17 – 31 July 2027 · Paris

The choreographers and teachers of the Paris Dance Experience

Every morning you train with two teachers in parallel, in groups of 20. Every afternoon you create with the choreographers of that week. You meet them as teachers first.

The choreographers

Two choreographers lead the creation afternoons each week, and each teaches an input class in the mornings. Together they make four world premieres for the final performance.

Week 1 — 19 to 24 July

Linde Wagemakers

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Linde Wagemakers (Bemmel, 1998) is a Dutch film and Contemporary dance artist based in Amsterdam. She graduated from the Amsterdam University of the Arts in 2021, after which she has been working as a freelancer with multiple companies and independent choreographers such as Poetic Disasters Club, Anne Suurendonk, Danstheater AYA, Niek Wagenaar’s Nymphs, Opendor Company, Collectief MAMM and more. Next to this she has created her own choreographic work, like ‘Time of my life’ and '25/7' in Morocco, she created her short films ‘The Void’ and the series 'Oh My', has choreographed for Fleur Jonker's 'DROOM' and has been teaching professionals and bachelor educations in the Netherlands and abroad.

Rosalynde ‍Leblanc

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Rosalynde “Roz” LeBlanc has spent over 30 years in dance. She is a Peabody-winning producer and Bessie-nominated performer, as well as an award-winning choreographer and educator. She began her performance career with the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company and Mikhail Baryshnikov’s White Oak Dance Project and went on to perform with Liz Gerring Dance Company, New York’s Metropolitan Opera, the Salzberg Opera Festival, and independent choreographers like Charles Moulton, Annie B. Parson, Colleen Thomas, Joachim Schlömer, and Charissa Kroeger. Onscreen highlights include "Romance and Cigarettes" by John Turturro, "A Torch into Fog" by Janessa Clark, and music videos for singers, Janet Jackson, Tei Shi, and the rapper, Offset. Roz’s choreography has been presented in venues around the country and in 2025, she was selected for L.A. Dance Project’s competitive choreographic residency, LAUNCH: L.A., where she began her current project, WOMANLAND which received the 2026 Finalist Award from the National Dance Project. Roz produced and co-directed the critically acclaimed documentary film, “Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters.” The film was a N.Y. Times Critic’s Choice and went on to win the 2023 Peabody Award, which recognizes “the most powerful, enlightening, and invigorating stories in all of television, radio, and online media.” Roz is an honorary inductee into the Jesuit honor society, Alpha Sigma Nu and a recipient of the 2025 Exemplary Women in Dance in L.A. award. She is also a professor at Loyola Marymount University where she chaired the dance program from 2019-2025. She holds dance degrees from SUNY Purchase (BFA) and Hollins University (MFA) and she is represented by The Movement Talent Agency (MTA).

Week 2 — 25 to 30 July

Jōvan Dansberry

Choreographer

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The organisers

The team of YXIE Academy and Hoboken Dance Academy teaches two morning classes per week.

YXIE Academy

Moos d'Herripon

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Moos is a choreographer, theatre director, teacher, and coach specializing in physical theatre and contemporary dance. During her studies, she was introduced to theatre by Ariane Mnouchkine of Théâtre du Soleil in Paris, where she learned an integrated theatrical language combining acting, dance, and music. Her training led her to study Balinese mask theatre, Kathakali, and Chinese opera, and she worked as a contemporary dancer in Amsterdam, Antwerp, and Washington DC. She graduated from the Theatre School at the University of the Arts and holds a Master of Education in Arts (Utrecht, the Netherlands). As an educator, she views theatre as an embodied and collective practice. Through physical exploration, improvisation, and ensemble work, she empowers performers to think independently, collaborate, and connect body, voice, and imagination in meaningful theatrical creation

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Sarah Weber Gallo

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Sarah Weber Gallo is the owner and director of Hoboken Dance Academy, Hoboken's premiere pre-professional dance and choreography training studio driven by the core values of ARTISTRY, AGENCY, and COMMUNITY. Prior to launching HDA, Sarah performed with the Metropolitan Opera for 25 years, where she was featured in repertory created by Doug Varone, Mark Dendy, Sean Curran, Christopher Wheeldon, Benjamin Millepied, Graciela Danielle, Julie Taymor, Andres Serban, Robert LePage, and others. She is a former Radio City Rockette, a recipient of the New Jersey Theatre Alliance Award for Excellence in Arts Education, and co-producer of Hoboken Dance Festival. Sarah holds an M.F.A. in Dance from the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee and B.A. in Psychology from Goucher College. Teaching credits include Montclair State University, NJCU, Molloy University, and the Joffrey School of Ballet. In addition to her performance, teaching, and choreography/production credits, Sarah has a long history of advocacy for the arts and artists, including over 20 years of representing the dancers of the Met Opera as their union delegate and her recently completed tenure as Executive Director of Dance New Jersey. She is delighted to be partnering with Companie YXIE and all of the international collaborators to bring the Paris Dance Experience to life!

Guest teachers from Paris

Six morning classes per week are taught by local artists, so you work with the Paris dance scene itself.

Winter Wieringa

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Sarah Weber Gallo

Teacher

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