NIINA KASTARI
Jazz and contemporary dance, basic ballet technique, choreographic work, body maintenance
Niina is a dance pedagogue interested in holistic human growth and in the possibilities of embodied practice. She holds a Master of Arts in Education, is a dance teacher (BA) and a Somatic Pilates instructor, and has worked for several years with dance and movement as a teacher and also as a performer, focusing in particular on contemporary dance and somatic practice. Niina has teaching experience in, among other things, basic education in the arts and vocational dance training. At West Finland College she works both as a teacher and in education planning duties.
Among the values she considers important in her teaching work she names a respectful encounter with every participant, a gentle attitude towards oneself, an inquisitive mind, the sharing of experiences and the joy of doing things together.
In Niina's classes students study jazz dance and contemporary dance as well as basic ballet technique, work on movement material through improvisation and choreographic tools, and develop body awareness and body control especially with the Pilates method.