BIO
Choreographer
Dancer
Teacher
Chantal Goudard is professionally trained as a dancer/choreographer at the Dance Department of the University of Quebec in Montreal, where she studied choreographic design with Martine Epoque and somatic work with Gynernie Bolster.
At the National Dance Center in Paris, she received pedagogical training in contemporary dance, obtaining the official title of dance teacher awarded by the French Ministry of Culture .She holds a university degree in Physical Education from the University of Montpellier and a Master’s in Dance Research from the International University of La Rioja.
She began training in Martha Graham and Horton techniques in Paris and New York through workshops with the Alvin Ailey School. She learned José Limón technique alongside Lucie Boissinot in Montreal, with Maxine Steinman in Malaga, with the José Limón Company in California, and in New York with Katryn Alter, as well as other contemporary dance techniques with Olivier Steele and Brandon Colman among others.
After receiving training in contemporary dance with Jackie Taffanel, aerial hoop with Sylvie Guillermin, and vertical dance with Olivier Farge, she developed her own vocabulary by blending aerial dance and contemporary dance.
Chantal is certified in “Progressing Ballet Technique” with dancer Marie Mahon, the creator of the technique, and teaches classes for dancers.
She is also trained in Pilates and holds a teaching certificate from the National Pilates Certification Program https://bcert.me/slvkzbvra. Since then, she has continued her education in biomechanical and functional movement analysis.
She has danced with: Maripaule B/Philippe Goudard Company, Kadanse, Les Nuits Blanches Company, Carmen Opera by Jean Paul Scarpitta, Papillons de Nuit Company, Flamenco Temperamento Andaluz Company, among others, performing international tours.
Chantal Goudard founded her dance company in France in 2001. Since 2008, she has lived in the province of Cádiz (Spain), developing her choreographic work by creating performances in collaboration with artists that interrelate different artistic disciplines and cultures.
She has taught classes and masterclasses in Contemporary dance, postural and functional work out to:
- Beginners/adults at the Dance School of the University of Cádiz
- Athletes at the University of Physical Education of Montpellier
- Musicians at the Manuel de Falla Conservatory of Cádiz
- Actors at the María Espejo School of Dramatic Arts in Jerez
- Classical dance at the Rhythmic Gymnastics Club of Chiclana de la Frontera
- Pilates classes for specific pathologies and high-performance athlete
Professional training in contemporary dance technique:
- El Garaje Movement and Creation Center
- Carmen Amaya Professional Dance Conservatory, Madrid
- Preparation for entrance exams to professional and higher conservatories specializing