Free Taster Class - Contemporary Explorations

Curious about contemporary dance? This free taster session is your chance to experience the energy, creativity, and community of Contemporary Explorations: Foundations in Contemporary Dance — our new weekly class for teens aged 12–16.

Led by Dance Artists Cat and Kajsa, this one-off session introduces you to the release-based techniques and playful movement style that define the course. You’ll get a feel for:

• Guided improvisation to unlock your personal style
• Technical exercises to build strength and coordination
• Collaborative choreography that brings ideas to life

Whether you’re brand new to dance or already moving with confidence, this session invites you to explore, connect, and discover your unique movement voice.

If you enjoy the session, we'd love for you to join us for the whole term of Contemporary Explorations starting the 7th October 2025 — a weekly journey into movement, creativity, and self-expression.

All levels welcome. Just bring your curiosity and a willingness to move!

Contemporary Explorations is made possible through the generous support of the Choreographer’s Gallery Trust.

About the Teachers:

Cat Jones (she/her)

Cat is a Dance Artist who loves nothing more than moving and making with others. Specialising in Release-based Contemporary Dance, her classes are a joyful mix of technique, improvisation, floorwork and creative exploration. She’s an advocate for dancers finding confidence, sensitivity, and their own artistic voice, whether they’re gliding across the floor or bouncing off an idea.

She holds a First Class Honours BA in Dance Practice, is a qualified Forest School Practitioner and is currently studying for her MA in Creative Practice: Dance Professional at Trinity Laban. Cat has worked with brilliant organisations like Siobhan Davies Studios, Chiskids Dance, A Truefitt Collective and Demonstrate! with Corali Dance Company, where she has supported movers of all ages and abilities to explore, express, and take creative risks.

In every session, Cat brings her love of connection, curiosity, and a sense of play, creating spaces where imagination and movement entangle in a dance of unexpected discoveries.

Kajsa Sundtsröm (she/her)

Kajsa is a Swedish contemporary dance artist and teacher based in London. She is a certified yoga teacher and has an extensive teaching practice, working across contemporary and modern forms, as well as improvisation and floorwork. Her teaching practice is rooted in inclusivity and accessibility, so that all her students can experience the joy of dancing and moving. She believes dancing is at its heart a community practice, and though she often finds herself improvising in a studio by herself, dancing, performing and learning with others is her very favourite thing to do.

Upon starting her journey as a dancer in her teens, she has trained and performed across Scandinavia, the U.K and the U.S. She has worked with companies such as Stopgap Dance, Second Hand Dance, English National Ballet, Limón Dance Company and Reality Dansteater. She trained at Guildford School of Acting, graduating with a First Class Honours Degree in Dance, and received her classical ballet training from Dilek Taptik School of Dance (RAD).

Accessibility:

Please note, we are on the second floor of a warehouse building, accessed by a staircase only. We regret that we cannot currently adequately support wheelchair users and those for whom stairs are a barrier.

We are committed to removing other barriers to access. If you would like to talk to us about your access needs, please contact: frances@chisenhaledancespace.co.uk. Read more about our commitments to anti-ableism as part of our Artist Community Culture Document