ContaKids with parents

Course with Nora Pfahl

ContaKids invites parents and children to spend exclusive time together and get moving through physical contact. We do gymnastics and dance together, which strengthens the child's motor skills and self-confidence. The parents or caregivers learn to see the children as equals in a playful setting and to support them unconditionally. The focus here is on having fun while exercising together, while – at the same time – the relationship of trust between parents and child can grow. The founder of the “ContaKids” methodology is the Israeli dancer Itay Yatuv. At a festival in 2011 that was dedicated to contact improvisation, he danced with his then two-year-old daughter Sophie and became known online through the video recordings. Nora was trained by Itay Yatuv and is currently one of around 300 teachers worldwide. No previous knowledge is required. Dancing is always done together, so we ask the child's parents or other caregivers to come in training clothes and bring a mat.

Nora Pfahl

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Nora Pfahl graduated from her dance studies at ArtEZ University of Arts in Arnhem. She passionately danced ballet, modern and jazz dance from an early age. Since her graduation, she has been working internationally as an instructor, dancer and choreographer. Apart from her numerous freelance artistic works, she is also in demand as a choreographer for TV station KiKa, Junges Schauspielhaus, Tonhalle and tanzhaus nrw in Düsseldorf. Since 2006, Nora has been an instructor at tanzhaus nrw. “I am very happy to be able to do exactly what I love.” Her acting debut – following her childhood’s second dream job – was as the Red Riding Hood in Düsseldorf theatre collective Pièrre.Vers’ production of “Rrr.käppchen”. The collective also takes part in Düsseldorf’s Asphalt Festival and düsseldorf festival! annually. Additionally, Nora choreographs and hosts the “Plutino” series at Tonhalle Düsseldorf, a work within the frame of “Take-off: Junger Tanz”, initiated by tanzhaus nrw.