Classical Ballet for Beginners
Mastering the ABC of Classical Ballet

In this class I will present Classical Ballet vocabulary from the perspective of dance imagery following the method of Eric N. Franklin. Its most important elements, synthesized through a long experience on stage, are presented with humour and dynamic. The aim of this class is for the participants to joyfully achieve personal timing in mastering the ABC of classical ballet and musicality.



Simona Noja
Simona Noja began her career with the Romanian olympic gymnastics team and received her ballet education at the Arts University in Cluj - Napoca. In 1994 she has also graduated in Philology from the University "Babes- Bolyay" in Cluj - Napoca.
Apart from engagements with the Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Düsseldorf, the Deutsche Oper in Berlin, she joined the Staatsoper in Vienna. She was a guest soloist with the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, the Royal Swedish Ballet in Stockholm and the Frankfurt Ballett.
She was artistic director of the Romanian company "Teatrul de balet Oleg Danovski". In 1990 she was awarded the Silver Medal at the 4th International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississipi. In 2002 she was awarded Best Dancer in "Danza and Danza" and received the "Steaua Romaniei" - the highest cultural order of Romania.