin

Sunday
14:30
PerformanceWorkshop

A ballet class in the middle of town!

Broelkaai

Saturday
Introductory lessonOpen dayPerformance

Jakobe Geens and Margot Jansens

A homage to the female body

Sinte-Mettetuin

Saturday
22:00
Performance

Bert Berg & Tomas Vanderplaetse

Bart Berg redefines what a handstand is

't Plein

Saturday
Performance

Experience the seven powers of Biodanza - We Are Movement

Sunday
Introductory lesson

Gent Bougement - Daisy Phillips and Gytha Parmentier

Dance as a personal gift.

Sinte-Mettetuin

Sunday
14:00, 15:30
Performance

Choronde

Let yourself go in these exciting introductory lessons

't Plein

Sunday
Introductory lessonPerformance

Conservatorium Kortrijk

Sint-Anna zaaltje

Saturday
Performance

Conservatorium Kortrijk

Broelkaai

Saturday
Performance

Jarne Van Perck and Cynthia Verpoorten (Vanver)

Is there movement after death?

Kruidtuin - Dodoenskruidentuin

Saturday
20:30
Performance

Danspunt

Friday night, we dance off steam!

 

Kruidtuin - Dance tent

Friday
22:15
Bal or party

Short Waves Festival

The official selection of the Short Waves Festival

Kruidtuin - open air theater

Friday
22:30
Dance film

Short Waves Festival

Official selection of the Short Waves Festival

Kruidtuin - open air theater

Friday
00:00
Dance film

Lucas Devroe

Create your own unique dance theatre phrase

Muziekcentrum Track

Sunday
Workshop

Briana Ashley Stuart

Is there life on Pluto? Can you dance on THE MOON?

Square in front of DE MAAN

Saturday
15:00
Workshop

Nicolas Vladyslav

A man imprisoned in a spiral of waiting and standing still

Shifting

Saturday, Sunday
Performance

An unexpected radio circus packed with entertainment

Vtex - Sint Jan

Saturday
Community party

De Genoten

A dazzling choreography to the music of deceased icons

Broelkaai

Saturday
Performance

Dien Bellydance

Be surprised by a short belly dance performance!

Botermarkt

Saturday, Sunday
15:15, 13:30
Performance

Dien Bellydance

Immerse yourself in the enchantment of oriental dance

Lamot-bridge

Friday
20:00
Performance

Manon Avermaete & Timothy Nouzak

Come and enjoy the Double bill Blind Spot & Common Works!

Budascoop Zaal 1

Saturday
Performance

Eefje Verbeke

Together we dance-walk through Kortrijk!

Begijnhofpark

Sunday
Introductory lessonPerformanceWorkshop
kurt van der Elst

Put your dance shoes on and get on your bike!

Sunday
Ball/party

JC Choreography

Stroll dancing through Mechelen

Vismarkt

Sunday
14:00
Performance

JC Choreography

Stroll dancing through Mechelen

Dijleterrassen

Sunday
17:30
Performance

JC Choreography

Stroll dancing through Mechelen

Vijfhoek

Sunday
15:30
Open class day

CEMPER, RADAR, Erfgoedcel and Stadsarchief Mechelen

Advice on project plan, grants & heritage care

Kruidtuin

Saturday, Sunday
14:00, 14:00
Tips & advice

Hanne Kinne

Folk dance in Mechelen: enchanting heritage!

starting from the Grote Markt, we travel through the city and its gardens

Saturday
Dance initiation(Dancing) walk

GEDACHTEGANG

What if you start messing with gender norms?

Groeningepark

Saturday
Performance

(Turnkring Moedig en Vrij Mechelen vzw)

Enthusiastic dance group for G-dancers!

Kruidtuin - dance tent

Sunday
13:00
Dance initiation

City of Mechelen health & prevention team

Keep moving: Will you take the next step with us?

Kruidtuin

Sunday
Tips & adviceWorkshop

Anouk Robbeets

A short but powerful feel-good moment

Kruidtuin

Saturday
14:15, 16:45
Performance

Graanmarkt

Sunday
Introductory lessonExhibitionOpen dayPerformance
Alex Deijmann tijdens zijn voorstelling 'I THINK'

Alex Deijmann

Cyberpunk dance by a character without an identity

Kruidtuin - pontoon

Saturday
13:30, 16:00
Performance

Dance theater company in oprichting

A co-creation full of improvisation and experimentation

Sinte-Mettetuin

Saturday
19:00
PerformanceWorkshop

Lamon Vanborm

The power of looking, feeling and becoming still

Cultuurcentrum - kerk

Saturday, Sunday
13:00, 13:00
Dance filmExposition

Filip Delanoy

Powerful method for self-improvement of mind and body

Sinte-Mettetuin

Sunday
13:00
Workshop

Lita De Wachter / Dansstudio

Learn to dance like in Riverdance and Lord of the Dance!

Kruidtuin - dance tent

Saturday
13:00
Dance initiation

El Ardoroso - teachers Steven and Marleen

Discover Argentine tango during the free initiation!

Cultuurplein

Saturday
13:00
Dance initiation

Dien Elegance

Oriental dance, magical, feminine & surprisingly contemporar

Kruidtuin

Saturday
17:00
Dance initiationPerformance

Flamencoloco

Do you love Andalucia and dancing? Come and enjoy it with us

Sinte-Mettetuin

Saturday
17:30
Dance initiation

Hanne Kinne

Folk dance in Mechelen: enchanting heritage!

Cultuurplein

Saturday
16:00
Dance initiationPerformance

Kalitsa Pantazis and Karina Van Tichelen / Dance group Kalitsa

Introduction to Greek dance

Cultuurplein

Saturday
14:30
Dance initiation

Debbie Declercq & Joke Verlinden/Dance school UTDS

Meet street dance to cool hip-hop beats

Kruidtuin

Saturday
14:30
Dance initiation

Helena Bosseloo

Lindy Hop dance initiation followed by a Ball Swing

Cultuurplein

Sunday
17:30
Bal or partyDance initiation

Liz Dupay

Line dance to modern music

Zaal Sint-Pieter

Saturday
19:30
Dance initiation

Sitting Dance for Seniors

Moving to upbeat music while sitting on a chair

Sinte-Mettetuin

Saturday
16:00
Dance initiation

Nathalie Van Schil & Joke Verlinden / Dansschool UTDS

Fun interactive dance class for toddlers

Kruidtuin

Saturday
16:00
Dance initiation

Marleen Larivière / Medak vzw

The hot spot for Zumba in Mechelen!

Zaal Sint-Pieter, Nekkerspoelstraat 81

Saturday
18:30
Dance initiation

Paaldansles

Introduction pole dance for young and old

Kruidtuin - dance tent

Sunday
16:00
Dance initiationWorkshop

Short ballet introductions for children 4 and up

Balletschool Béatrice Sieuw

Sunday
Introductory lessonWorkshop

Het Begijnhofpark

Saturday
Introductory lesson

Let your child explore classic dance!

Groeningeheem

Saturday
Introductory lesson

Marlynes Irish Dancers

Great Irish dance spectacle for young and old!

Cultuurplein Sunday at 14h - other times at different surprise locations

Saturday, Sunday
Performance

Jennifer Regidor / Lune

A rare glimpse of the creative process of a production

Verzetskaai

Saturday
Performance

Amina Iddrisu

Father and daughter in a dialogue without words

Kruidtuin - open air theater

Saturday
17:30
Performance

Amina Iddrisu

Father and daughter in a dialogue without words

Grote Markt

Saturday
15:30
Performance

Julie Van den Broeck (KKMT)

This new dance group combines modern dance with acrobatics

Kruidtuin

Sunday
15:15
Performance

Karim Kalonji

Dancing with a skateboard

Luxaplast

Saturday
Performance

Keanu Seynnaeve

Life is a puzzle.

Doorniksestraat - Graanmarkt

Sunday, Friday
Performance

Kaat Van Santvoort

For toddlers who love to dance and dream of wearing a tutu!

Cultuurplein

Sunday
16:00
Workshop

Laura Vanborm

How can you dance if you are confined to your house?

Damkaai

Saturday
Exhibition

The Cherry Dots

Come and swing!

't Plein and Kaffee Damast

Sunday
Workshop

Brassband Hombeek and ...

A combination of live music and dance

Between Grote Markt and Schoenmarkt

Sunday
15:00
Performance

Lotte Kolpa

A short performance in which words take on a body

Blinkhuis Mechelen, room Zinder

Sunday
14:00, 14:45
Performance

Oona Van Aken

An ode to the Dalai Lama set to music by Philip Glass

Sint-Rombouts cathedral

Sunday
14:15, 15:45
Performance

Marieke Debaere

Kapucijnenstraat 10

Sunday
Performance

Marijn Celea

When folklore and a personal movement language meet.

Begijnhofpark

Saturday
Performance

Olivier Gijsen en Melissa Maysem Martello

You chill, MBD makes bellies and buttocks quiver 😉

Vismarkt

Saturday
15:30
Performance

Miriam Esser and Christine De Wachter

Biodanza helps to strengthen your joy and strength in life.

Sinte-Mettetuin

Saturday
14:30
Dance initiationWorkshop

Junior Akwety, Zach Swagga en Abel Baeck

Welcome to MY HOUSE: cool beats, but deep emotion

Kruidtuin - dance floor

Friday
22:00
Bal or partyPerformance

Explore the world of beats and grooves!

Groeningeheem

Sunday
Open day

Antonia Volodina

A pinch of India in the centre of Mechelen.

Kruidtuin (ingang Bruul)

Saturday
15:30, 16:15, 17:00
Performance

Judith Clijsters

Pimp your walk through Kortrijk!

Het Begijnhofpark & Kantoor van Passerelle

Saturday, Sunday
Walk

Pé Vermeersch and Radical HeArts performing ARt company

Discover this installation exhibition with dance videos

Salon radical

Saturday, Sunday
ExhibitionPerformance

Percy Amaru Coronel

Immerse yourself in the world of salsa and bachata

Sportcentrum De Nekker, Studio

Sunday
16:00
Dance initiationWorkshop

Petra Kerkhofs (facilitator under supervision of Flemish Biodanza School)

Biodanza: a super pleasant mix of People, Music and Moves!

Blinkhuis Mechelen

Sunday
11:00
Dance initiation

Philine Janssens & the Stemmenrovers

Woonzorgcentrum Sint Vincentius

Sunday
PerformanceWorkshop

Kopland

Peek inside Kopland’s universe

Kruidtuin

Saturday
Dance filmExposition

Hanne Kinne en Anita Iliaens (Frisse Folk)

Folk dancing fun during an initiation with Hanne & Anita

Cultuurplein

Saturday
17:30
Bal or partyDance initiation

Nicolas Vladyslav and Valeria Saija

The beauty of human connection

Kruidtuin - open air theater

Sunday
17:30
Performance

A tour with dance intermezzos.

De dingen (Budastraat 12), Krok Ubuntu (Handboogstraat 6), 't Fonteintje (Handboogstraat 12)

Sunday
Walk

Salsa Titanico

A healthy and fun workout for young and old alike

Sportcentrum De Nekker, Studio

Sunday
15:00
Dance initiation

Sandra Delgadillo/Movingforwarddanceco

Can strangers connect by dancing with each other?

Nis olv, ingang 1302, achterkant 1302

Saturday
Performance

Danspunt

Pick en mix your own dance party with these 3 DJ’s:

DJRulez

Check DJRulez’ vibes here

DJ Line BXL

Check DJ Line’s vibes here

DJ El Capitan 

DJ El Capitan treats you with some nice salsa-bachata-kizomba vibes.

 

Cultuurplein

Saturday
22:00
Bal or party

Silke Gerinckx

Dancers appear and disappear in the city, can you see them?

Kortrijk

Saturday
Performance(Dancing) walk

Sinking Sideways

The creative possibility of endless repetition

Kruidtuin - next to the central pond

Friday
20:30
Performance

Oona Van Aken

Dreaming of a new world in dance

Sinte-Mettetuin

Saturday
20:30
Performance

Refu Interim vzw

Refu Interim volunteers teach you their own dances!

Broelkaai 6

Sunday
Introductory lessonWorkshop
Voorstelling SO'FAR op een podium. De twee dansers voeren een lift uit.

Johann Clapson & Sidonie Fossé (Opinion Public dance Company)

Dancing and daydreams: an ode to the imagination

Kruidtuin - open air theater

Sunday
14:30
Performance

Lisa Piette

A dance video about finding the beautiful in the ugly.

Broelkaai 6

Sunday

Silke Gerinckx

Dansende vogels in de stad. Spot jij ze allemaal?

Verplaatsend

Sunday
12:00
Performance

Silke Gerinckx

Birds dancing in the city. Can you spot all of them?

Shifting

Sunday
Performance

Come and try out!

Studio Steps

Saturday
Introductory lessonOpen day

Register for our dance introductions!

Begijnhofpark

Sunday
Introductory lesson

Lindy Hop Mechelen

Come dance to swing music on the Dijle

Ludwig Van Beethoven, Haverwerf, Mechelen

Saturday
Bal or party

Danspunt x enthusiastic Malinois!

Local dance talent on the stage of the outdoor theatre!

Kruidtuin

Sunday
Performance

The Backyard vzw

Two dancers drive each other to extremes

Damkaai

Saturday
Performance

Cristina Usenko and Roksolyana Sydor

Our People’s Collective is a symbol of hope and strength.

Grote Markt next to city hall

Sunday
16:30
Performance
Alexandros Anastasiadis danst

Alexandros Anastasiadis

An allegory on the acceptance of vulnerability

Kruidtuin - open air theater

Saturday
22:00
Performance

Tister Ikomo

From Kinshasa to the dancefloor via Ghent .

Boerenhol

Saturday
Performance

Joost Rotty

To the tones of the dance rhythm, we create a painting toget

Kruidtuin

Sunday
PerformanceWorkshop

We open the dance festival with two dance films!

Begijnhofpark

Friday
Dance film
Alex Deijmann tijdens de voorstelling UESUGI

Alex Deijmann

Contemporary dance and popping in a choreo of loneliness and loss

Kruidtuin - openluchttheater

Saturday
19:30
Performance

Web

Ehren Verrelst

A playground where dance and play meet

Kruidtuin

Saturday, Sunday
PerformanceWorkshop

Eefje Willems/Bodyshake

Begijnhofpark

Saturday
Workshop

Bodyshake

Enjoy the performance of the Bodyshow team!

Leieboorden

Sunday
Performance

William Forsythe

Move along in an interactive installation!

Museum Kortrijk 1302

Saturday, Sunday
Exposition

Percy Amaru Coronel

Meet the southern and sultry Latino rhythms

Cultuurplein

Saturday
21:00
Dance initiation

Yolanda Maes

Line Dance is for everyone !
Everyone can line dance !

Cultuurplein

Sunday
14:30
Dance initiation

Yolanda Maes

Line Dance is for everyone !
Everyone can line dance !

Botermarkt

Sunday
Performance