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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes you can, we have a very nice intensive (4 mornings) class that is suitable also for beginners.
We do however recommend taking a few classes before coming to the festival, if that's possible for you.
No, There is not enough space to store and cool extra food. If you have special needs regarding food please let us know to see if we can work that out with our cook.
We have a wonderful cook who cooks delicious vegan/ and or vegetarian food. It will always be stated clearly what is in the food we serve. What is important is that you fill out your intolerences in the registration form so that we know. Note: a wish is something completely different then an intolerence, please be clear about it.
No thats no problem! We have a wonderful cook who cooks delicious vegan/ and or vegetarian food. It will always be stated clearly what is in the food we serve. What is important is that you fill out your intolerences in the registration form so that we know. If it is still unclear we will contact you. Note: a wish is something completely different then an intolerence, please be clear about it
Not with us during the festival :)
You can venture to other restaurants if you have a car or bike
Yes that is possible, although not enough for heating your van.
No.
At the railwaystation in Meppel or Steenwijk you can rent bikes and there is a rentalshop in Havelte
Yes just before the festival we will send you an invitation for a whatapp group to arrange just that.
The helpers are the backbone of our festival, it wouldnt be able to exist without the people who feel called to help in the daily tasks and the building up and breaking down of our dance tent. It is an opportunity to feel like you are contributing, and connect with other in a informal way during things to do. Next to that, your findancial contribution to the festival will be lower.

A helper joins us 2 days before and 1 day after for building and taking apart the festival, during the festival days you will be with your team and in charge of some part of the day to day cleaning or helping(it should not interfere with classes, and it is roughly 1.5-2 hours each day). We will provide food and sleep, and of course we will dance! Please go to the registration form for more info.
We have a few fixed prices, we rent the place and a big tent, if you cancel last minute its likely we dont fill your place up. But you can sell your ticket to someone else. If you do so then please let us know so that we have names correct.
We have our own musician to play, but of course really nice if you want to bring your instrument and maybe there is an oppurtunity that you can play in a jam - but we can not promise that. We are located in a silence area which limits our possibilities - especially drums are a problem, because of bass tones, so please dont bring those. Also no dj sets please.
As a festival there is one part that serves as a platform for the active teachers of the Netherlands, the ones that are organising classes/workshops and/or teach regularly in our country.

That being said, we get requests from different teachers to teach in the festival from time to time.

But we do invite people from abroad and when we make our choice for the teachers, it is important to us that we know the person and their material - which means, each teacher that we invite, at least one of us needs to know their work, and practice, or participate in their workshop/class or dance with them.

It will help us if we knew you, either if you came to the festival as a dancer, or if we would have been in your classes, workshops, or seen you teach in other festivals.

We go to different festivals and try to see new people and new teachers each year, so that might happen in the future.
This festival is aimed for adult dancers, practicing CI and sharing their passion for it.

Although we love children we learned from past editions that it is hard for parents to find a balance between caring for them, and having fun or find some freedom.
We also see that more CI experienced dancers/parents are able to know if it is suitable for them to bring their child.
So we ask only parents that have been before in Contact Improvisation festivals to ask about this option.

We don't have a kids program to keep them busy, so during the day and evening you should be able to keep an eye on your child. Therefore its best that there are two adults on every child, or have like a second caretaker from one of the dancers you know. Please arrange that before.
We ask the parents to be responsible for their young ones, especially during the jams (for their safety, and for dancers safety), we, as organisers, dont take this responsibilty.

The families/ people with kids cannot sleep in the shared rooms (for noise reasons to other participants), so when you sign in check the tent or cabin option only.

if you think about bringing your child, you have to contact us to see if it's fitting and if there's still place for them.

With enough care we will all benefit and have a great experience!