On the hills of Landro, a terrace facing the sea and the Patti Gulf,
There is the Summer House (Casa Estiva) of the Società di Danza.
It is a place where one can spend holidays between the sea and the country over the hills, culture and nature.
A place to share vacation with old friends and to meet new ones. To dance and to relax.
The Casa Estiva (Summer House) is a project to allow
the associates of the
Società di Danza to choose one or more weeks
to meet and join the group, study with different teachers.
The Summer School is an opportunity to meet and share various pleasures:
the dance, the sea, the countryside hill and the cultural itineraries.
It is a place to meet passionate and friends coming from different towns
and to share the study of dance programs presented by various teachers.
Lessons are given in the afternoon at the Casa Estiva, in the cool air of the hill.
In the morning one can enjoy the sea with the beach of the Patti Gulf,
the surrounding countryside or the mountains of the near Nebrodi and
the cultural itineraries through the ancient Sicily.
The Casa Estiva is a meeting place where one can share dance and holiday
time life, with the use of a common kitchen or the oven where one can
cook on the log-fire and prepare together dinners and evening feasts.
In the
X SUMMER SCHOOL OF SOCIAL DANCES OF EUROPEAN TRADITION
from 6th to 27th August at the Casa Estiva we will study social dance of XIX Century European tradition:
quadrille, valzer, mazurka, polka and scottish country dances.
One can attend one or more weeks of the Summer School.
August, 6-13
- Scottish Country Dances
August, 13-20
- XIX Century Social Dances
August, 20-27
- Scottish Country Dances
The leaflet to attend the School of XIX Century social dances
can be downloded here (in Italian).
In
VaDanze
the Casa Estiva is a place where
one can spend holidays between the sea and the country, dance and to relax.
The Casa Estiva will be available for the associates and their friends from July, 18th to September, 3rd to enjoy the Summer between the sea, the countryside hill and the cultural itineraries.
The leaflet to participate to
VaDanze
can be downloded here (in Italian).
In the
SUMMER SCHOOL - Gran Bal du Roi
fom 31st July to 6th August at the Casa Estiva we will study dance of XVII-XVIII Century.
From the end of XVII Century to the middle of XVIII Century in the European courts and theaters the 'belle dance' style became common.
Grand Bal du Roi open the doors to the halls of France of Luigi XIV.
The course focuses on the technique, style and French choreographic repertoire between XVII and XVIII Century, based on the philologic reconstruction and the study of the treatises by Pierre Rameau, Raoul Auger Feuillet.
Classes are open to singers, musicians, dancers and to whom likes to approaches this repertoire.
The leaflet to attend the School of social dances from '600 and '700
can be downloded here (in Italian).
Accommodation
The Casa Estiva can accommodate 14 people, in two flats with double bathrooms and
kitchen: 4 rooms for two people and
2 rooms for three people. Nearby there are other flats with
rooms for two or three people. Bed linen is included.
Every flat has its own kitchen.
They who would like a different accommodation
(such as hotel, camping and agriturism) will receive further information.
Arrival on Saturday afternoon and
departure on Saturday morning.
For further information contact the Società di Danza.
Directions
By car: Highway (Autostrada) A20 Messina-Palermo: exit Patti and follow directions to Landro
By train: Station Patti-S.Piero Patti.
By air: Airports of Palermo, Catania and Reggio Calabria and then take the train to Patti.