Ballet for Adults: Beginners

This course is suitable for complete beginners and for people that might have some experience in ballet.

The lessons will start with the basic exercises in order to learn the technique and will continue with moving through the space and enjoying the freedom of movement.

If you have always wanted to learn ballet and the technique, this is a great opportunity.

This 7-week week course will be taught by two incredible dancers; Vasiliki Stasinaki and Michael McEvoy. This will give students the opportunity to learn from two professional dancers.  

About the Tutor

Vasiliki Stasinaki is a member of Maiden Voyage Dance Company here in Belfast. She is a dance and visual artist who was born in Greece but is now based in Belfast based and who studied at the Greek State School of Dance, the Greek National Ballet School and Northern School of Contemporary Dance. She has worked with numerous companies such as the Greek National Ballet, Ludus Dance (UK), Pair Dance (UK), Maiden Voyage Dance (NI), Dylan Quinn Dance Theatre (NI), Springs Dance Company (UK), Liz Roche Dance Company (IR), Tinderbox Theatre Company (NI) and Company Philip Connaughton (IR).

Additionally she has collaborated with choreographers such as Evangelia Kolyra, Filip Van Huffel, Fearghus O’Conchuir, Freddie Opoku-Addaie, Enrique Cabrera, Eleesha Dreannan, Darren Ellis and Rachel Lopez de la Nieta.

Vasiliki has also studied art and design at University of Arts London and Belfast School of Art, Ulster University.