5-WEEK THERAPEUTIC DANCE AND CONTEMPORARY DANCE COURSE with Alicja Miszczor in Krakow, July 1, 2026 – July 29, 2026
All workshop dates:
1) July 1, 2026
2) July 8, 2026
3) July 15, 2026
4) July 22, 2026
5) July 29, 2026
All workshops take place from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
DESCRIPTION:
Before reading the description, we invite you to watch the recordings from the room:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FOz-cOlvkEw
Video testimonials from course participants:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DUaogNxjCpt/
https://www.instagram.com/p/DTiJVDkDDwe/
And an interview with the course instructor:
DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT COURSE:
KEY INFO (objectives and methods):
This course is a land of calorie-rich creativity and a celebration of expression, but also a mindful journey for the mind, body, and spirit. A journey in which you not only discover and deepen your dance and motor skills, but also receive support and have the opportunity for insight, transformation, and a new appreciation of your potential (not just creative). Working with emotions is also a key element.
All this through play, authentic expression, and a deep experience of self through mind-body connection, as well as reflection, pause, rest in movement, and space for regeneration.
You will receive tools from the broadly defined fields of contemporary dance (primarily from the area of dance improvisation, where you can finally forget about the steps and surrender to fully uninhibited expression), as well as from the fields of therapeutic dance and elements of physical theater. Here, you’ll learn (or deepen) the following methods: Dr. Detlef Kappert, Anna Halprin’s method (elements), and the original method of the instructor at Interart Dance. Elements of Qi Gong, Yoga, and relaxation techniques will also be present. Body awareness and mindfulness exercises will also be constantly present.
In this course, dance intertwines with other artistic disciplines, and movement expression techniques with mindfulness training.
The course is led by a practitioner with twenty years of experience in bodywork and a passion for what she does. The grounding in specific methods provides a balanced and mindful approach to both dance and personal development. We don’t promise you eternal happiness 24/7 or a recipe for life, but rather a unique training for surfing the waves of life.
Additional strengths of the course include: the in-person format, regularity, and a competitive price – considering the program.
COURSE AS A CLOSED UNIT:
The course is a process (a series of workshops) and takes place in a CLOSED FORM, meaning in a fixed group.
The course is open-ended and designed to benefit both experienced and beginner participants.
What students said about the course:
1. “I discovered my abilities that I had no idea about.”
2. “A time of change and transformation.”
3. “Reduction in pain-related symptoms.”
4. “An incredible experience that gave me a new perspective on myself, my body, other people, and my relationships with them and myself.”
5. “Leaving my comfort zone and beaten paths.”
6. “Developing the language of movement.”
7. “A space of mindfulness, presence in the body, joy, and community.”
8. “Joy, expressing emotions, interactions, experimentation, breath, touch, voice, energy (…), being natural and alive.” 9. “Opening the body and mind, settling into oneself, wonderful people, shedding the burden of stress (…) sometimes fooling around, sometimes profound experiences.”
10. “A space where you can express everything that is deeply hidden.”
11. “Abundance, comfort, and surprise.”
12. “I felt myself and others again after experiencing a huge loss in my life.”
13. “The magic of professionalism, the professionalism of magic.”
14. “One of the best improvisation instructors.”
DURING THE COURSE, YOU CAN ALSO EXPERIENCE:
– strengthening a positive relationship with yourself (greater acceptance of yourself and the world)
– awakening dormant instincts and the vitality and creativity behind them
– fun
– a sense of flow in communication with yourself and the world
– a sense of agency in certain areas of your life, but also a sense of letting go in other areas:
– spontaneity/courage
– feeling the body and reading its signals
– broadening horizons and ranges: physical and mental
– gently leaving the comfort zone
– becoming friends with the senses and the phenomenon of pleasure
– building the ability to act with consideration for one’s psychophysical state (acceptance)
– yourself as you are (authenticity)
– inspiration
– the present moment through being embedded in the body
– meeting new people with similar interests and a new side of yourself
– peace
About the combination of CONTEMPORARY DANCE and THERAPEUTIC DANCE:
The interweaving of therapeutic dance and contemporary dance (here: dance improvisation), therapeutic dance, and other disciplines in this course is crucial and not accidental, as it trains the dancer not only in experiencing and releasing the content stored in the body, but also in body awareness, motor agility, and the use of specific forms in movement. This approach allows the mind to keep pace with the body and facilitates self-expression, preventing us from getting stuck at the level of sensation, association, or imagination. The physical aspect both supports mental space and allows us to delve deeper into the process. Not to mention the side effect of improved physical fitness (so crucial for health).
3 PILLARS OF THIS COURSE:
DANCE IMPROVISATION
This is a calorie-rich celebration of your expression through movement/dance.
It is your unique way of expressing yourself in the language of movement.
It is movement in which you are the creator, creating new worlds, and within them, yourself anew. At the same time, this creation is movement that arises by letting go of control and judgment, and grounding yourself in the present moment in topics available in real time.
THERAPEUTIC DANCE:
It is meeting yourself more deeply and allowing yourself to be yourself. Change is not the goal, but happens through dancing with what is. It is an authentic expression of all your parts (both light and dark). What is noticed, allowed, and expressed changes form, often becoming your ally.
3. PHYSICAL THEATRE:
It is the encounter of theater and the body feeling in movement.
It is the shapes, gestures, and symbolism of the body. It’s also a message/story in a language that the entire world understands without uttering a single word.
Body language is also the language of human emotions and feelings.
Our hands, forming gestures, are an extension of the heart, but the entire body also almost constantly forms gesture-shapes in response to the reality we experience, like a sensitive organic instrument.
Expect props here.
4. CONTRAINDICATIONS:
– psychotic states
– psychotropic therapy (not contraindicated, but consultation with a doctor is required)
– advanced pregnancy and the very early postpartum period
– various types of inflammatory and acute conditions
– epilepsy
– glaucoma
– current, unresolved injuries
Situations requiring caution:
– high sensitivity to strong stimuli, e.g., loud noises
– use of pharmaceuticals
– general poor health
– long-term untreated depression
– long-term exhaustion or weakness
COURSE SUITABLE FOR:
– Both experienced individuals and complete beginners or “newbies” (with an appetite for this particular course or workshop).
– Also, individuals who are calling to dance, but perhaps haven’t previously given themselves the opportunity to pursue this specific need. What you do every day doesn’t matter for your participation in the course.
Age doesn’t matter (as long as your body isn’t particularly worn out).
Teachers and performers of all stripes also have the opportunity to gain a wealth of inspiration and knowledge here.
We welcome therapists interested in bodywork.
Parents who need time for themselves are welcome.
We welcome dancers seeking new tools and inspiration, as well as performers and artists of all stripes.
We welcome bodyworkers…
We welcome those with sedentary jobs who need both movement and a good dose of creative activity.
We welcome anyone who wants to do something specific and empowering for themselves… <3
Leader:
Alicja Miszczor: Born in 1982. Lives in Krakow. Coach, ArteCoach (Master of Coaching, Meritum School), movement actress, dancer, improviser, and experienced instructor of dance improvisation, physical theatre, and therapeutic dance. Creator of the Interart Dance method. Certified Hatha Yoga instructor. Scholarship holder of the Alternative Dance Academy in Poznań. Certified choreotherapy instructor: Movement Improvisation and Body Symbolism (Institute of Dance and Movement Dynamics, Essen, Detlef Kappert). Graduate of PPSKAK in Kalisz, majoring in contemporary dance. From 2008 to 2015, she was a dancer at EST under Iwona Olszowska. From 2013 to 2015, she collaborated with the Barakah Theatre in Krakow. Author of dance performances and videos. From 2018 to 2025, she collaborated with the Kreissau Foundation, where she led inclusive workshops for individuals with physical and intellectual disabilities, among others.
In 2024, she completed the Anna Halprin Course: Dance and Gestalt, Life/Art Process.
She is an art therapy student at the WSKZ (Wrocław).
She sings and performs, paints watercolors, and loves animals and water.
More information about the instructor:
https://taniecpolska.pl/ludzie-tanca/alicja-miszczor/
Additional links:
YouTube playlist:
Facebook group: Interart Dance. Workshops with Alicja Miszczor
Dance video group on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/563344323713738
Instagram: instagram.com/danceandeverything.alamiszczor
Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/interartdance
TIMES:
Wednesdays
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
REGISTRATIONS:
Email address: alataniec@gmail.com
Please enter: summer course in the subject line.
In the email, please BRIEFLY describe your experience with movement and include your phone number (important).
Reservations are made based on a phone call with the course instructor and the deposit submitted.
The date the deposit is submitted is the deciding factor, not the registration deadline. Failure to contact the instructor by phone will result in the course being cancelled.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
1. Deposit cancellations.
Refunds are not possible after 24 hours of deposit payment.
2. Course fees are non-refundable, but in very serious emergencies or crises (critical health, accidents, etc.), it is possible to participate in the next course with an additional fee for workshops already taken.
3. The course may include one workshop (or none at all) with an external instructor invited from the following fields: contact improvisation/dance improvisation/physical theatre/voice work.
4. Information for those who have already taken my course:
The material is never repeated. Most methods are repeated, but I always offer new approaches. New exercises and methods are constantly being developed.
EARLY BIRD PRICE until June 23rd (5 workshops plus a free autumn open lesson, 6 sessions in total)
PLN 750.
Price after June 23rd: PLN 870.
Registration deadline: June 30th, 6:00 PM
LOCATION:
An exceptionally charming and welcoming space in the heart of Krakow:
KONTAKT, Space of Movement and Dance
ul. Szpitalna 40, 1st floor, Krakow
(city center, very close to the Słowacki Theater and the Main Train Station)
Link to the school photo gallery:
https://kontaktprzestrzen.pl/galeria
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