Teachers

Marijke Wagner, Accredited Teacher for Ballet, Modern, Jazz and Pilates Fusion of all ages

L’Attitude, is a new dance studio under the supervision and management of Marijke Wagner de Jong. Marijke has a bachelor degree of dance in education. She has danced with International classical ballet companies as well as having been a teacher, repetiteur, assistant Manager of a professional dance company and choreographed for stage musicals and Television. Marijke has been teaching for over 25 years professionals and amateurs.

Marijke started her professional dancing training at The Royal Conservatoire in The Hague. After 4 years she moved to Amsterdam to do a double study for dancer/ teacher at the Theater School Scapino Dance Academy- now National Ballet Academy. There she studied; ballet, pointe, pas de deux, repertoire, modern dance, world dance, historical dance and improvisation. She also accomplished the Bachelor Dance in Education program which includes; ballet, jazz, modern, children’s education. As well as; anatomy, dance history, development psychology and choreography. In 1981 she received both bachelor degrees.

After that she opened her first dance studio, De Friesche Ballet School, with a partner Marion Cohen. The studio became quickly well known and after a year had 350 students. Marijke has also been teaching at numerous music schools in Holland. She moved abroad to follow a dance career, starting with The Israeli National Ballet Company. After that she became a dancer, teacher and later assistant manager at Batsheva II. Now she owns her own studio L’Attitude and continues to teach.

Nicola Cook, Yoga Teacher

Nicola started ballet classes at the tender age of 3 in Nairobi, Kenya. Russian dance teacher. She joined a Royal Academy of Dancing ballet school in Johannesburg, South Africa at age 6 and after gaining my major RAD exam, became a student member of The Royal Academy of Dancing in England. Received several 1st place diplomas at annual Ballet Championship Festivals. Took classes and assisted the principal of The Minerva School of Ballet (RAD) in London for 13 years. Attended open dance classes at The English National Ballet Company, London. Currently attend Ballet & Pilates classes at L’Attitude dance studio, Estepona, Spain. Is also an experienced TEFL trained English teacher.

Nicola will be teaching yoga classes

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