// Ballet, Pointe //
After graduating in ballet from the Institut del Teatre in Barcelona, Spain, Silvia worked as a full time dancer for nine years in Ballet de Euskadi, the National Opera in Mexico and the National theater Mannheim, Germany. She then moved to the UK and completed an MA in choreography at the London Contemporary Dance School. Since then she has been living in Helsinki. She has performed and choreographed in various independent projects and has taught for amateur, recreational and professional dancers.
In her ballet classes Silvia follows the traditional foundations of classical ballet technique but searches for various ways of combining sequences. Silvia focuses on working on healthy alignment and searching for a better use of effort and breath, seeking to increase awareness and reduce tension She also emphasizes on the attention to musical aspects, working on the specific dynamic and quality of each step and how to maintain it within faster and slower tempos. Students have often refered Silvia's classes to be very 'dancy' because she creates an atmosphere that helps the students to execute the movements not only mechanically correct but also musically and expressive.
