About Open Class with Ema Yuasa
Join us for a free open class led by the talented dancer Ema Yuasa at Scottish Dance Theatre studio for an inspiring Countertechnique class, enhancing body and performance through a contemporary movement system.
Ema Yuasa combines her expertise from studying classical ballet in Japan and Monaco to offer a dynamic class that uses Countertechnique and allows the moving dancer to work with an ever-changing dynamic balance. This dynamic balance reduces the pressure on the overall body structure and can be changed at any given moment.
Ema Yuasa
The Hague, The Netherlands
Born in Japan, Ema studied classical ballet in Hiroshima (Japan) and Monte-Carlo (Monaco) at the Princesse Grace Dance Academy. After her graduation in 2002, she danced with the Dresden Ballet in Germany and L’Opera de Nice in France before joining Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT) from 2004-2015. A freelancer since 2016, she has worked amongst others with Mats Ek and Sasha Waltz at the Royal Swedish Ballet and with Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui at his company Eastman, Recently she participated Damian Jalet x Kohei Nawa’s “Planet[wanderer]” and Toshiki Okada’s “I am a battlefield of Narratives” and will be touring in Europe. She's also a choreographer in her own right, creating dance pieces as well as installation works, and has also appeared as an actor in various theatre works.
About Countertechnique
Countertechnique provides tools for body and mind to deal with the demanding dance practice of the 21st century. It is a movement system to help the dancer think about the dancing body, focusing on the process of incorporating information into action. Within a clear structure of exercises, the Countertechnique class thoroughly prepares the body for rehearsal and performance, enabling dancers to move bigger, more fluidly and more spatially, while becoming stronger and more flexible.
