Kusi Castro is educated at the Conservatory of Paris and at the Rosella Hightower Superior School of Dance. After her education, Kusi has danced with many prominent companies in France such as the Ballet de l'Opéra National de Bordeaux, the Ballet de l'Opéra National du Rhin, the Ballet du Capitole de Toulouse, the Leipzig Ballet in Germany and the English National Ballet in London.
In 2011, Kusi was employed at the Royal Opera Ballet in Stockholm. Kusi's career includes the classical repertoire's iconic works as well as the modern repertoire and she has danced in works by John Cranko, George Balanchine, Rudolf Nureyev, Natalia Makarova, Roland Petit, Benjamin Millepied, Uwe Scholz and others. In addition to her career as a ballerina, Kusi has also had time to train as both a ballet teacher and a Pilates instructor and PBT instructor.
Observe that the class in taught in english.
Level: Intermediate - for intermediate participants, vocational students and professional dancers over 13 years of age.
Booking: To book the course, please press "BOKA NU". You will then be redirected to a booking form. The form is also available in English.
OPEN: Drop in/single class is available
If you want to try out several different classes and techniques - BA Summer Dansa-kort is perfect for you! Read more here: BA Summer Dansa-kort. Please note that our regular Dansa Kort and klippkort are not valid during BA Summer (week 22-33).
Kursledare
Kusi Castro
Kusi Castro utbildades i Paris där hon föddes. Först på konservatoriet och sedan i Cannes på Rosella Hightower Superior dansskola. Parallellt under alla dessa år har hon blivit coachad av Marc Du Bouaÿs och Evelyne Desutter som verkligen format hennes dans.
Kusi har dansat i olika europeiska kompanier som Leipziger Ballett i Tyskland i regi av Paul Chalmer, Ballet de l'Opéra National de Bordeaux i regi av Charles Jude, Ballet de l'Opéra National du Rhin i regi av Ivan Cavallari, Ballet du Capitole de Toulouse i regi av Kader Belarbi, Kungliga Svenska Baletten i regi av Johannes Öhman.
Hennes repertoar inkluderar koreografer som Paul Chalmer, Georges Balanchine, Uwe Scholz, John Cranko, Stephan Thoss, Rui Lopez Graça, Mario Pistoni, Rudolf Nurejev, Serge Lifar, Pär Isberg, Natalia Makarova, Natalia Conus, Benjamin Millepied, Roland Petit, Marcia Haydée, Marcia och Auguste Bournonville.
Medan hon fortfarande dansade fick hon sitt diplom som balettlärare från det franska kulturministeriet 2015 på grund av sin karriär och erfarenhet. Hon är även certifierad Stott Pilates-instruktör och certifierad PBT-instruktör.
Idag är Kusi Castro bland annat balettlärare för kandidatprogrammet i danspedagogik på Stockholms konstnärliga högskola samt undervisar på Balettakademien.
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