Contemporary (Horton technique) with Margaret Westby
Get your morning moving in a class with the ŻfinMalta company dancers and one of our expert guest teachers. Once a month for a week or more, local and international professional dance artists are invited to join the company’s morning practice. Techniques explored are ballet, contemporary, and somatic practice. Classes are suitable for young dancers and established practitioners alike. ŻfinMalta provides an open and inclusive space where participants can further develop their professional practice, make connections, and experience life inside Malta’s National Dance Company.
Dr. Margaret Jean Westby is an artist, researcher, and educator, who is currently a Lecturer of Dance Studies at the University of Malta. She completed her PhD in Humanities- Fine Arts at Concordia University in Montréal, Canada. Hailing from Detroit, Michigan, USA, she is an alumni of Interlochen Arts Academy, The Ailey School, Marymount Manhattan College (BA), and Brunel University (MA). She received intensive training from dance companies including Paul Taylor, Mark Morris, Jose Limon, Kaatsbaan Extreme Ballet, Ballet Internationale, Bossov Ballet Theater, Ballet Intensive from Moscow, and ABT. She holds certifications from Yoga Alliance Teacher Training from Modo Yogo, American Ballet National Training Curriculum, Laban Movement Analysis and Language of Dance for Dance Educators, and Alvin Ailey School for Horton Technique. She has created and collaborated in over 30 performative works in Argentina, Austria, Canada, Finland, Malta, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, and the United States. Her practice as research involves creating and collaborating in dance performances, installations, and films internationally.
€10 drop-in
€35 Weekly package (5 classes)
*booking fee applies
