The Dancer - Dance Training Camp

THE DANCER IS HERE!

“You have to love dancing to stick to it. It gives you nothing back, no manuscripts to store away, no paintings to show on walls and maybe hang in museums, no poems to be printed and sold, nothing but that fleeting moment when you feel alive. It is not for unsteady souls.”

Merce Cunningham, modern dance choreographer

The DANCER returns for its second year, stronger, more evolved, and more international than ever before.

A project dedicated to young dancers who are not satisfied with “just dancing,” but actively seek real opportunities for growth, connection, and a professional pathway within the world of dance.

The DANCER offers talented dancers the chance to connect directly with established professionals, renowned dance companies, and leading academies—opening doors that often feel distant or out of reach.

The 1st Training Camp left its mark:
intense experiences, powerful collaborations, and 100% scholarships that transformed the journeys of dancers who dared to take the step.

The 2nd edition of The DANCER arrives with even more opportunities, higher expectations, and an environment designed to push every participant beyond their limits—artistically, physically, and professionally.

If you were there the first time, you know.
If you weren’t, now is the moment.

The DANCER is not just a training camp.
It is an experience.
It is a challenge.
It is the beginning of your next step.

Join the journey. Make the dream real.

Beograd 08. mart 2022. Ana Pavlović umetnicka direktorka baleta Narodnog pozorista, Narodno pozoriste balet, intervju Foto:Vesna Lalić/Nova.rs

Ana Pavlovic
Prima ballerina - Art director of National Theatre of Belgrade

Principal Ballet Dancer, born on November 12, 1973, in Belgrade. She graduated in 1991 from the Lujo Davičo Ballet School in Belgrade. During her studies, she performed the leading role in La Bayadère (Act II – Kingdom of the Shades), presented at the National Theatre.

In 1991, she joined the Graz Opera Ballet in Austria. Since 1993, she has been a member of the Ballet of the National Theatre in Belgrade. In 1998, she was awarded the title of Principal Soloist, and in 1999 she was promoted to Principal Ballet Dancer.

At the National Theatre Ballet, she performed as a soloist in major classical productions such as Swan Lake (A. Simon), Giselle (L. Lavrovsky), and Don Quixote (V. Logunov).

She interpreted leading roles in numerous demanding works, including: The Sleeping Beauty (V. Logunov), The Wife (L. Pilipenko), Swan Lake (D. Parlić), The Spirit of the Rose (M. Fokine), Images (L. Pilipenko), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (V. Logunov), Romeo and Juliet (D. Parlić), Giselle (L. Lavrovsky), Who’s Singing Over There? (S. Zurovac), Paquita / Francesca da Rimini (P. & Lj. Dobrijević), Cage (L. Pilipenko), Don Quixote (V. Vasiliev), Triple Bill (Duo – Lj. Dobrijević), and The Legend of Ohrid (L. Pilipenko).

In September 2009, she participated in the internationally renowned Gala Festival Stars of the 21st Century, held on the Champs-Élysées in Paris.

Awards & Distinctions

• Winner of the “Dimitrije Parlić” Award for outstanding artistic and technical performance (2008–2009 season)
• Winner of the “Golden Ring” Award (2010) for her contribution to the cultural life of the City of Belgrade
• Recipient of the “Terpsichore” Award (2012), awarded to distinguished ballet dancers from Serbia
• National Theatre Award for Outstanding Artistic Achievement, for the leading role in Coppélia

Stefanos Bizas
Coordinator of Contemporary Dance for Royal Danish Ballet School

"Originally from Patras, Greece, I traveled to London after completing my degree as a civil engineer to fulfill my dream of becoming a professional dancer.

After 17 years of stage experience I ended up in Odense, Denmark and the Royal Academy of Dance where I help young and aspiring dancers fulfill their dreams as well as mine!"