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Peter Lodwicks motivation in creating this orchestrated CD, is to add an extra dimension to a ballet class and thereby enhance and inspire musicality and artistic quality.

"Peter Lodwick is a unique composer and musician for dance" 
Aftenposten (national press Norway)

"Peter Lodwick inspires the class with his musicality, rhythm and exceptional understanding of dance"
GDT (training for professional dancers)

"Peter Lodwicks music creates an illusion of poetry"
Dagbladet (national press Norway)

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Peter Lodwick  
composer and musician, is the artistic director of the Norwegian dance company Dans & Toner. He graduated at the Royal Academy of Music in London and has since worked as a performing artist and composer. He has composed music for over 40 ballets, numerous theatre plays and musicals and several films, both in Great Britain and in Norway. He has composed both for the BBC and the Norwegian Broadcasting company NRK, and his works has been presented at many festivals, including Avignon, Edinburgh, Dublin, Llangollen, Bergen and Oslo. Because of his unique understanding of movement, he is a much sought after accompanist for both modern and classical dance. Peter has also developed his own technique: P.R.I.D.E - Practical Rhythm, Improvisation and Dynamic Exercises, which is part of the curriculum at the National College of Dance and Bårdar Dance Academy, Oslo

Marit Krogeide
Consultant. Marit Krogeide graduated as a professional dancer from the Norwegian State Ballet school in Oslo. She has worked with leading Norwegian choreographers and performed as a soloist both in musicals and for television. She is a soloist and choreographer with the company Dans & Toner. In between her numerous tours, she teaches classical, jazz and musical repertoire. Marit Krogeides input on this CD is based on her knowledge of a dancers needs in a training situation.