Education:
- Professional Diploma & Teaching Qualification in Ballet (Vaganova) and Contemporary Dance (Graham Technique) with Honors - Ballet Academia Schininà-Vecchi, Naples (Italy).
- Master in Physics cum laude, Università Federico II, Napoli (Italy).
- PhD in Biophysics, joint collaboration between Università Federico II di Napoli, Università di Cosenza, CNR / Sincrotrone di Trieste (Italy).
- Workshops with international choreographers and dancers, including Peter van der Sloot (Tanz-Theather-Münster, Germany), Elisabetta Terabust (Teatro Opera di Roma - Teatro La Scala di Milano, Italy), Antonio Salernitano (Teatro San Carlo di Napoli, Italy, Carmen Russo (Italian TV dancer), Enzo Paolo Turchi (Teatro San Carlo di Napoli - La Fenice di Venezia, Italy), Luigi Ferrone (Primo ballerino Teatro San Carlo di Napoli, Italy), Steve La Chance (American Ballet Theatre), Sonia di Gennaro (Contemporary Academy Napoli, Italy), Massimo Blonde and Corrado Canulli (Teatro Verdi, Trieste (Italy), Doris Catana, Christina Maria Meyer, Fumio Inagaki, Tamara Grimmer, Pilar Nevado, Von Arb, Kunz and Restle for classical and contemporary dance and Prof. Keller for the music theory (Opernhaus Zurich, Switzerland).
Awards and Performances in soloist role at Teatro Bellini, teatro Politeama, Teatro Augusteo, Teatro Diana, Teatro Cilea (Napoli, Italy). International Dance Festival (Gubbio, Italy). As part of the ballet company at National Theatre Prague (Czech Republic) and Opernhaus Zurich (Switzerland).
Professional Experience
- Dance Teacher and Choreographer - (2001-present ) at Lunacy Dance school, Napoli, Italy; Ballet&Balance, Zurich, Switzerland; and at SatgeArt, Zurich, Switzerland. Teaching ballet and contemporary dance to students aged 4–80. Creation of choreographies for end-of-year shows, performances and events. Workshops and masterclasses delivered in various dance schools and events across Europe. Preparation and coaching of students for international dance competitions and ice skating performances. Private coaching focused on technique refinement for students seeking tailored and personalised training — both at a pre-professional level and an amateur level.
- Commission and Jury Roles - Member of dance commissions for student evaluations, examinations, and admission to competition. Evaluation of classical and modern dance candidates in both academic and private contexts. Collaboration with schools and cultural organisations for assessments and performance selections.
- Founder, Instructor and Author - Founder of the program “”Dance & Physics”” (2009–present), combining scientific principles with physical movement. Instructor in practical and theoretical Dance&Physics workshops. Author of the book “”Che forza la danza”” - a coming-of-age story that challenges traditional gender stereotypes in dance and beyond. It opens doors for girls and boys who are judged for their interests, their bodies, or their talents — confronting ideas like the need for a “perfect” body shape to dance, or that physics and scientific subjects are not meant for women. Through movement, curiosity, and self-expression, the characters reclaim their space in both art and science, proving that passion has no gender and that identity is shaped by courage, not convention. ...Read Ballet / Contemporary Dance Professional & Physicist