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Professional training in classical dance for talented young people from around the world.

Zurich Dance Academy offers professional training in classical dance and prepares talented children and young people for their future careers as stage dancers. Thank you for respecting our netiquette on Facebook and Instagram: https://www.zhdk.ch/taz-netiquette.

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Photos from Tanz Akademie Zürich's post 24/01/2025

🎉 New Educational Pathways at the Zurich Dance Academy! 🎓✨
We are very happy to announce that, starting from the 2025/26 school year, students in the Vocational Dance Training EFZ at the Zurich Dance Academy can now also earn the Berufsmatur 1 ARTE (Vocational Baccalaureate).

What does this mean for our dancers?
✅ New Opportunities: This enables students to continue their education at universities of applied sciences and, via a Passerelle, at universities.
✅ Top-tier Education: Combining artistic excellence with a solid academic foundation.
✅ Parallel Studies: The BM1 ARTE is completed parallel to the studies at the taZ.

This new offering gives young talents the chance to merge their dance education with an excellent academic qualification, opening doors to diverse educational and career paths. 🩰💡

Entrance exam in March 2025 – Registration is open until February 5, 2025! More info and registration:

👉 bit.ly/taz-berufsmatur

Photos from Tanz Akademie Zürich's post 07/01/2025

✨ Happy New Year from the Zurich Dance Academy! ✨

We hope you’ve had a wonderful holiday season and are starting 2025 with fresh energy and excitement. Our talented dancers and dedicated teachers are back in the studio, and the school is officially back in full swing as we kick off the new year with renewed passion for dance!

We’re thrilled to share a few selected moments from our December 2024 performance, taz – Inside Out, where our students showcased their incredible talent, dedication, and creativity on stage. 🌟

It was a wonderful evening, and we are very proud of all our dancers! To relive these beautiful moments, we’ve curated a gallery of photos from the show.

You can find all the pictures via the link below:

👉 bit.ly/inside-out-24 👈

We hope these photos bring back wonderful memories of the performance. Stay tuned for more updates, and we look forward to an exciting year ahead!

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17/12/2024

What a weekend! Our final show of the year, taZ – Inside Out, was a great success! Huge congratulations to all the dancers and everyone who made it possible. 💫

Now, it’s time to rest, recharge, and celebrate the season. We wish everyone a joyful and relaxing holiday! 🎄🎉

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Photos from Tanz Akademie Zürich's post 13/12/2024

✨ Join our team at the Zurich Dance Academy! ✨
The Zurich Dance Academy is seeking an experienced Ballet Teacher to join our team starting August 1, 2025. You’ll be teaching classical ballet for male dancers and pas de deux at all levels. If you fit the profile we’re looking for, we’d love to hear from you!

📅 Application deadline: January 26, 2025

For more details and to apply, visit: https://bit.ly/4iBwddF

Photos from Tanz Akademie Zürich's post 11/12/2024

Last week, we had the pleasure of hosting ZURICH TALKS DANCE at the beautiful Theater der Künste! ✨ Dancers, choreographers, and dance experts came together for an exciting evening of insightful conversations, sharing their creative journeys and visions. It was a night filled with inspiration and fresh perspectives on the dance world. 💫
Thank you to everyone who joined us! Stay tuned for our next event – we can’t wait to continue exploring the stories behind the dance.





09/12/2024

Zurich Dance Academy students Lisa Ito & William Gyves were invited to dance in the Nutcracker at in Basel. Congratulations to both of them and to all dancers for the wonderful performance!
Thank you to for the great cooperation.

Dancers:



📸 Ismael Lorenzo


Photos from Tanz Akademie Zürich's post 06/12/2024

We are excited to share that taZ student Sky Natzke has been selected as one of the 5 finalists for the Young Creation Award 2025!

Sky’s choreography, performed by Timothe Mielle, was chosen from 56 submissions by young talents worldwide. Sky’s variation will be presented during the Choreographic Evening on Wednesday 5 February 2025, at the Prix de Lausanne, where two winners will be selected. The winning variations will then be presented during the Finals’ Interlude, as well as on Sunday 9 February, during the Rising Stars event.

We wish Sky and Timothe all the best for the competition!


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02/12/2024

🎉 We are very pleased to announce that Christopher Powney will join the Zurich Dance Academy (taZ) as a teacher in residence until summer 2025. 

Christopher Powney has led the renowned Royal Ballet School in London as Artistic Director & CEO for the past ten years. Previously, he was Artistic Director at the Dutch National Ballet Academy in the Netherlands and co-founded the Dutch National Ballet Junior Company.
 
“We are very much looking forward to having Christopher with us as an integral part of our team for the rest of this academic year. As a very respected member of the dance world, he brings vast knowledge and experience.”
- Jason Beechey, Head of Dance, ZHdK.

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📸 © 2023 The Royal Ballet School. Photographed by Pierre Tappon.

26/11/2024

We’re happy to announce that taZ student Elena Stefanetti has been chosen to participate in the Partner School Choreographic Project of in 2025. This special program brings together students from Partner Schools to work with renowned choreographers—in this case, Jessica Lang.
 
Elena will join the project in Lausanne, where she and her fellow dancers will create and perform an original piece by Jessica Lang, featured at the Soirée Choréographique (Feb 5), Finals’ Interlude (Feb 8), and Rising Stars closing event (Feb 9).

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01/11/2024

Congratulations to taZ students Leo Cheng, Rhyan Foerster, and Samuel Lance, who have been selected as candidates for the 2025!
They are among 86 dancers from 22 countries who were selected out of 445 applicants.
We wish them all the best for the competition in February 2025.







Photos from Tanz Akademie Zürich's post 10/10/2024

Wishing the best of luck to our students and for the premiere of s CLARA at the tomorrow, Friday, Oct 11! Our students are grateful and excited to be part of this beautiful production!

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Photos from Tanz Akademie Zürich's post 20/09/2024

We are excited to share a few impressions from our beautiful school and studios here at .
& offer various study opportunities for young dancers from all over the world to come together to grow and learn from inspiring teachers and renowned choreographers. Come join us!

Are you interested in getting to know our school first hand, watch classes, chat with our students and take a look into our studios?
The Zurich Dance Academy will be open to the public tomorrow, Saturday, September 21, 2024, starting at 11 a.m.
You will be offered an insight into our curriculum, such as classical dance, point dance, pas de deux, contemporary dance, improvisation, contemporary & expression. We look forward to see you there!

Details:
https://www.zhdk.ch/veranstaltung/55571


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Photos from Tanz Akademie Zürich's post 29/08/2024

We are proud to share some more impressions from our summer performances “taZ - Curtain Up!” at the and the

Congratulations to all taZ students who always enthusiastically gave their best in rehearsals and on stage.

Thank you Dinna Bjørn, .dance and for your expertise, dedication and passion working with our students. We thank the for the generous opportunity to perform “Scotch Symphony”.

Many thanks to all taZ faculty and staff, as well as the teams of the and , who worked tirelessly to make the performances a success.

Photos by Ida Zenna. /
“Scotch Symphonie” ©The George Balanchine Trust.




   

27/08/2024

Welcome to a new school year at taZ! We wish all our students a successful start and we’re excited to be working on many new projects this semester. More infos to come…



Graduates 2024 of the Zurich Dance Academy 12/07/2024

We hope you check out this beautiful video by Takafumi Hori, this year's graduate of the Zurich Dance Academy.
He interviewed his classmates about their time at our school and what they will take away as they start their professional dance careers.

Graduates 2024 of the Zurich Dance Academy The class of 2024 are being interviewed about their time at Zurich Dance Academy. Video © Takafumi Hori

Photos from Tanz Akademie Zürich's post 11/07/2024

We are proud to share impressions from our summer performances “taZ - Curtain Up!” at the and the

Congratulations to all taZ students who always enthusiastically gave their best in rehearsals and on stage.

Thank you Dinna Bjørn, .dance and for your expertise, dedication and passion working with our students. We thank the for the generous opportunity to perform “Scotch Symphony”.

Many thanks to all taZ faculty and staff, as well as the teams of the and , who worked tirelessly to make the performances a success.

Photos by Ida Zenna. /
“Scotch Symphonie” ©The George Balanchine Trust.




   

07/06/2024

Congratulations to this year’s taZ graduates, who will leave our school in a few weeks to continue their paths in dance.

Check out the link below to see their personal profiles, in which they reflect on their time at as well as their plans and hopes for the future.

Go to: https://www.zhdk.ch/en/diplomas/diplomas-dance


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