Listening to music, moving and meeting new people: with Katrin from Kassia Tanz in Leipzig, these can become a little break from everyday life. She invites you to dance classes, afternoons together, special themed evenings and team events with cooking and dancing. One belief guides her: everyone can dance.
Johanne visited Katrin at her studio in Leipzig-Lindenau to meet the person who encourages others to dance. This is her story: what she loves about it, how she found her own path and why sharing these experiences matters so much to her.
Dance, culture and a shared table
At Kassia Tanz, you can explore different worlds of dance: from oriental, Persian and Armenian dance to modern elements and fusion styles. Music and dance carry stories and experiences. Dancing lets you discover them through movement and feeling, finding your own personal connection with other cultures.
Sometimes the experience goes beyond dancing. People sew costumes, cook together and create cultural evenings with food, music and dance. Tanz & Torte brings together circle dances, coffee and cake. These encounters reach beyond a single dance class. You can try something new and enjoy getting to know the people around you along the way.
You can also spend an evening here with your team. At “Über den Tellerrand getanzt”, you cook together, share your meal and then get dancing. Katrin brings travel stories and dances to share and guides you step by step. The team events are designed for eight to twelve people, whether for a department get-together or your Christmas party.
From a first dance step to her own studio
Katrin Rudloff has been self-employed since 2004, supporting people through dance, movement and relaxation. She found her way into dance when her everyday life changed with the birth of her second daughter. After two professional training programmes and a degree, many of the sports she had previously enjoyed no longer fitted into her new life. Then a recommendation introduced her to oriental dance, opening a new chapter.
At first, Katrin taught as a freelance dance teacher in different studios. Running her own studio was never really the plan. But some of the most important things in life arrive unexpectedly: between 2017 and 2024, a friend gave her the opportunity to run a studio together. When that friend moved into a new professional direction, Katrin stayed and continued developing Kassia Tanz in her own way.
Over the years, she added many further qualifications, workshops and areas of experience. Katrin has always stayed curious: she enjoys trying new things, learning and bringing different perspectives together. Alongside dance, her experience now includes muscle relaxation, movement play for children, workplace yoga and hormone yoga.
Switching off and finding joy in movement
What still fascinates Katrin about dance? The joy at its heart. She describes herself as someone who used to spend a lot of time in her head. For her, dancing is a way to switch off the noise, breathe, feel and reconnect with the body. It also creates a connection with yourself and with other people.
In her classes, Katrin pays attention to what people need in that moment. Breath, movement, relaxation and body awareness work together. Her experience in dance, education and medical knowledge helps her respond to different people. For her, knowledge and intuition go hand in hand.
She often notices how critical many women are of themselves and their bodies. Through humour, movement and body awareness, Katrin wants to offer a different experience. She invites people to feel connected to their own bodies again and develop a deeper appreciation for themselves. Self-love is an important part of that personal growth. And nobody has to take that journey alone.
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Taking the first step
Perhaps you have been wanting to dance again or try something new for a while. With Katrin, curiosity is a good place to start. She welcomes people with different levels of experience and pays attention to what they need. Moving together, laughing and leaving everyday life behind for a while: there is room for that here.
And if you have an idea you would like to bring to life in her space, tell her about it. Yoga, playful movement for children or something entirely new: Katrin stays curious about what others have to share.
Explore her Moments to find a dance afternoon, a class or an evening of cooking and dancing with your team.