DEIRDRE O' NEILL ARAD RAD RTS AISTD

 

 

I began Ballet at the age of five years and later at seventeen I left Dublin (Ireland) to train professionally as a ballet dancer at The Bush Davies School and then further at Laine Theatre Arts in England; I performed professionally with PACT Ballet Company, in Pretoria South Africa, Nightstar Dance Company Dublin Ireland. I then trained professionally as a ballet teacher with the Royal Academy of Dance, London, specialising in Vocational Level. I am a fully registered teacher with The Royal Academy of Dance, London (RAD). I also hold the teaching qualification with the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD).
I have worked here in Freiburg since 2009 at several ballet schools in the local Freiburg area, teaching Ballet, RAD Exam coaching, Repertoire and Floor Barre. 

I now begin my own school Ballet Elegant

 

My curiosity to further understand and inter-connect the body with the movement (including its texture and dynamic) and to deliver a clear and precise connection between the two for my students, continues to fuel my own personal and professional development.

My teaching style and approach to class and to my student's is enriched with my love of dance. I continue as I first began in Ballet, as a dancer and maintain my own technical level with Professional Ballet Training at Marameo (Berlin) and regular Yoga practice. As a ballet teacher, I find my inspiration from various sources including; Eric Franklin (Dance Imagery), Ester Juon - Pointe Shoe Fitting (Training completed), Feldenkrais, Body-Work, Psychology, Anatomy and Nature.