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 60 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:
- 2000 National Association of Dance Teachers – Golden Award for Excellence
- 2005 Csokonai Vitéz Mihály Community Award
- 2011 Qualified Public Educational Institution
- 2017 Sára Berczik Award
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
RÉNYI-SZIRÁNYI, Laura – 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
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
JÁVOR, Lili – 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
Further programs:
Berczik gymnastics for / ladies / teachers:
KIS, Judit- 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
Place: Marczibányi Téri Művelődési Központ, 1022 Budapest, Marczibányi tér 5/a.
DANCE EXHIBITION
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 2025 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.
Place: Klebelsberg Kultúrkúria, 1028 Budapest, Templom utca 2-10.
SÁRA BERCZIK MEMORIAL COMPETITION:
Organised by Sára Berzik Budai Dance Club and Sári Berczik Foundation
Place: Klebelsberg Kultúrkúria, 1028 Budapest, Templom utca 2-10.
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.
PUBLIC LESSONS: January
in the theatre room of the Marczibányi Téri Cultural Centre
Berczik Sára Budai Dance Club
1027 Budapest, Kapás u. 55.,
+361 201 7992 , +3620 257 6883
email:
webside: www.budai-tancklub.hu