Twerk beginner courses on Sundays | HELSINKI

Twerk Foundations

🗓️  PART 1: SUN 6.9.- 27.9. (4 weeks) | 12:00-13:00 | Martta

🗓️  PART 2: SUN 4.10.-15.11. (6 weeks) | 12:00-13:00 | Jenni (no class during autumn break 18.10.)

🗓️  PART 3: SUN 29.11.- 13.12. (3 weeks) | 12:00-13:00 | Martta

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Come and learn the basics of Twerk under the guidance of Martta and Jenni! These Twerk courses are aimed at complete beginners. We will practice the foundations and basic moves of Twerk with professional instruction.

You can participate in all three parts or just one.

PART 1 = Focus on technique (also suitable for those who have danced Twerk before, for reviewing and strengthening technique)

PART 2 = More choreography, but still includes technique!

PART 3 = Twerk beginner course 3 weeks, choreography focus

Suitable for both complete beginners without any dance background and those with dance experience for whom Twerk is a new style – as well as more experienced Twerkers looking to review and strengthen their skills!

During this intensive course series, we will build a strong technical foundation for twerking. You will learn the most important basic techniques – such as hip isolations, bounce, and booty pop – and strengthen your body control. The class is physically energetic but easily accessible. 

A perfect start to the world of twerk!

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🗓️  PART 1: SUN 6.9.- 27.9. (4 weeks) | 12:00-13:00 | Martta

During this intensive 4-week course, we will build a strong technical foundation for twerking. You will learn the most important basic techniques – such as hip isolations, bounce, and booty pop – and strengthen your body control. The class is physically energetic but easily accessible. Greatly suitable also for those who participate in Sensual Twerk classes and want to develop their technique.

A perfect start to the world of twerk!

🗓️  PART 2: SUN 4.10.-15.11. (6 weeks) | 12:00-13:00 | Jenni 

(no class during autumn break 18.10.)

Continue from where you left off or come to strengthen your skills in twerking! In Part 2, we continue to refine the basics. We will review what was learned in Part 1 and learn new things as well! The class is suitable for everyone regardless of level. Let's build confidence and style together!

🗓️  PART 3: 29.11.- 13.12. (3 weeks) | 12:00-13:00 | Martta

Part three is still suitable for first-timers, but in this course, technique learning is almost entirely left out and we focus for the entire three-week course on beginner-level choreography. Let's have fun and dance!

💜 Open to everyone – even without prior experience!

Welcome to shine! Come as you are – Shine like a star 💜

TEACHERS

MARTTA

Martta is an international dancer and dance teacher originally from Tampere. She is a true professional in twerking and has been practicing, performing, and competing in the style since 2016. After winning the Finnish Championship in twerking in 2019, Martta soon began teaching, which quickly became her passion. Martta started her international teaching career in 2024 and has to date taught twerking not only in Finland but also in Poland, Germany, Belgium, and Spain.

Martta competes internationally in the style and has achieved success in the past year, especially in Spanish twerk battles. Martta is a recent Commercial Dance BA (Hons) graduate, which gives her extensive knowledge not only in twerk but also from ballet to hip hop and tap to heels. Dear music moves Martta in both commercial and twerk, which is why characteristic dance styles for Martta are her own concepts Rock N’ Twerk and Metal Commercial. In both of these, familiar techniques and freedom of movement are combined with heavier music in a unique way.

For Martta, the most important thing is that dance is practiced responsibly and while having fun, together. In the classes, you get to let loose, sweat, and train in a safe and supportive atmosphere. Everyone is welcome to Martta's classes exactly as they are to enjoy the joy of dance!🖤

JENNI

Jenni is a dancer, dance and group fitness instructor, personal trainer, and future physical education instructor (Bachelor of Sports Studies).
Jenni is a two-time Finnish champion in twerking with The Wowzers competition team, and they have also achieved European Championship silver. She has already gained a lot of dance and performance experience by being involved in various dance groups, such as, in addition to the competition team, Tinze’s TwerXtremes, among others.

Jenni is from Kärsämäki and started children's dance there at age 5, continuing with contemporary dance until age 19, also completing the basic arts education syllabus in dance.
After that, Jenni practiced pole dancing for a year, also teaching a pole dancing starter course herself, after which she started commercial dance and twerk when moving to Oulu. Jenni has now been practicing twerk for 5 years while teaching it for 4 years. In addition, teaching dance and group exercise classes became more regular and also her main job when Jenni moved to Vantaa 3 years ago. Especially instructing dance-based group exercise classes is her area of expertise. Currently, her main styles are commercial and twerk, with hip hop as a special area of development.

As a teacher, Jenni is energetic, humorous, patient, and encouraging, and her teaching is clear. It is important to Jenni to create a relaxed, supportive, and safe atmosphere for the classes, where everyone can be themselves.