Mirella Simoncini
Director & Pricipal teacher
Mirella received her education at the Royal Balletschool of Antwerp, Codarts Rotterdam and the Young Talent Class Nederlands Dans Theater under the supervision of Ivan Kramer.
She has been leading the international private school ‘Studio Simoncini’ since 2002 and in the same year she inititiated Summerschool Den Haag which became the 1st international summer school in her city.
Her collaboration with appreciated personalities in the international ballet scene and the approach regarding small classes and the possibility of creating an individual schedule for each student made Summerschool Den Haag one of Holland’s most appreciated schools for the personal touch in dance training..
Guest Teaching
In 2012 she began as a guest teacher for Britain’s national dance company Rambert (artistic director Mark Baldwin). A year later the company moved into a new building and Mirella was invited to teach the company class for the Open House Event with audiences watching class. Since than she returned many times to Rambert and has been a guest teacher at a.o. De Dutch Don’t Dance Division, SALLY Dansgezelschap Maastricht, Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures and Studio Wayne McGregor.
Helping Young Talent to get the most out of themselves
Mirella enjoys supporting the Dutch dance scene making available scholarships for future dancers a.o. The Royal Conservatoire of The Hague, National Ballet Academy in Amsterdam, ArtEZ Dansacademie in Arnhem and international dance competitions.
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