Careers After Graduation: Our Alumni Conquer the Dance World

Inside the historic studios of our Berlin dance villa, the next generation of professional dancers has been thriving for over 25 years. Discover where the journey from the Balance 1 Academy leads onto international stages:
The success stories of our graduates since 1999 are the ultimate proof of the excellent quality of our 3-year full-time education program. Today, Balance 1 dancers work worldwide in renowned companies, state theaters, and as highly successful choreographers.
Here is an overview of where our graduates are currently making an impact:
Engagements at Major Stages and Ensembles (Selection)
  • Sasha Waltz & Guests: Several of our graduates have successfully made the leap into the world-famous Berlin-based ensemble of Sasha Waltz.
  • Staatsoper Berlin & Staatsballett: Our alumni are strongly represented in productions and established collaborations at the capital's leading opera houses.
  • Theaters & Municipal Theaters Globally: Whether at German state theaters, permanent European ensembles, or within the dynamic independent dance scene—the foundation built at Balance 1 opens doors everywhere.
Academic Success: Admission to Master’s Programs (M.A.)
A verified quality feature of our training is its high permeability into the university system. Numerous graduates have transitioned directly into advanced Master's studies after finishing their education at Balance 1:
  • Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch: Successful alumni in the prestigious Master of Arts in Choreography program.
  • International Arts Universities: Admissions to Master of Arts programs at leading European universities of the arts, which fully recognize our graduation certificate as an equivalent to 180 ECTS credits for artistic pathways.
Leading Figures in Dance Pedagogy and Choreography
Our alumni do not only shine as performers on stage; they actively shape the future of the dance landscape:
  • Founding their own internationally touring dance companies and creative collectives.
  • Holding leading positions as dance educators, teachers, and lecturers at approved vocational schools and educational projects worldwide.

Balance 1 Academy Alumni

2024
Beatrice De Filippi, Lilly-Lavinia Fromm, Sharmin Knop, Frances-Marlene Prasse, Henriette Rufflet, Zoë Celine Wolf

2023
Franziska Becker, Ainhoa Eisermann, Michelle-Rose Gorovoy, Hanna Jacobi, Yane Loaiza Yamileth Krebs, Beatrix Kroschewski, Adriana Mancuso, Annika Netzold, Roman Mößlein, Elena Rodriguez Martinez, Celine Rose, Annika Schreiber, Antonia Wolf, Greta Zimmermann

2022
Arianna De Filippi, Sandra Hans, Julia Jackel, Maia Zinnia Joseph, Sophie Mölleken, Ada Nasilowska, Eleana Stadler

2021
Clara Dünnebeil, Sophie Geisler, Pauline Hertling, Veera Emilia Laine, Giulia Lampugnani, Laura Metz

2020
Ida Cedercreutz, Rosa Lisa Groll, Emilie Pedersen, Helen Schmiedle, Karen Eik Thorsdottir, Denis Marius Thuillé, Clara Unseld, Désirée Zurek

2019
Thomas Bauer, Dioni Birmpili, Giorgia Calliari, Anna Disse, Clara-Luna Donoso, Lina Georgieva, Lydia Graßmann, Finnja Hesse, Sarah Jerusalem, Stanley Mareka, Yuna Lee Reinhardt, Julie Savery, Matilde Flor Usinger, Eva Weibel, Tea Zugec

2018
Lana van der Brug, Nina Burkhardt, Anna Lisa Graue, Eryk Marlon Groß, Mirka Juvonen, Esther Lottes, Corinna Mühlenberg, Fabian Nißler, Johanna Ryynänen, Pia Schnackenberg, Lena Strützke

2017
Emma Hedemann Christensen, Eva Maria Kranz, Miriam Nagler, Mina Shayegan, Anna Øhrberg Nielsen, Lovisa Sohls Söderberg
Mouafak Aldoabl

2016
Ailís Buß, Elisa Bidsadze, BoGyeong Kang, Cora Kartmann, Marlene Naumann, Franziska Oelke, Christin Oertel, Cathleen Rabe, Luise Strehlow, Clara Wedig, Lisa Zunftmeister

2015
Nina Baake, Octavia Barvulsky, Nicola Bautz, Ece Cinar, Anna Ellinghaus, Wiebke Kampferbeck, Lilian Kim Lukas, Julia Monschau, Katharina Pudenz, Shuka Yamaguchi, Hasan Hüseyin Yilmaz, Lena Zaumseil

2014
Nelli Ahlroth, Pepita Bauhardt, Francisco Bejarano Montes de Oca, Madeleine Brinkmeier, Sophia Dörner, Evita Filiti, Maja Fritzon, Mara de Madelena, Lydia Nierth, Rodolfo Piazza da Silva, Sarah Röh, Mireia Salip Ventura, Nelli Tews

2013
Galina Andreeva, Amelie Pauline Broich, Louisa Jules Burow, Sergio Verano, Sophie Julie Furchtbar, Nelly Hakkarainen, Ronja Häring, Marina Hoffman, Nanna Holst, Almut Küpper, Lisa-Marie Mohs, Fina Schmeelcke, Angelina Schuler, Malin Michal Stifel

2012
Katharina Bialluch, Marlene Foth, Uta Eismann, Theresa von Hunoltstein, Sophie Koll, Martin Schultz Kristensen, Alexandra Neüff, Maria Seidel, Timo Staab, Stefanie Tübinger, Katariina Tuomiluoma, Elisa Vasquez McCoy, Ira Wandschneider

2011
Esteban Barias, Arielle Chauvel-Lévy, Anisa Häuslein, Amieke Hinze, Natali Juhasz, Inga Klemme, Katrine Kroløkke Jørgensen, Susanne Kühn, Karla Mendoza, Selina Menzel, Melanie Müller, Leonie Pfitzer, Raphaela Porschien, Juliane Spannring, Susan Stemmler

2010
Mascha Maria Baschliy, Janina Leonie Berner, Julia Behrendt, Laura Daras, Luisa Kurrat, Joanna Lammers, Elsa Loy, Yalda Moinzadeh, Lisa Müller, Julia Asuka Riedl, Johanna Svensson, Myriel Welling, Susanne Soldan, Daniela Herper

2009
Laura Keil (side by side 1. Preis 2010), Laura Klier, Sarah Kuklinski, Bahar Meric, Sara-Rebecca Neumicke (Finalistin beim Choreographiewettbewerb „no ballet“ 2010), Franziska Steffen, Eva Sophia Sutter, Ulrike Thüring, Mayra Wallraff, Tina Witthohn, Melanie Wyss

2008
Alina Grell, Sandra Herrenbrück, Sylvia Herrenbrück, Karoline Rödl, Stephanie Roser, Lara Russo, Milena Szur, Jessica Wagener, Christin Wakulat, Anja Wirthmann

2007
Birgitt Bodingbauer (side by side 1. Preis 2009), Natascha Böhler, Annika Eilers, Sophie Fingerle,Annika Huckfeld (side by side 2. Preis 2011), Jessica Kammerer, Vera Koltermann, Billy Perez Garcia, Christin Maaß („Rosi Berlin“ und Tanzplattform „Tanzbad“), Janine Pißner, Uta Rössler,  Livia Rutishauser, Andriana Seecker, Lena Taege, Alen Vucko, Johanna Withelm

2006
Indra Djimjadi, Rebecca Fratini,  Simone Roddewig, geb. Grindel, Andrea Hilbert, Janina Joyner,Elisabeth Molnar,  Marita Pohle (unter den 10 Besten bei „You can dance“), Romana Ramer,Christiane Staloch, Yuri Tamura, Lea Thürmann,  Jessy Wenzel

2005
Florian Bücking, Julia Galas, Nora Hageneier, Manuela Hartung, Anna Heinimann, Dorothea Hohmann,
Raisa Kröger, Katharina Meyer, Stefanie Douglas geb. Reintzsch, Steffi Sembdner, Caroline Sobottka, Sandra Tang

2004
Romina Brocke, Nadin Felski, Fanny Hoffmann, Valeria Kaganovskaa, Jenny Kampfrath, Sarasvati Kenchanagoudar, Johanna Lemke, Friederike Plafki (1. Preis Das beste deutsche Tanzsolo), Juli Reinartz, Anne Schmidt (2. Preis beim 12. Internationalen Solo Tanz Theater Festival in Stuttgart 2008), Peter Zielonka

2003
Rike Sett , Julie-Denise Hyangho (Popstars coach), Yasemin Celikkan, Catherine Tolopu, Tina Behrendt, Beate Marten, Annegret Majer, Lucija Rukavina, Vanessa Thrull, Stefanie Wietzig-Bauling

2002
Alexandra Abt, Esther Bohnhardt,  Dela Diezel, Shannon Hancock, Katharina Leitner, Anja Müller, Cornelia Pensel, Hanne Slivsgaard Jessen, Tabea Tettenborn, David Ziegler

2001
Nicole Baumann, Konstanze Büschel, Daniela Keimel, Roman Nitz, Jana Osburg, Felicitas Ritter, Anna Städler, Deborah Suhner, Susanne Wieneke, Rita Zumstein

2000
Meike Brose, Ann Haglund, Kornelia Jaeger, Stine Lethan, Mareike Löhr, Bülent Musdu, Line Horn Pederson, Eva Possart,
Elke Tismar, Anna Katharina Walewska

1999
Tamara Brücken, Julie Clark, Verena Fleißner, Adrienne Haraszti, Katrin Hunklinger, Christa Näf, Judith Rohrbach, Angela Schubot, Christine Stehno, Jaqueline Telley, Natalie Vogel, Anna Widmer, Alejandra Sepúlveda Zapata