Kusi Castro

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, 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, certifierad PBT-instruktör och FRC mobility instructor.

 

Kusi Castro är balettlärare på Kungliga Svenska Balettskolan sedan 2024 där hon innan dess var vikarie.

Hon har även varit balettlärare för kandidatprogrammet i danspedagogik på Stockholms konstnärliga högskola. På Balettakademien undervisar hon kvällskurser och daglig träning för proffsdansare."

 

 

Kusi Castro was trained in Paris where she was born. First at the conservatory and then in Cannes at the Rosella Hightower Superior Dance School. At the same time, throughout all these years, she has been coached by Marc Du Bouaÿs and Evelyne Desutter, who have really shaped her dancing.

Kusi has danced in various European companies such as Leipziger Ballett in Germany under Paul Chalmer, Ballet de l'Opéra National de Bordeaux under Charles Jude, Ballet de l'Opéra National du Rhin under Ivan Cavallari, Ballet du Capitole de Toulouse under Kader Belarbi, and the Royal Swedish Ballet under Johannes Öhman.  

Her repertoire includes choreographers like Paul Chalmer, Georges Balanchine, Uwe Scholz, John Cranko, Stephan Thoss, Rui Lopez Graça, Mario Pistoni, Rudolf Nureyev, Serge Lifar, Pär Isberg, Natalia Makarova, Natalia Conus, Benjamin Millepied, Roland Petit, Marcia Haydée, and Auguste Bournonville.

While she was still dancing, she received her diploma as a ballet teacher from the French Ministry of Culture in 2015 due to her career and experience. She is also a certified Stott Pilates instructor, certified PBT instructor, and FRC mobility instructor.

Kusi Castro has been a ballet teacher at the Royal Swedish Ballet School since 2024, where she previously worked as a substitute. She has also taught ballet for the bachelor's program in dance pedagogy at Stockholm University of the Arts. At the Ballet Academy, she teaches evening courses and daily training for professional dancers.