Meet Ania:
Hi, I'm Ania, a former professional ballet dancer, certified yoga instructor, banker, and mother of two amazing boys. I began my dancing career at an early age at the National Ballet School in Bytom, Poland. At the age of 15, I was offered a scholarship to study at the Hamburg Ballet School in Germany. After graduating from this school with the Diploma of Professional Ballet Dancer, I joined the Hamburg Ballet Company directed by the renowned American choreographer John Neumeier. There I performed group and soloist roles in various classical and modern ballets such as the Nutcracker, Swan Lake, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and The Little Mermaid while travelling with the company around the world.
While dancing, I studied towards a Bachelor of Business at the Open University, Milton Keynes, UK. Upon my university graduation, I left dancing to pursue a second career, becoming a credit risk manager at Germany’s largest bank, Deutsche Bank AG. During my years with the bank, I obtained my CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) credentials and also became a certified Vinyasa Yoga instructor. In April 2016, I moved with my husband and little boys from Stuttgart, Germany to Charlottesville, VA. I love teaching dance and passing on my lifelong ballet experience, especially to kids who are so free and unconstrained in the way they express themselves. In my fun and creative dance classes, children will work on coordination, flexibility, and muscular strength as well as confidence in expressing emotions through movement. We will cover basic principles of classical ballet which are the foundation of any dance style.
I look forward to seeing you in my classes at the Little Planets Playroom!
Hi, I'm Ania, a former professional ballet dancer, certified yoga instructor, banker, and mother of two amazing boys. I began my dancing career at an early age at the National Ballet School in Bytom, Poland. At the age of 15, I was offered a scholarship to study at the Hamburg Ballet School in Germany. After graduating from this school with the Diploma of Professional Ballet Dancer, I joined the Hamburg Ballet Company directed by the renowned American choreographer John Neumeier. There I performed group and soloist roles in various classical and modern ballets such as the Nutcracker, Swan Lake, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and The Little Mermaid while travelling with the company around the world.
While dancing, I studied towards a Bachelor of Business at the Open University, Milton Keynes, UK. Upon my university graduation, I left dancing to pursue a second career, becoming a credit risk manager at Germany’s largest bank, Deutsche Bank AG. During my years with the bank, I obtained my CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) credentials and also became a certified Vinyasa Yoga instructor. In April 2016, I moved with my husband and little boys from Stuttgart, Germany to Charlottesville, VA. I love teaching dance and passing on my lifelong ballet experience, especially to kids who are so free and unconstrained in the way they express themselves. In my fun and creative dance classes, children will work on coordination, flexibility, and muscular strength as well as confidence in expressing emotions through movement. We will cover basic principles of classical ballet which are the foundation of any dance style.
I look forward to seeing you in my classes at the Little Planets Playroom!
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