Techni'Ka Contemporary Dance Workshop

Techni'ka draws its core features from the seven rhythms of Gwo-ka music (Toumblak, Woulé, Padjembèl, Menndé, Graj, Kaladja, and Léwòz). It is a dance primarily based on the mobilization of the lower part of the body, due to a fast transfer of all the floor contacts of the foot: heel, toes, sole of the foot, external and internal edges (known as Kanté) and on the exacerbated use of the body and rhythmic off beats. Gwo-ka offers to the Techni'ka dancer a field of musical exploration which opens fluctuating body states and countless creative and choreographic possibilities.

Lénablou is a French Caribbean/Guadeloupean dancer, choreographer, and educator. Lénablou has been creating choreographies in Guadeloupe (French West Indies), France, and Switzerland since 1989. She received her D.E.U.G in Dance (2 year University Course) and her Diploma of Choreographic Interpretation in Jazz at the Sorbonne University - Paris IV. In 1990, Lénablou created the Center of Dance and Choreographic Studies (CDEC) located in Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe, FWI). Since its creation, the CDEC has been thought as a singular space opened on other fields to feed the students' artistic appetites. After 25 years of existence, the CDEC is considered a resource place for cultural life in Guadeloupe.