Join 💙 the IBDAW Dance Team

The purpose is not simply to become a better dancer - but to become an expressive, embodied performer.

Throughout the year, dancers can participate in:

• Weekly Dance Training

• Dance Film Productions

• Theatre Performance

Training includes:

• Movement Creation

• Ballet Fundamentals

• Contemporary Dance

• Elements from Other Dance Styles

• Acting Fundamentals

• Fighting / Stage Combat Fundamentals

What is IBDAW Dance? (click for answers)

IBDAW is not a dance style. It is a dance creation system - a stage between the abstract and the concrete.

Pronounced "Ibdaa", IBDAW is rooted in the Playing State Philosophy and uses any movement necessary and belongs to no single form. Contemporary, modern, and ballet techniques train the body, but they do not define the system.

IBDAW was created by Emeel Safie in 2012 out of a refusal to perform movement without meaning. In IBDAW, movement exists only if it serves the idea. If it does not, it is removed.

IBDAW is a playground for dancers, not a factory - a space for co-creation, inquiry, and clarity. What matters is to question, to feel, and to translate ideas into physical form.

Who is it really for?

This is for dancers and performers who want more than technique.

It is for you if you feel:

"I want to express myself more freely."

"I want to connect body, voice, and emotion."

"I want meaning, not only movement."

"I want to create, perform, and grow."

Whether you want to perform on stage, appear in films, grow as an artist, or simply develop yourself through movement, IBDAW Dance provides a space to train, create, and perform.

Built on the Playing State Method, the training helps dancers move with greater awareness, creativity, confidence, and expression.

Watch shorts and interviews with dancers about the training:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9VamWWFAHOZp-XdV2dzSYnlKY3K8TZBw

To join the IBDAW playground as part of the team, Age: 18–35 years (exceptions are possible), a non-smoker, and meet at least two of the following criteria:

✅ Competition or stage experience,

✅ Interested in films / shows / growth,

✅ Ballet / Modern / Contemporary / Gymnastics background.

Trainings:

Sunday: 15:00 - 17:30
& Wednesday: 20:00 - 22:00

(Just once a week training is possible)

Pricing:
€33/month - membership.

Member Benefits - for recovery IBDAW Dancers receive: Discount 70% on German massage therapy sessions. Click for details.

Location:
Turnverein Eschersheim 1895 e.V. Maybachstraße 14, 60433 Frankfurt am Main

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Interview with Emeel 2023

Emeel Safie, shares his journey and philosophy in an interview. He expresses his passion for movement and the importance of self-awareness in dance. Emeel defines contemporary dance differently. And many other interesting points. Click here to read more to read the interview: It is in the German language.