Pierre Darde / BALLET

A+B, B+C level

In  Pierre’s classes the focus point goes on the use of the body and a safe way to dance. The highlight is put on the influence of the music as Pierre Darde considers ballet being an invention of musicians. Linking present and the past, coming back sometimes to Bournonville or Legat but being able to ask for an improvisation or a non common demand if feel the necessity is the way how Pierre shapes the classes. 

BIOGRAPHY

Pierre Darde originates from the Paris Opera Ballet School and he had worked as a soloist for 20 years for this company. However his way of teaching has many influences as he danced a wide repertoire and have been teaching abroad for 17 years as a resident in Japan, Germany and the Netherlands. 

He moved to Japan in 2000. There he continued dancing, making choreographies and started a career as a ballet teacher. He worked for the Noma Ballet, Ballet Contrasté, Star Dancers Company, Studio Etoile, Japan Women’ s College of Physical Education, and many other dance studios. He became Senior Ballet Teacher at the Royal Conservatory of the Hague in the Netherlands in 2010. He stayed there for seven years teaching many levels of technical classes, variations. He got his qualification to act as Examiner for Teachers in Dutch Higher Education.  Many of his students pursue a professional career, sometimes as principals in such companies as  Royal Ballet London, Royal Swedish Ballet, Norske Ballett, NDT, Dutch National Ballet, Introdans, New National Theatre Japan, K company, Scapino, Semperoper. After a concourse, he is hired in 2017 by the CNSMD Lyon as a classical ballet teacher.