TSDV DanceNation

Our Teachers

Anna Shekiladze

She fell in love with dance at the age of 4 and her love for movement has only deepened with time. Though her foundation is in Latin Dance from her ballroom days, she has also trained in various styles such as Jazz, Musical Theater, Modern, Contemporary, and Folk Dance.

Teaches: Heels Intermediate/Advanced, Latin Solo, Divini-T, Danslab Zuid

Annette Waterschoot

She was trained at ArtEZ Dance Academy in Ballet, Modern Dance and Jazz Dance. After this study she finished her 2nd Bachelor at Laban London, specialising in Ballet, Modern and Contemporary Dance. After her studies Annette started teaching, dancing and making pieces.

Teaches: Ballet Beginners, Contemporary Advanced, Danslab Zuid

Claudia Wilmans

She has completed an all-round dance education at Albeda Dans College in Rotterdam, participated in many dance competitions, and danced in shows such as Idols and the MTV Awards. She’s been the coach for UNI-T since 2018. Besides hip-hop she also has experience in Contemporary and Heels.

Teaches: Commercial Beginners, Hip-hop Intermediate/Advanced, Uni-T

Emma Gabrielson

Emma Gabrielsson

She has competed in pole on an international level in the past and today she is active within the circus, specialising in aerial pole. She has a wide range of skills and styles on the pole and has been teaching pole since 2021.

Teaches: Pole Beginners

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Jenna Pennings

She is a dance teacher, choreographer and performer who completed her education as dance teacher at Fontys Academy of the Arts in Tilburg in 2021.

Teaches: Commercial Intermediate/Advanced, Jazz Beginners, Jazz Intermediate/Advanced

Konstantina Strantzali

Konstantina Strantzali

She graduated from the Fontys Dance Academy in 2019, and has been working as a dance teacher and performer ever since. Next to dancing she’s also working as a Personal Trainer and Group Fitness instructor.

Teaches: Ballet Intermediate/Advanced, Infini-T

Laura Mendéz

Laura Méndez

She is an interdisciplinary artist, researching movement through theatre, pole dance, and aerial arts. Since 2013, she has been training in pole sport and pole art. Since 2021, she has been teaching in the Netherlands, focusing on movement as a tool for expression, confidence and empowerment.

Teaches: Pole Beginners

Maria Moschou

She has a BA Dance Teaching degree (Ballet, Cunningham & Contemporary dance techniques). After her studies, to go deeper into movement, she joined Contact Improvisation & Body-Mind Centering classes. She attended Performance Studies at Patra’s University, learning about the performative body on and off stage, something she uses in her choreographies.

Teaches: Contemporary Beginners, Contemporary Intermediate, Infini-T

Negin Mirzaghavam

She started dancing at the age of 3, using dancing to heal and connect. She has been teaching Iranian and Belly Dance for 5 years, blending traditional elements with space for improvisation and emotional connection.

Teaches: Belly Dance

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Sennah Peeters

She began dancing around the age of 8 and has continued ever since. Some of her favourite experiences include taking classes abroad in the Philippines, participating in the training program at CDK Company and her time with Uni-T (our DanceNation hip-hop demo team)

Teaches: Hip-hop Beginners

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Sophie G

She began dancing when she was 6 in Paris before moving to Germany to teach heels, hip-hop, and host workshops. She has trained worldwide at top studios like Playground LA, LAX Paris, Copenhagen Dance Space, and The Company Berlin, learning from renowned artists like Malou Linders, Brian Friedman, Yanis Marshall.

Teaches: Female Hip-hop, Heels Beginners

Our Substitute Teachers

Avya Axwijk

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Céline Kroon

Christia Demetriou

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Hao Lin van der Lee

Sanne van den Biggelaar

Sanne van den Biggelaar