Biography

Joëlle Vivienne Aeby

From Fribourg, Switzerland,I have over 20 years of dance experience, specialising in ballet. Whilst pursuing my career as a classical ballet dancer with the Victorian State Ballet in Melbourne, I finished studies and received the Certificate lV in Dance teaching and Management.

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My first steps as a pre-professional ballet dance trainee started at the "Conservatoire de Fribourg"  coached by Corinne Held Balbarie and Hans Meister. 

Leaving home and travelling  at age fifteen  to follow the passion as a dancer.

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First stop was the “Ballett-Akademie Hochschule für Musik und Theater München”, where I received a scholarship, followed by the “Balletschule Theater Basel”. Soon later I was offered to join the Junior Company Prague where we had different productions in classical ballet as well as contemporary dance works. 

I travelled to New Zealand and danced with the Aotearoa National Youth Ballet.

 

The last years I was blessed to get all the support from my parents and family to live, study and work as a ballet dancer in different countries around the globe and got many new and beautiful experiences. Every new location/place was and still is a new journey of life. It brings joy, challenges, happiness, even tears, some unforgettable moments and friendships for a lifetime.

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Besides dancing with the Victorian State Ballet,  I have accomplished the Certificate 3 and 4 in dance teaching and management. I am  teaching Ballet at different schools.

 

One of the highlights in my career was to be invited at a Gala and dancing Aurora from the ballet Sleeping Beauty at the Opera House in Prague and Odette in Swan Lake choreographed by Kevin Durwael in the Estates Theatre in Praque.

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Certificate & Prices & Scholarship

 

Certificate III & lV in Dance teaching and management, Melbourne 2019-2021

 

Scholarship & Graduate certificate diploma, «Ballet Prague Junior" Danse Center Praha, conservatory 2016

Scholarship & Graduate certificate diploma "Aotearoa National Youth Ballet " New Zealand 2017

 

Two times gold medal winner at the "Deutscher Jugendtanzpreis Classic” Germany 2011 & 2012

 

Participating at different summer school programs 2011 - 2016

The Royal Ballet School Covent Garden London
Ecole de danse de l'opéra nationale de Paris
Royal Ballet School of Antwerp

Besides the Certificate of attendance, I was honored to receive the
"Certificate of Achievement, The Royal Ballet Summer School Covent Garden", 2012 & 2013, Certificate by Gailene Stock. 

 

In Switzerland I received the "Prix de l’Association des Amis du Conservatoire de Fribourg" 2012

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