about Maggie Boogaart

Julia

The Maggie Miracle. That's what I call it: the Maggie Miracle! Double M, double the love! Maggie's teaching and classes are amazing. Once you attend Maggie's classes, you are touched by the magic of Maggie and the power of her energy. I have learned so much about dance, Martha Graham's contemporary technique, body placement, core strength, and breathing. The more present you are, the more you thirst to learn and improve according to the science of dance that Maggie imparts. Thank you.

Flora

One word summed up the consensus of my friends who came to see us dance Maggie and Ghislain's choreography of The Rite of Spring: energy. If there is one thing that Maggie sought to express in an authentic and uncontrived way, it was energy and strength through the dancers' bodies, the interplay between collective and individual energy. Participating in this choreography forced me to push beyond many limits, to develop strength, endurance, and expressiveness of movement. I learned many things, such as how to lift with my small arms, take risks, dance with others, and contribute to a collective energy. Putting Practical learning of the Graham technique into Practical in this choreography allowed me to better understand its richness and what it makes possible.A word also about the collaboration between Maggie and Ghislain, which created beautiful contrasts of movement and rhythm in the choreography. This dialogue between classical and contemporary Graham is rich and creative! Hoping that Le Sacre continues, thank you for your generosity and dedication! Bravo for this beautiful creation!

Juan Manuel Abellán

Amazing energy and passion. Maggie’s classes are a Masterclass for those who loves Dance.
Discover contemporary dance with Graham’s technique is a real pleasure and a strong base for all dancers and dance passionate. Excellent dancer, excellent choreographer, excellent teacher and excellent person!Thank you Maggie from all my heart.

Rocio Ramos

Maggie Boogaart's classes are truly wonderful. The dedication, energy, and desire to teach are evident throughout the entire class. She is very attentive to each student and provides personal corrections (something that seems obvious but doesn't always happen). Another thing I like is that Maggie makes you understand things; she doesn't just want to teach us movements but makes us reflect on the origin and purpose of each movement, even if it's a simple 'plié'. I highly recommend the Graham technique classes and workshops.

Ségolene

A quick comment about floor barre class. I currently have tendonitis, so I can't dance... Maggie suggested I join her floor barre classes . She gently and carefully adapts the exercises to each person's requests, desires, and minor aches and pains. I have tendonitis, another person had back pain, someone else had trouble breathing... etc. Maggie put together a classes everyone's needs, like aprivate classes private in a group setting! Maggie was very attentive and allowed me to work accurately by listening to my body. I left the classes great... as if she had healed me a little. I am delighted and invite everyone to DARE to walk through the door of Maggie classes . DARE, DARE, DARE... COME, COME, COME... and you will return...

Lululine

Maggie is a generous, sincere, and above all, humble person. She listens to us dancers and 'beings'. A wonderful person Martha Graham would be proud of!

Kyra

Maggie helped me access the process and benefits of Graham technique as an athlete and a performer. I had taken Graham in the past, but it had never really resonated with me. In Maggie’s class, I finally discovered the brilliance of Graham technique and understood how it benefited my body. It still may not be my favorite way to dance, but I can now fully appreciate the beauty and faculty of the technique. Maggie is an inspirational teacher. She not only pushes her students to achieve, she creates in them a desire for perfection. Maggie’s classes clear my mind and awaken my soul. She is a truly gifted teacher and performer.

Margaux

Maggie teaches the Graham technique with passion. She listens to each student and pushes us to surpass ourselves. It's a pleasure to take these classes!

Ségolène Gessa

And God created Maggie! What would we do without such an amazing teacher? classes are technical! (one of the most comprehensive I know) and I love that! As she always says, Maggie prepares us for a career as solo dancers, not as part of the corps de ballet!!! Maggie is demanding but fair. These classes are classes for resting; we work the whole body without forgetting the mind, memory, and "soul." With Maggie, we become better (better dancers and better people). There is always joy, humor, sharing, and humanity in these classes. We work hard, but always in a pleasant atmosphere, and Maggie is very respectful of her students. Maggie is unique, and she makes you understand that you are too. (Little by little, you gain confidence, let go, transform yourself, and leave her classes only one desire: to return!) Maggie is a great teacher who pushes you to go beyond your limits! With the Graham technique, I discovered a dance that suits me, a dance that comes from the heart and soul, an organic dance where every movement seems to have something to say, every movement seems to tell a story.
So I have only one thing to say: if you've never taken a classes Maggie, GO FOR IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jade

Through her encouragement and incredible energy in sharing her teaching and love for dance, Maggie has rekindled my passion for a very demanding dance style. I adore her dynamic, creative, insightful, and humorous teaching approach, always attentive and respectful of the body, which pushes me to surpass myself with immense joy.

Maya Rutkovska

In the moment where I was about to quit dance, I met Maggie, and she was the one who introduced me with Graham technique. It was something new and amazing, I felt like dancing again. I took classes with Maggie in Paris for 2 years, I was also dancing in her wonderful choreographies ‘Passion’ and ‘Flammes de Paris’. Thank you Maggie for that great push forward, it is your fault that I am at the Martha Graham School of contemporary dance in NYC now ! I love it, but you will always stay my first Graham teacher!

Aude-Marie

It was my first time doing the Graham technique, and I really enjoyed it!!!! Maggie is a very communicative teacher who motivates you and gives you the energy to learn a demanding technique!!! And then being able to work on the repertoire is a great experience :)))

Anaïs de Raemy

Maggie Boogaart teaches the Martha Graham technique with passion! Through her professionalism, high standards, and this technique, she imparts an energy that propels you forward and compels you to seek authenticity deep within yourself. Her rigor is expressed with kindness and great respect, which I deeply appreciated. Thank you, Maggie, for your generosity and invaluable advice!!!!

Rafael Molina

I took classes from January 2010 to June 2012. At first, I came to live out my passion after having stopped dancing for a year. But in the classes , Maggie was very demanding and passed on her love of the Graham technique to me. I decided not only to continue dancing professionally, but also to attend the Graham School in NYC. Thanks to Maggie's advice, the many images she shared in classes her determination, I won a scholarship for the 2011 Summer Intensive after auditioning with the director of the Graham School. A year later, in September 2012, I joined the Graham School in New York (and then the junior company). Maggie brings her energy and enthusiasm to the studio every day and strives to rigorously share the incredible Graham technique. I am grateful to her and encourage many dancers to take her classes.

Louise Gourvellec

I really enjoyed all the classes this workshop. It was very interesting, offering a different perspective on dance and a technique that opens doors to unexplored possibilities. Thank you for this workshop and Ghislain! 🙂

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