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Master Teacher
Jan Dijkwel coaches and teaches private classes to artists preparing for competitions and performances including professional artists from Ballet West.
University Courses
Jan Dijkwel has extensive experience as a university professor. He is an award-winning teacher who has taught and developed multiple university courses, created databases, and revised and developed course criteria.
Jan has experience teaching, among other courses,
Ballet, Beginning
Ballet Accelerated Technique 1
Ballet Technique 2
Ballet Technique 3
Ballet Technique 4
Ballet Technique 5
Pas De Deux
Dance Composition Intermediate
Performance Company
In addition, Jan has taught Company class and Men’s class at professional companies such as Ballet West.
Jan also has taught multiple professional soloist technique, performance quality and artistry of the timeless classics.
Guest Teaching
Jan's guest teaching is extensive and prestigious, having taught at multiple professional companies, universities, festivals, and regional schools and companies in the USA, Japan, Netherlands, and Albania among others. Jan also enjoys community service, he has developed, directed, and taught approximately 90 Lecture Demonstrations with an estimated audience exceeding 60,000
BALLET WEST (Professional Company.) Master Teacher; teaching men’s class and regular company classes.
TIRANA OPERA BALLET, ALBANIA. Set and coached Nutcracker Pas de Deux on soloist of Albania’s top professional ballet company.
ALBANIAN ACADEMY OF DANCE, ALBANIA. Daily advanced and intermediate level classes.
TIRANA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS, ALBANIA. Master class, advanced ballet.
TOTTORI CITY BALLET, JAPAN. Technique classes and rehearsals, composition, Pas de Deux, variations, Master Class, and choreography. Coaching and choreography for Prix de Lausanne competition. Presented lecture titled, “Ballet in the United States – Its Progress and Retreat”
AMERICAN COLLEGE DANCE FESTIVAL, Darton College. Advanced ballet class. Florida State University. Advanced ballet class.
DANCE DEVINE. Advanced Technique.
OXFORD BALLET SCHOOL. Pas de Deux Course
NORTH MISSISSIPPI DANCE CENTER. Technique, Pointe, Choreography.
TUPELO BALLET. Beginners, Intermediate, and Advanced Technique.
New Albany School of Ballet & Dance Arts. Technique and Pas de Deux.
WASATCH DANCE CENTER. Advanced ballet class.
ARIZONA DANCE SCHOOL. Master teacher - Intensive Workshop. Set choreography, teaching advanced ballet technique, and variations.
JACQUELINE SCHOOL OF BALLET. Workshop; setting choreography and teaching advanced and intermediate level Ballet Technique.
CLASSICAL BALLET ACADEMY. Master teacher, teaching Pas de Deux, and Advanced Technique.
TOTTORI CITY BALLET, JAPAN. Technique classes and rehearsals, composition, Pas de Deux, variations, Master Class, and choreography. Coaching and choreography for Prix de Lausanne competition. Presented lecture titled, “Ballet in the United States – Its Progress and Retreat”
UTAH REGIONAL BALLET. Master teacher - Intensive Workshop. Setting choreography and teaching advanced ballet technique.
MONTANA BALLET COMPANY. Master class
AMERICAN COLLEGE DANCE FESTIVAL. Advanced ballet class.
NINA MARLOW SCHOOL OF BALLET, ARIZONA. Master teacher - Intensive Workshop. Setting choreography, teaching advanced ballet technique, and variations.
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY. Dance West Workshop. Teaching advanced ballet class, terminology, the theory of styles of ballet, and improvisation.
Summer Intensive Workshops
Jan is an experienced and much sought-after workshop teacher and director. Jan has directed programs with over 100 participants overseeing auditions, selecting faculty, overseeing advertisement, and developing curriculum.
Brigham Young University Advanced Intensive Ballet Workshop, Director
North Mississippi Dance Center Advanced Intensive Ballet Workshop, Director.
Advanced Intensive Ballet Workshop, Director;
Intermediate Ballet Workshop, Director; approximately 120 students
Pamela Robinson-Harris
Ballet Mistress / Ballet West
"Jan was able to challenge the dancers of Ballet West with a high-paced technical ballet class, incorporating all the necessary ingredients to not only warm up the dancers for their daily rehearsal needs but also to push them beyond their individual limitations. He is a ray of sunshine in the ballet studio, always positive, cheerful, and encouraging. "
Choreographer
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Choreography
Jan Dijkwel is a prolific choreographer with more than 60 original choreographic works which have been performed in prestigious venues such as:
Théâtre de Beaulieu in Lausanne, Switzerland
Tottori, Japan
Country Tonite Theatre - Branson, Missouri USA
Tirana Opera House - Tirana, Albania
BYU Marriott Center, Provo, Utah USA
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Restaging
Jan is always prepared to restage the classics. He has restaged, among others:
The Firebird
Pas de Quatre
Swan Lake
The Sleeping Beauty
Coppélia
Alice in Wonderland
Paquita
La Bayadère
Giselle
Raymonda Act III
Don Quixote
Grand Pas de Deux
Nutcracker ACT III
Original Choreographical Works
Spiral Surge • Ma'Vlast (My Country) • Concerto grosso • Hot Bollywood • George Szell • She Wouldn't Understand • L'Estro Armonico • Music for the Royal • Fireworks • Doyaanisqatsi-04-Pruit Igoe • Stoptime Rag • Bach Works Restaged • Vivaldi Invierno • Symphony No. 7 Presto • O Fortuna of Carmina • Burana • Beethoven Symphony No. 7 Allegreto • Darts • For Caitlin • Concert in C major • Liebesleid • Rojo, Espana Cani • Ipsi Dixit V.2 • Irish Dance • Pointe Blank • I Dream of... • The midst of Things by Isaac Stern • Bach Works • Leibenslied • By and Large • The Sweet Reward • Expectations by Handel • To Die For by J.B. Bach • The Pain Within • Rumba, Unsettled • 希望の声 (Voice of Hope)
Competition Coach
In addition to competition coaching, Jan works on a regular basis with professional dancers for their performances
Youth America Grand Prix
2nd place
Classical Ballet (Finals)
Risa Nakagawa
Japan Prix the Lausanne
Final rounds
Yumika Oshita
The Netherlands Prix the Lausanne
Professional Level Prize
Marieke Simons
Youth America Grand Prix
Contestant
Sara Beth Stewart
Youth America Grand Prix
1st place
Classical Ballet (Finals)
Ryo Nakagawa
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Professional Services
Consulting
Jan has been a consultant for numerous years. Consulting on hiring processes, advertising, grant writing, teaching curriculum, physical training, injury prevention and show preparation to name a just few.
Judge
Jan is a sought after judge for competitions, auditions and for faculty hiring. An outside judge can facilitate a buffer between the company and the dancers or their parents.
Audition Teacher
If faculty needs all hands on deck at the auditions, Jan will teach the audition, giving everyone else an equal opportunity to participate in the selection process.
Presenter
Jan is ready to present lectures and mini workshops at your next gathering. some previous presentations include: Men in the World of Dance; Teaching all Ages, A Guide for Teachers; Physiological Effects and Implications of Taking Class; The Role and Technique of the Partnering Men; Dance Movement Therapy; Elements and Movements of Classical Ballet Technique; Ballet History for Dummies.
Grant Writing Advisor
Jan has writing and received Grants worth approximately $60,000. Jan has been a Utah Arts Council, Advisory Panelist. Having been one who advises on grant allocation has contributed greatly to his knowledge.
Lauren Vickers -- Full Testimonial
Jan is a man of unparalleled skill, genius, compassion, joy, and inspiration. He teaches first and foremost by living example. He conducts himself unconditionally honorably, respectfully, and professionally in every aspect of his life. His technique is of the highest expert level. His classes will exhaust and utterly consume you, and they will lift your heart, body, and mind to heights you’ve only imagined. You will improve faster and become stronger than you previously believed possible. You will surpass both your expectations and your wildest dreams. He has taught me more about myself, about the art of ballet, and about the art of living than all my other classes and teachers combined, both in school and in the studio. His choreography is, in a single word, dazzling. His musicality and spatial understanding create an exceptional and unmatched performance experience that I have yet to see bested, by even the most prestigious professional companies. I have the highest confidence that he will succeed in every opportunity that lies before him, and I count myself among the tremendously thankful and wonderfully blessed that have called him teacher, mentor, and friend.
Choreography Clips
Choreography Clips
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Grande Tarantelle (Clip)
