Berczik Sára Budai Dance Club

Founded in 1962

Berczik Sára Budai Dance Club has been working and serving dance art from early childhood to adulthood for 55 years. 1200 students enrol annually and participate its programs from Budapest and its surroundings.
Our institute is operated by the Cultural Public Utility Non-profit Ltd. of the 2nd district and also gives place for the Berczik Sári Néni Foundation.
Students can get education in a large scale of dance genres from our classical ballet, artistic gymnastics and modern dance faculties from early childhood to senior age groups.

Professional Awards of the Institute:

Faculty of Artistic Gimnastics

Its major profile: teaching "aesthetic movement" Sára Berzik's methodology and artistic gymnastics. Following our great predecessors Sára Berczik and her contemporary Klára Hajós, highly respected artists of movement give lessons to students from the age of 4 to adulthood.
Berczik gymnastics that is based on aesthetic movement is popular among senior ages, which provides pleasant, sophisticated, quality posture-improving conditioning body training for ladies.

Teachers of artistic gymnastics:

SZOLLÁS, Erzsébet – teacher of artistic gymnastics and modern dance, president of the Berczik Sári Néni Foundation; her awards include: State Award, Award for Excellence, Sára Berczik Award

MÁDY, Krisztina – teacher of modern and artistic gymnastics, Sára Berczik Award and Award for Excellence

GYŐRI, Anna Emese – teacher of artistic gymnastics, Sára Berczik Award

 

FACULTY OF CLASSICAL BALLET

Since the beginnings together with artistic gymnastics our school offers classical ballet classes from nursery school age to adulthood, where students can also practice step and Pointe techniques.

As a result of the work of our teachers several students got admission to the Hungarian Dance Academy.

Classical ballet teachers:

BÁRÁNY, Ilona – awarded teacher of classical ballet; her awards include: Lifework Award, Sára Berczik and Piroska Réti Award

PUSKÁS, Judit – warded teacher of classical ballet and modern dance, dance artist; her awards include: State Award, Award for Excellence, Sára Berczik Award, Bonis Bona Award

BABEL, Brigitta– teacher of classical ballet and modern dance

BOCSI, Eszter- teacher of classical ballet and modern dance, Award for Excellence and Sára Berczik Award

 

FACULTY OF MODERN DANCE

Modern and contemporary dance genres gain increasing role in today's dance scene. Our Dance Club keeps up with the trends and we have included these genres in our teaching repertoire since 2010. Students may choose among modern and contemporary dance forms.

Modern and contemporary dance teachers:

DÉKÁNY, Éva – awarded dance teacher; her awards include: State Award, Life Work Award, Award for Excellence, Sára Berczik Award

DÓCS, Eszter – teacher of modern dance

BOCSI, Eszter- teacher of  contemporary dance, Award for Excellence and Sára Berczik Award

NAGY, Zomilla- teacher of modern dance

GÓBI, Rita- members of a contemporary dance workshop, State Award, Award for Excellence, teacher of  contemporary dance, dancer, choreographer

WÉNINGER, Dalma- members of a contemporary dance workshop, teacher of  contemporary dance, dancer

KERESZTES, Patrik - members of a contemporary dance workshop, teacher of  contemporary dance, dancer

 

Further programs:

Berczik gymnastics for / ladies / teachers:

MÁDY, Krisztina- teacher of artistic gymnastics, Sára Berczik Award and Award for Excellence

BOCSI, Eszter- teacher of classical ballet and modern dance, Award for Excellence and Sára Berczik Award

Traditional conditioning gymnastics for women built on aesthetic movement, and aesthetic body shaping

 

BALLROOM DANCES

Lead by DALOTTI, Tibor, dance teacher awarded for excellence,

leader and choreographer of Botafogó Dance Group

 

Major programs and events

 

BUDAI GALA PERFORMANCE

12-13. November 2022

Place: Marczibányi Téri Művelődési Központ, 1022 Budapest, Marczibányi tér 5/a.

 

DANCE EXHIBITION

29-30. April 2023

Cultural event with the intention to establish tradition: professional forum, workshop, amateur dance educator gathering and fine art exhibition in the honour of the World Day of Dance.

Visitors arrive from all over the country.

For 2023 we plan professional presentations, fine art exhibitions in the framework of a contemporary dance festival. We expect the representatives of dance art professionals and amateurs, the general public committed to dance to participate.

 

SÁRA BERCZIK MEMORIAL COMPETITION:

18 Marc 2023

Organised by Sára Berzik Budai Dance Club and Sári Berczik Foundation

Place: Marczibányi Téri Művelődési Központ, 1022 Budapest, Marczibányi tér 5/a.

Genre categories: Art of movement, artistic gymnastics with hand tools, classical ballet, jazz dance, character dance, modern dance and contemporary dance.

Age groups: children, junior, juvenile and adult.

Competitions are organised by the age groups.

Entering fee: H HUF 8.000,- for performances

 

PUBLIC LESSONS: January 2023

EXAM GALA PERFORMANCES: 10-11 June 2023

in the theatre room of the Marczibányi Téri Cultural Centre

 

Berczik Sára Budai Dance Club

1027 Budapest, Kapás u. 55., tel./fax: 201-7992

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webside: www.budai-tancklub.hu