Jon Ole Olstad | Norway

Foto by Erika Hebbert

Facts

• Contemporary
• Zum 1. Mal bei den Sommerkursen dabei
• My biggest success is to always find happiness in my dancing every single day

Kurzbeschrieb

Jon Ole Olstad started dancing at the age of 16 and took his first ballet class when auditioning for a high school dance department. He quickly realized that dance was his ultimate passion. Jon was later accepted into the National Academy of the Arts in Oslo, and graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in 2009. He was then hired for a touring project, Kamuyot, a collaboration between the Swedish Riksteatern and Batsheva Dance Company led by artistic director Ohad Naharin. During this time, he participated in daily gaga class, and developed adoration and respect for this work. In 2010 Jon and Caroline Skjoershammer began their own choreographic endeavors and collaborated under the name – Ruth n Walter. Their first duet Epilogue was invited to the Cross Connection Choreography Competition and in 2012 they created Dear, its time to turn the lights off, which was performed throughout Norway. In 2012, Jon was hired by Nederlands Dans Theater 1, led by Artistic Director Paul Lightfoot. He has worked with choreographers including Paul Lighfoot and Sol Leon, Johan Inger, Hofesh Shechter, Marco Goecke, Alexander Ekman, Jiri Kylian, Mehdi Walerski and Crystal Pite. In 2015 he was awarded 1st Prize for Dance and Choreography at the International Solo Tanz Festival in Stuttgart with his solo and we already knew the names. Jon began teaching in 2009 and has a passion for sharing his knowledge and perspectives of his art with fellow artists. He has taught at numerous colleges, studios, and dance companies across the world including Lines Ballet in San Fransisco, New York University Tisch School of the Arts, Gallim Dance, BODYTRAFFIC, The National Academy of the Arts in Oslo, the Edge Performing Arts Center, Movement Lifestyle in Los Angeles, and Opificio Movimento in Rome. Jon is currently living in New York City teaching regularly at Steps on Broadway and Peridance Capezio Center.

In my class you can expect to reach beyond the extremes of your physical presence. As a teacher I will provide a safe and multilayered challenges and with he freedom to step outside your comfort zone, celebrate your personality and walk out of the class with a big sweaty smile