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Welcome to Hurja Piruetti! A dance and circus school in the middle of the city!

Hurja Piruetti - Länsi-Uudenmaa Tanssiopisto is an educational institution that provides basic education in dance and circus arts and organizes performance activities. The place of business is the Raasepori area. Yearly progressing and goal-oriented dance teaching has been given since 1995. The starting point of our teaching is conveying the joy of dance and emphasizing movement expression in our teaching. Our goal is to provide our students with knowledge and skills about dance and circus art as a diverse art form. Hurja Piruetti is a member of the Association of Finnish Dance Schools.

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Hurja Piruetti - Basic education in dance and circus art

Joy of dance and circus for all ages!

We offer basic education in the arts of dance and circus in the Raseborg area. Are you looking to exercise for fun, for fitness, or in a more goal-oriented way? Come and get to know us!

For children

For children, we can provide a range of active courses from children’s dance classes to mini ballet and acrobatics. We have groups in children’s dance classes, minicircus and mini ballet starting from 3-year-olds. For the beginners’ acrobatics the age limit is 4. In the classes, your child will learn basic skills in moving, rhythm and space, as well as get to know their own body whilst learning about working in a group. The world of dance and acrobatics is explored through games and mental imagery. The classes directed at children are a stepping stone for later studies in specific dance styles, and are counted as part of the studies in basic education in arts.

Youth & teenagers

We offer basic education in the arts for youngsters from on the age of 7. In our selection we have, for example, contemporary dance, classical ballet, lyrical jazz, hip hop, breakdance, locking, show jazz, commercial dance, body maintenance circus and acrobatics. Dance/Circus can be a fun hobby you attend once a week, or a hobby with the goal of completing studies in basic education in the arts. It is possible to complete either the general or advanced syllabus in dance and the general syllabus in circus art. The advanced syllabus is available for contemporary dance or street styles as the main subject of studies. Our student advisor Ulla Koho as well as our other teachers will provide help in matters regarding studies in dance.

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For adults

Are you looking for something to do that’s fun, something that gets you in shape, or something with a possibility to progress? We offer SuperBallet, Ladies -classes (different levels), 60+ class for seniors, funkyjazz (different levels), dancehall reggae, production classes, and body maintenance classes. Furthermore, adults, too, are eligible for studies in Basic education in the arts, in both the general or advanced syllabus. For further information please contact our student advisor Ulla Koho.

Currently happening at Hurja Piruetti

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CHRISTMAS JAM Sat 2.12 & Sun 3.12 🎄 Hurja Piruetti's Christmas Jam event is organized on Saturday 2.12. & Sunday 3.12. at the Tryckeriteatern (Kulturhuset Fokus, Dalgatan 4, Karis).A warm-hearted event is planned with lots of displays and a Christmas café. Young people and children who dance and perform circus in the Raseborg area will conquer the stage in five different performances: on Saturday at 12 & 15 & 17:30 and on Sunday at 11 & 14. There are different groups in each performance. Seat tickets are sold for the performances. The price of tickets is €10 (adults, youth, children, seniors). Babies free. Tickets can be bought at Hurja Piruetti's business point in Karis (Centralgatan 86-88, 10300 Karis) Mon-Fri at 16–19. Payment by card, cash and also with sports and culture tickets. Tickets can also be purchased via the NetTicket service www.netticket.fi. Service charges are added to tickets purchased via NetTicket. Tickets go on sale from Mon 13.11.2023.

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Hurja Piruetti adopts the Attainable art hobby brand launched by the Children's Culture Centre. The introduction of the brand is a continuation of Hurja Piruetti's teacher training project "Elever with special needs" carried out last year in cooperation with Musiikkiopisto Arkipelag and Opetushallitus. In training, teachers consider ways to help students who need special support in basic art education. In addition, Hurja Piruetti's Basic Education in Sustainable Art project, which ended with certification in the fall of 2022 (Okka Foundation), serves as groundwork.

The attainable art hobby attitude sign is a communication aid for artists and, above all, an attitude sign that tells us that we are willing to support children and young people in their art interests. For our part, we want to develop our operations and think about what kind of special support we can offer students.

With this Attitude Mark, we want to express to the guardians and families of children in need of support that art activities aim to take all kinds of children into account. At the same time, we are communicating that the family and guardians can safely tell the arts professionals about the child's need for support. Families often have difficulty finding hobbies that the family could safely take part in, at least to try out whether the hobby would be successful for their own child. This brand helps families find art hobbies for their children and brings new children into the activities for art actors.

We commit to the following these goals:

We want children in need of support to participate in our activities, and inform about this openly and actively through this brand. We acquire knowledge about activities with children in need of special support and/or we are prepared to try inclusion. We do not imagine that we know everything, and therefore we need the cooperation of the children's guardians. You can openly and confidentially tell us about the child's need for support. Together with the child and the child's parents, we think about how we can best support the child's hobby in art. Our goal is for each child to experience that he or she has succeeded in our business. We have absolutely zero tolerance towards bullying and together with the children and the employees have drawn up instructions on working against bullying. We inform about the accessibility of our business in a clear way. Our goal is to operate in fully accessible premises. An assistant, a parent or a close adult can join and support the child in the hobby activity. The child's assistant always has free entry to the class. We offer the assistant art assistant training on video and thus support the assistant in his mission. The child can also participate in our activities without an entrance exam. We adapt the art education to the child's needs.

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Join our delightful dance organisation! Choose a class that is the best for you and sign up! Should you have questions regarding our classes, please contact info@hurjapiruetti.com

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Basic education in the arts

With us at Hurja Piruetti, you can dance/do circus just for fun, to get in shape, or in a more goal-orientated manner by choosing either the general or advanced syllabus of Basic arts eduction.The Basic education in the arts is suitable for children and youngsters, as well as for adults.

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We have a diverse selection of dance styles for children, youngsters and adults from beginner courses to advanced. Explore the different dance styles through the link below.

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Dance offers unique experiences

Dance offers unique experiences and brings people together. In dance, physical expression, skill and technique are combined in a versatile way. Dancing gets you in shape, and the experiences and working in groups motivate you to keep going. Dance is for everyone. Pure joy of movement!

We offer a wide range of dance-filled services for individuals, associations and corporations. For example, you can order a magnificent dance performance for your party, throw an unforgettable birthday celebration for your offspring, or offer your employees a memorable experience with dance. It is also possible to hire our dance studios, as well as accessories and costumes from our costume department.

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