Balkan Dance Workshop

About Balkan Dance Workshop

Come and learn dances from all over the Balkans with leading dance instructor and choreographer Yorgo Kaporis.  Easy to learn with unusual rhythms and beats, you’ll be transported to village life from the various Balkan countries including, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Serbia and Greece. This is a 1 hour workshop and suitable for all ages from beginners to experienced. 
About Yorgo Kaporis:

Dusha Balkana - The Australian Academy of Balkan Dance & Culture was formed by leading choreographer Yorgo Kaporis with the vision of creating a multicultural dance group that had no political, cultural or religious condemnation of the various cultures living within Australia.  The idea was to set up a professional Ensemble which incorporated the various ethnic and geographical areas of the Balkans.
 
Dusha Balkana currently enjoys repertoires and original choreographed sequences from Serbia, Macedonia, Bulgaria and Greece, and is looking to expand its repertoire to other neighbouring Balkan Countries.  Yorgo has danced professionally throughout Australia,  drawing much inspiration from the famed Pirin Ensemble, and choreographs dances to provide a visual and auditory explosion of colour and shapes which tantalizes the senses and leaves the audience begging for more.
 
Classically trained, he has danced and performed with the Maxwell Collis Ballet Theatre, the O’Kell Ballet Ensemble, The South Australian Youth Ballet and the Australian Ballet.  Having completed some very successful years as a ballet dancer, Yorgo then took to ballroom dancing where he was awarded national champion in 1996.
 
Yorgo has won various awards in Australia for his original choreographies, and the group has had the pleasure of not only performing for various communities within Sydney, but is invited annually to attend the Woodford Folk Festival in Queensland. Yorgo has choreographed for various Folk groups in and around Australia, and his group participates in many festivals throughout Australia, The Australian Dance Festival and all community events.

*Plus booking fee

Do you wish to extend your stay with us so you can attend multiple workshops/performances throughout the weekend and/or combine this with a visit to the Blue Mountains?

Purchase a ticket for any of the workshops and/or performances and receive a 10% discount on your stay with us during the event dates!

The discount only applies for bookings made with us directly and will be processed onsite when you provide us with your ticket(s) during check-in.

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