Omani: The level of work ethic, that everyone is constantly working really hard and all the dancers are so involved. You don’t always see that with other groups of dancers. 

Nova: I totally didn’t expect it to be such a safe place. I didn’t think I could show myself. It was much more personal than expected. Everyone was very supportive. I didn’t expect it to be so nice. 

Omani: The Big Crying by Marco Goecke was my favorite. I had not worked yet with his dance language before. It was really fun to see how far you could push your body. Impasse by Johan Inger also gave a lot of fun. There we had more freedom, especially if you had one of the characters as a role. Then you could do whatever you wanted. Impasse was conditionally very challenging because it consisted of long pieces. 

Nova: The Big Crying was also one of my favorites. I never worked with him and got all the information from my colleagues. In the beginning it was really difficult but we danced it very often, also during (international) tours. Then you get to know it very well and you can play more with timing and other things. Very fun! Impasse had other challenges. You were constantly busy and in terms of condition that made it very tough. With Goecke it was always short pieces. 

Nova: Lydia (Bustinduy, repetitor NDT 2) always said, “Don’t stay in the back, take your space!” Even though you are a trainee, you are part of the group. I had to work on asking as much as I could; everyone is there to help you. You don’t have to put yourself behind. 

Omani: above all, don’t be too scared, be yourself and show yourself. You have a right to be here, even as an intern.