BALLET WITH FEDERICA VALLA
LIMONADA DANCE STUDIO
Leopoldstr. 4, 6020 Innsbruck
Saturday, 15.02.2025
14.30 - 16.00 Beginners (at least 1 year ballet experience) from 10 years old
BEGINNER:INSIDE Ballet open class
The course is aimed at girls and boys aged 10 and over as well as enthusiastic adults of all ages with at least one year's experience in classical dance.
The 90-minute training session is structured as follows:
- Exercises on the pole: Starting with simple warm-up exercises with both hands on the pole, followed by exercises with one hand.
- Training in the middle: From adagio exercises to jump sequences (small and medium allegro).
- Final cool-down
Each exercise is explained in detail and reinforced with specific corrections to ensure that all participants can take part in the class in a comfortable and relaxed manner. Particular attention is paid to the different dynamics of the exercises and musicality.
Price: EUR 35.- p. p.
The workshop will be held in English
16.15 - 17.45 slightly advanced/advanced (from 13 years)
EASY ADVANCED/ADVANCED Ballet open class
The class is aimed at girls and boys aged 13 and over as well as enthusiastic adults with sound experience in classical dance.
The training includes a complete 90-minute classical ballet class with the following structure:
- Training on the pole: from preparatory exercises to grands battements.
- Training in the center: From adagio, battements tendus, to pirouette work and allegro (small, medium and large jumps).
- Final cool-down and révérence
The level of the class is adapted to the participating dancers, with the option of differentiating the exercises if necessary and dividing the participants into groups. This ensures that everyone dances with composure and awareness and can make the most of the joint training.
Price: EUR 35.- p. p.
The workshop will be held in English.
Biography
Born in Turin (Italy), Federica began her training as a ballet dancer at the Teatro Nuovo Torino and the Princeton Ballet School (USA). She continued her studies as a jazz and musical dancer at the Adriana Cava Jazz Ballet, MDM Milano, Off Jazz Nice and Stage Entertainment Germany.
She began her professional dance career in Europe, where she performed in Italy (Teatro Regio Torino, A. Cava Jazz Company, Compagnia Torino Spettacoli) and also obtained her teaching diploma at the Teatro Nuovo Torino. In 2013, she began a new adventure "at sea" as a dancer on board the MSC and Mein Schiff fleets. She then worked in Singapore as a dance teacher at the Singapore Dance Theatre (SDT) and at various schools.
In 2016, she moved to Austria with her husband and began working as a guest artist at the Tiroler Landestheater in Innsbruck in the field of opera and musicals, where she played the lead role in Enrique Gasa Valga's production Gaia Mother Earth.
In Innsbruck, she also continued her teaching career, working with The Dance Experience, the Jugendlandestheater and the Kulturservice, where she taught jazz and ballet. In 2022, she moved back to Italy with her family, where she currently works as a ballet and musical theater teacher at various schools and academies, including the Art Village Turin under the direction of Luciano Cannito and the Torino Musical Academy.
Recently, she also received the PBT certificate as a trainer. Her professional and emotional connection to Austria has never been severed; she travels back regularly to work with her dedicated ballet students and to organize monthly workshops in collaboration with the Limonada Dance Company.
