The highly regarded team of teachers at the Dutch National Ballet Academy has trained dancers who now work at prestigious ballet companies around the world, including The Royal Ballet and Hong Kong Ballet. But of course also in our country, at the Dutch National Ballet, Nederlands Dans Theater, Scapino Ballet Rotterdam and Introdans, among others.

Every year, a number of dancers from the programme are selected to join the Junior Company, and some continue their professional careers with the Dutch National Ballet.

The studios of the Dutch National Ballet Academy are located in the state-of-the-art building at Nicolaas Tetterodestraat 13 in Amsterdam. All pupils and students are brought together in one building. The building includes seven large studios, one of which can serve as a theatre auditorium.

Who are the teachers and staff of the Dutch National Ballet Academy? View their profiles on this page. 

Artistic director
Ernst Meisner

Business director
René Vlemmix

Adjunct Artistiek leider
Dario Elia

Artistic Associate
Mthuthuzeli November

Patron
Hans van Manen

Artistic advisor
Ted Brandsen

Programma coördinator
Wendy Tadrous-Paulusma

Coordinator Bachelor programme
Marion Vijn

Faculty
Classical Ballet:  Nathalie Caris, Simona Ferrazza, Rinat Gizatulin, Marieke van der Heijden, Jane Lord, Grigori Tchitcherine, Ernst Meisner,Ainara Garcia-Navarro, Emanouela Merdjanova, Dario Elia, Remi Wörtmeyer, Qian Liu

Guest teachers:  Michele Jimenez, Caroline Iura, Anna Nowak, Didy Veldman, Amy Raymond, Judy Maelor Thomas, David Makhateli, Jozef Varga, Young Guy Choi, Mara Galeazzi, Anna Ol, Marijn Rademaker, Daniel Silva, Juanjo Arques, Julie Lincoln, Eric Beauchanese, Ryan Carroll

Contemporary dance: Marion Vijn, Lia Witjes-Poole, Ederson Rodrigues Xavier

Mental skills, tutoring:  Marion Vijn

Forsythe technologies:  Amy Raymond

Caractère: Grigori Tchitcherine

World Dance: Iva Lešić

Creative Dance: Dian IJkhout

International Talent Scout NBA: Christopher Powney

Pilates & Floor Barre: Leila Kester, Reina Trifunovic

Body Conditioning: Jurgen Paulusma

Dance history: Swantje Schäuble

Music Theory Preliminary course/AD: Maud van Daal

Anatomy & injury prevention: Iva Lešić

Music Theorie BA: Rex Lobo

Pedagogy BA: Jelle van der Leest

Health and Performance BA:Iva Lešić, Sofia Araujo de Ornelas dos Santos Pinto

Pianists: Abel Bakema, Bella Tubejeva, Dessy Radeva, Elizabeth Ford, Etsuko Oga, Olga Smirnova, Frauke Lühning, Eri Hayase, Alba Calle, Tamako Suzuki, Seen Tung Lee, Leo Lethinen 

Educational support and scheduling:  Rui van Bekkum, Gwen Honigh-Severijns

Coordinator projects and performances: Erwin Aarts

Social media: Maud Smeets

Artistic coordinator productions Dutch Nationale Ballet: Dario Elia

Artistic coordinator Summer School: Dario Elia

Pre-NBA & Audition, Outreach & Scouting Coordinator: Marieke van der Heijden

Classical ballet pre-NBA: Marieke van der Heijden, Matthew Pawlicki-Sinclair  

Werelddans pre-NBA: Wijnand Karel

Health & Performance: Sofia Araujo de Ornelas dos Santos Pinto, Marleen Grol, Lobke Mienis, Iva Lešić, Peter Stoelhorst

Health Representative: Marleen Grol

Building management: Menno Meijners

Caretakers: Heleen van der Hoogt, Katja Wahle, Jin Soo de Jong, Igor Kourchine

Production & Stage Manager: Dorothea Sinnema, Maureen Krumeich

Costumes: Ellen den Bouwmeester, Nancy Hulst