Karine Rathle (Canada and Online)

Karine Rathle (Canada and Online)

Dancer, choreographer, teacher, rehearsal director and researcher in dance and dance science, Karine Rathle is also co-founder and co-director of Fleur d’asphalte, a dance and creation studio in Montreal (Canada). She has a MSc degree in Dance Science from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, London (UK). Dance has been an integral part of Karine’s life since childhood, she developed a solid base in classical ballet at Pierre Laporte College. Since then, she has extended this experience to include Contemporary dance, argentinean tango, contact improvisation, modern dance, flamenco, argentinean folkloric dances. She has an extensive teaching experience in ballet, Pilates, tango, applied dance science and the integration of somatic principles in dance education. She has presented her work at conferences and has lead training sessions on different elements of pedagogical teaching approaches such as verbal and tactile feedback, anatomy for the dance class, injury prevention, injury management, fitness and complimentary training, alignment, warming-up cooling down, psychological skills, class progression, improvement of artistic performance through the application of somatic principles focussing on stage presence and well-being as well as the integration of somatic principles in dance training. Her adaptability and inclusive teaching has brought her to share her knowledge around the world, most recently she has been mentoring dancers and teachers in London, Cairo and Montreal.

Contact Karine: Karine Rathle <karine.rathle@gmail.com>