Henny Jurriens Studio

The Henny Jurriens Studio (HJS) was established in 1995 as a non-profit foundation (stichting in Dutch) in order to provide open training for professional-level dancers, and has since then developed into one of the most important professional level open dance training centers in Europe. The namesake of the foundation, the late Henny Jurriens, was one of The Netherlands best known and loved dancers, noted for his kind and generous character. The Foundations main activities take place in the Chasse Dance Studios in Amsterdam in a beautifully refurbished former church. The Chasse complex has 8 studios, a cafe and a hotel. HJS is open the whole year through and offers training, workshops, and masterclasses by highly qualified teachers in a wide variety of styles and areas within and related to the ballet and contemporary dance genres. HJS is an open training center, not a school or an academy, and plays a central role in the freelance professional dance community in Amsterdam. HJS ...