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Dance Gap Year: Semester in Argentina

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This Pizarts: Dance Gap Year program is designed to give dancers the opportunity to immerse themselves in dance, experimental theater, and teaching, all with the goal of learning how to do so using the Spanish language. Participants begin with a pre-departure orientation in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Four weeks of rehearsal and classes will take place in the capital, alongside local artists, to curate an original work that will be presented in Buenos Aires. Trips to Uruguay, to Mar de Plata, and Olavarria are included in the first part of the adventure.

Participants will then move to Cordoba, where they will live with a host family, begin courses in Spanish with a focus in teaching dance and art terminology, followed by classes in the evening in styles selected by each participant: hip hop, contemporary, ballet, jazz, and more. Cultural courses include dance forms, folklore, tango, silks, and flamenco.

Highlights
  • Experience the art of dance and experimental theater through an Argentinean lens.
  • Learn how to use the Spanish language to teach dance and engage with locals.
  • Live and collaborate with artists for a month in Buenos Aires to present a final work.
  • Study full time for two months in Cordoba language courses tailored to dance and art terminology.
  • Explore adventurous expeditions on the weekends with travelers like yourself.

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Ako
Age:
30
Female
Zushi, Kanagawa
10/10
Yes, I recommend this program

The most exciting dance experience ever!!

Oct 31, 2016

I had such a wonderful experience on this gap year program.I really wanted to know another country's dance community but I didn't have any connection. And one day I found this program.

Since I cannot speak fluent Spanish so I was a little bit worried to go to Argentina but I had a great support from the program and ended up with the most amazing trip ever in my life. It was a pleasurable moment to communicate through dance even though we cannot communicate verbally, and we were able to share a love of dance each other. If you already know what you love and if it's 'dance', this is the program you should choose. The memory of communicating and expressing yourself through dance (universal language) will be the treasure of your life!
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Jessica
Age:
34
Female
New York
9/10
Yes, I recommend this program

Argentina Is A Beauty

Feb 25, 2015

It was a great time meeting new people who love dance. The folklore dancing especially the partnering Samba is so beautiful with scarves. Buenos Aires is cool very spread out and Cordoba is cool because you can walk around the city center. The dance and circus classes have really cool spaces. Classes have different levels and there are always live shows around the city. Food is really good especially if you like meat and pasta. The nature side is so beautiful and tranquil. It was a good time and I met some cool people.

What would you improve about this program?
I would have liked to have more free time and maybe having more options of stay. I was a home stay but would have liked to be in a place with a group of others traveling.

Staff Interviews

These are in-depth Q&A sessions with program leaders.

Valentina Ferreyra Horrocks

Program
Dance Gap Year: Semester in Argentina
Job Title
Dance Coordinator (Argentina)
Valentina Ferreyra Horrocks is a dancer, choreographer and performer living in Cordoba, Argentina. She studied at the Universidad Provinceal de Cordoba - Ciudad De Las Artes in Dance Choreography and Pedagogy. She has performed in many competitions placing in high ranks at national and internationals venues. Horrocks has danced in New York, California, Brazil, Chile and more to name a few. In 2014 and 2015 she was an assistant choreographer for the International Congress of Jazz held in Cordoba, Argentina.
Dancer from Pizarts Dance Gap Year

How have you changed/grown since working for your current company?

For starters the founder of Dance Gap Year was my first international teacher. She was doing a gap year in Argentina and when I heard she was teaching Jazz, I asked to study under her.

That year helped me learn about dancing Contemporary and Jazz but mostly I learned how to branch out, explore new styles and dance with an independent voice. I now get to work alongside the founder and contribute my ideas to the structure of Dance Gap Year Argentina.

I have developed my own sense of choreographic style and noW that I share the history of Argentina with visitors, I am able to see my country's beauty through a different lens.

If you could go on any program that your company offers, which one would you choose and why?

It is hard to decide one over the other. For starters, New York is amazing! You get to explore the roots of Hip Hop, Jazz, and Modern as well as some of the greatest ballet companies in the world. That is what makes the New York program so unique.

Argentina on the other hand is so rich with its music, film and folklore culture. From hiking the incredible mountains of the Andes, gazing at the stars in Cumbrecita, performing site works in front of immaculate cathedrals or watching Tango and Folklore performed by some of the finest dancers in the world, you are sure to find what resonates with you.

What makes your company unique? When were you especially proud of your team?

We help people who want to learn about dance do so in an authentic and personal way.

The artists we work with are native to these destinations and hold a vast amount of knowledge and experience in their field of study.

To see my teacher learn about a country not her own and over time build a bridge of opportunity for others has really made me proud of our company. My first experience to New York was epic and each visit continues to show a constant growth in our project.

What do you believe to be the biggest factor in being a successful company?

We design our programs with locals native to the host country and we are always finding ways to implement community building and free educational opportunities for youth. This lends to paving a way for the next generation of dancers.

About Dance Gap Year

Dance Gap Year offers dancers the chance to explore movement, creativity, collaboration, community and personal development while traveling the world. Pizarts, the founding company of Dance Gap Year, located in New York, helps dancers, teaching artists and dance educators produce community events, international teaching tours and public...

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