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Of Haitian origin, born and raised in Switzerland, Tatiana Desardouin is a professional dancer, dance instructor, choreographer, and event organizer. She holds a Master’s Degree as an Adult Educator....Read more
Of Haitian origin, born and raised in Switzerland, Tatiana Desardouin is a professional dancer, dance instructor, choreographer, and event organizer. She holds a Master’s Degree as an Adult Educator. She has won several competitions in Switzerland and abroad (Italy, Denmark, Canada, France), had the opportunity to dance in Bercy in Paris for the world finals of Juste Debout in the House category in 2010, and has been selected in Paris for the finals in Hip-Hop and House categories in 2016. She has been sought been sought out to give workshops and judge competitions around the world (Switzerland, USA, Canada, Italy, Austria, Canada, Italy, France, Peru, Japan, Sweden, Denmark, Slovakia and Germany).
Tatiana has been very involved in the growth and development of the Swiss Hip-Hop scene. She has been a dance instructor and mentor since 2005. She opened her own dance school in Geneva, "Le Centre Hip-Hop" and is a member of the "JAIA" non-profit that promotes Hip-Hop and House cultures. In 2012, she was one of the four dancers and creators of the “Continuum” Hip-Hop dance company, the first Hip-Hop dance company in Geneva.
Tatiana moved to New York in 2016, where she has her dance company Passion Fruit Dance Company with which she performed at Jacob's Pillow, the Apollo Theater, Harlem Stage , Joe's Pub, Alvin Ailey, 92 | Y, BAAD!Theater, the M.A.I. ( Montreal/Canada) etc. She is also one of the core dancer for Rennie Harris Puremouvement. Amongst others, she specializes in Hip-Hop and Housedance.
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“Technique within your groove” - a teaching method developed by Tatiana Desardouin
The idea is to preserve a rhythmic flow (groove) of the body, according to a music, and to incorporate technical tools (using foundations and technics). The dancer uses his natural movements with more control, or in other words, with more consciousness of his body. This method pushes the dancers to develop their coordination and rhythm: playing with two body parts and moving on two different rhythms simultaneously, for instance. This will feel unnatural, but the goal is to be fluid, remain organic, and to keep ‘grooving’ within those physical and technical difficulties. This allows for more freedom in one’s musicality and freestyle without losing the essence of those styles.