About Karina
Karina Elver was born in 1962 in Copenhagen, Denmark. She began to dance at the age of 3, and at 9 years old she was accepted as a ballet student at The Royal Danish Ballet School.
In 1978 she was accepted as an apprentice at The Royal Danish Ballet and after 2 years she became a ballet dancer at The Royal Danish Ballet.
During her time at The Royal Danish Ballet, she had many solo parts in several famous ballets by August Bournonville, Balanchine, Alvin Ailey and many more.
In 1992 she started to create her own choreography.
In 2003, after a wonderful career of 32 years, she decided to leave The Royal Theater to work as a freelance ballet teacher/choreographer/repetiteur and Bournonville specialist.
Since 2011 Karina has been working in New York, and other States across the U.S, teaching and staging Bournonville ballets.
“I was born in Copenhagen, Denmark.
I've been working with the Bournonville style since I was 9 years old. The Royal Danish Theatre is a very big part of my life and will always have my heart.
After a wonderful career I decided to become a freelance Ballet Teacher, Choreographer and Repetiteur in the famous August Bournonville ballet style. Besides teaching, staging and directing Bournonville ballets around the world, I also like to get inspiration from other interest and work such as acting, sculpting, psychology, meditation, reading and creative projects in other art forms.”
Karina Elver - ballet teacher, choreographer & repetiteur
Resumé
2022
National Theatre Maribor, Slovenia. - Thumbelina, HC. Andersen, new creation
Jacob School of Music, Indiana, USA. - Bournonville-Suite
Salt Lake City, Ogden, USA. - Bournonville Repetiteur
Copenhagen. - Ballet Event
2021
Copenhagen. - Guest teacher, Tivoli
Copenhagen. - Guest teacher, Contemporary Dance School
Budapest, Hungary. - Guest teacher, Budapest Dance Theatre
Copenhagen. - Masterclasses, Dansekapellet
Oure Idrætshøjskole, DK. - Ballet Workshop
Copenhagen. - Bournonville Begins, School of the Art
2020
Maribor, Slovenia. - Thumbelina, HC. Andersen, Choreography
Tenerife, Spain. - Winter Movement Academy: For disables and non disables performers
Czech Republic. - Ballet-Gala, August Bournonville
Copenhagen - Happy Theatre, training/coaching for disables Actors
2019
Tampa Florida, USA. - ”What’s Up” Choreography, Brandon Ballet
Tampa Florida, USA. - Guest Teacher, Brandon Ballet
Maribor, Slovenia. - August Bournonville Pantomime Workshop
Copenhagen. - Guest Teacher Ballet classes Summer School Royal Danish Ballet
Odense. - Guest Teacher Ballet classes Summer School Royal Danish Ballet
Tampa Florida, USA. - Bournonville’s Pantomime Masterclasses, Brandon Ballet
Ogden Utah, USA. - Guest Teacher, Choreography
Ogden Utah, USA. - Bournonville Seminar
2018
Salt Lake City, Ogden USA. - Bournonville-Seminar
Helsinki, Finland. - Bournonville-Seminar
Maribor, Slovenia. - Bournonville-Pantomime Masterclasses
Brandon Ballet, Florida, USA. - Guest Teacher/Choregrapher
The National Theatre, Split, Croatia. - Restaging La Sylphide.
2017
Maribor Slovene National Theatre, Maribor, Slovenia. - La Sylphide.
The National Theatre, Split, Croatia. - La Sylphide.
2016
Nashville Ballet. - Guest teacher/Bournonville-Workshop.
Cincinatti Ballet. - Guest teacher/Bournonville-Workshop.
Indiana Bloomington Jacob school of Music. - Bournonville Workshop.
Peridance New york. - Guest teacher.
Joffrey Ballet School, New York. - Guest teacher/Bournonville Workshop
Joffrey Ballet School, New York. - Summer-Intensive
Les Ballet Trockadeo du Monte Carlo, New York. - Guest-teacher, Coaching Bournonville
2015
Colorado Ballet, Denver Colorado. - Staging and directing August Bournonville’s La Sylphide.
Colorado Ballet Academy, Denver Colorado. - Bournonville-Masterclass.
Ellison Ballet 10 years anniversary. - Symphony Space, New York. - The Jockey-Dance.
Steps on Broadway, New york. - Summer-intensive, Guest teacher.
Joffrey Ballet School, New york. - Guest teacher.
Czech Republic, Ostrava. - Re-staging La sylphide.
440 Lafayette St, New York. - Master-classes.
Les Ballet Trockadeo du Monte Carlo, New York. - Guest teacher.
Peridance, New york. - Guest teacher.
2014
Gelsey Kirkland Academy of Classical Ballet, New York. - Teacher and Bournonville instructor
Ellison Ballet, New York - Bournonville’s Le Conservatoire, A Folk Tale, Staging and directing - Guestteacher
Czech Republic, Ostrava - Staging and directing La Sylphide
2013
Joffrey Balletschool, New York - La Ventana, Pas De Trois
Gelsey Kirkland Academy of Classical Ballet, New York. - Teacher and Bournonville instructor
Steps on Broadway, New York - Masterclasses in Bournonville style
Indiana University, Jacob school of Music - Guest teacher and instructor
Musical Art Center, Bloomington, Indiana: Old world-New world - Staging and directing, Bournonville-Suite
2012
Connecticut Ballet - La Ventana: Staging and directing - Bournonville workshop
Gelsey Kirkland Academy of Classical Ballet, New York. - Teacher and Bournonville instructor
Steps on Broadway, New York - Masterclasses in Bournonville style
Ellison Ballet, New York - Bournonville’s Le Conservatoire, A Folk Tale, Staging and directing - Guestteacher
Indiana University, Jacob school of Music - Guest teacher and instructor