ESSENCE

THE MOVEMENT

ESSENCE is more than a workshop.

It is a space to slow down, to feel, to explore and create.

A community of skaters united by a shared desire: to go beyond execution and discover a more personal, freer, and more authentic way of moving.

Here, we are not all looking to skate in the same way. We seek to reveal what makes us unique.

YOUR MOVEMENT IS YOURS

For a long time, skating teaches us to master.

Mastering edges, turns, choreography, performance.

ESSENCE invites you to explore another question:

What if you also allowed yourself to ?

To let an intention emerge;

To explore without knowing the answer immediately;

To create without seeking perfection;

To listen to what already exists within you.

Because the most beautiful movements are not always learned...

They reveal themselves!

THREE PILLARS. THE SAME JOURNEY.

Return to oneself

Listen to your body, your sensations, and your emotions

Create a space where movement can arise even before trying to define it

Get out of your automatisms

Play with space, rhythms, directions, and the possibilities of the body

Dare to try

Dare not to know

Dare to discover

Give intention to movement

Make choices

Transform a sensation into language

And allow your way of moving to become a true signature

THE WORD OF MARC-OLIVIER

I deeply believe that every skater has a unique way of moving. A sensitivity. A rhythm. A story.

After more than 30 years in the field of skating and over 1500 professional performances, I have learned that the most significant moments are not always the most technically complex.

They are often the moments when something true happens.

A glance

A breath

An intention.

A movement that seems to belong entirely to the person executing it.

I created ESSENCE to open this space. A space for:

Searching

Trying

Feeling

And, gradually to reveal oneself.

I do not just train athletes. I accompany moving artists.

(Founder and artistic director of ESSENCE)

EXPERIENCE ESSENCE

01

ON ICE WORKSHOPS

Immersive workshops to feel, explore, and express your movement.

02

COMMUNITY

Un espace bienveillant pour échanger, s'inspirer et grandir ensemble.

03

SPECIAL EVENTS

Exclusive projects to go further in the movement.

JOIN THE MOVEMENT

The most beautiful movements are not learned...

They reveal themselves!