Education:
-Circus artist, Circus Division of Salpaus Further Education, in Lahti, Finland(2006-2009) Specializing in tight wire, pair acrobatics and ring trapeze
-Make-up Artist, International Make Up Center, in Helsinki, Finland (2005)
-Baccalaureate, Sibelius High School, Syllabus of Dance (2001-2004) Fulfilled a diploma of dance (consisting of courses for contemporary dance and history of dance)
Employment history:
-Dance teacher, Dance School BailaBaila, Helsinki, Finland (March 2009-present) Classes of salsa
-Circus artist and dancer, Circus Group Sirkus Aikamoinen, Finland (February 2009-present)
-Show dancer, Lumiere Dancers, Helsinki, Finland (December 2008-present)
-Make-up artist, The City Theater of Helsinki, Finland (April 2006-December 2006)
-Dance teacher, Dance School Salsa de Cuba, Helsinki, Finland (January 2006-May 2006) Classes of salsa
-Salsa Dancer, Dance Group Salsa de Cuba, Helsinki, Finland (Octobre 2005-May 2006)
-Dance teacher, Dance School TanssiKOLO, Helsinki, Finland (Spring 2006) Classes of showjazz and latin dance
-Showdancer, BSG Marketing Oy, Helsinki, Finland (2004-2006)
Performing history:
DANCE:
-4 Elemente, 4 Tänze, Tanztheaterpasión, Chur, Switzerland (December 2010)
-Tanz Durch Die Welt, Tanztheaterpasión, Chur, Switzerland (December 2009)
-International Bachata Festival, Tampere, Finland (June 2009)
-BailaBaila Salsa Festival, Helsinki, Finland (April 2009)
-Lahti Salsa Festival, Lahti, Finland (March 2009)
-Gala Show of Dance School BailaBaila, Helsinki, Finland (March 2009)
-Model for Dance Clothing Company MiaTuote, (September 2008) www.miatuote.fi
-Cross Over Festival, Helsinki, Finland (June 2008) with Dance group Nexus
-Hair fashion show of Cutrin, Helsinki, Finland (February 2008)
-Botox Love, Helsinki, Finland (June 2007) A modern dance show, choreography by Taneli Törmä
-An event for the Eurovisions 2007, Helsinki, Finland (May 2007)
-Energy Radio Awards, Helsinki, Finland (January 2007)
-Cub'Aid Gala, Helsinki, Finland (December 2006)
-World Championship Competition of Jazz Dance, Boston, USA, (July 2006) 1. places with formation and small group, 2. place with duo
-Finnish Championship Competition of showdance, Espoo, Finland (May 2006) 1. place with small group, 2. places with duo and formation
-World Championship Competition of showdance, Riesa, Germany (November 2005)
-Review of Jazz dance, Hämeenlinna, Finland ( Octobre 2005), modern dance choreography by Katja Törmälä
-The Night of Arts of Helsinki, Finland (August 2005) modern dance choreography by Taneli Törmä
-Finnish Championship Competition of showdance, Tampere, Finland (May 2005)
-Dance Action Competition, Helsinki, Finland (January 2005) 1. place with duo
-World Championship Competition of showdance, Riesa, Germany (November 2004)
-Finnish Championship Competition of showdance, Rovaniemi, Finland (May 2004) 1. place with formation, 2. place with duo and small group
-World Championship Competition of showdance, Riesa, Germany (November 2003)
-Finnish Championship Competition of showdance, Helsinki, Finland (May 2003) 2. place with formation
-Plan Gala for finnish TV channel Mtv3, Helsinki, Finland (September 2002)
-Helsinki Fashion Fair, Helsinki, Finland (August 2002)
-Youth musical 'Shokki 2000' of Youth Theater Press, Helsinki, Finland (2000)
-In addition numerous shows and performances in different events for enterprises, clubs, fairs, concerts and other events around Finland.
CIRCUS:
-Amusement Park Linnanmäki, shows with Sirkus Aikamoinen, Helsinki, Finland (May and August 2009)
-'Skaala', Performance of Sirkus Aikamoinen in Culture House Grand, Porvoo, Finland (May 2009)
-'Skaala', Performance of Sirkus Aikamoinen in Lahti City Theater, Lahti, Finland (April 2009)
-Tour of Sirkus Aikamoinen in primary schools in Finland (Spring 2009)
-Sirkus Ruska Festival, ending performance 'Anna Pala(a)' of the circus students of Salpaus Further Education, Tampere, Finland (January 2009)
-The ending performace 'Anna Pala(a)' of the circus students of Salpaus Futher Education, Helsinki, Finland (January 2009)
-SOLyCIRCO Festival, Sylt, Germany, (August 2008) Tight wire act 'La Viveza'
-'Sleeping Beauty' in City Theater of Lahti, Lahti, Finland (Autumn 2008)
-Mignon Sommer Varieté, Sylt, Germany (July 2008) Tight wire act 'La Viveza'
-Mignon Insel Circus, 'Le Cabaret Fou' performance of the circus students of Salpaus Further Education, Sylt, Germany (July 2008)
-An event for a finnish TV Channel TV2, performance with the circus students of Salpaus Further Education (January 2008)
-Mignon Insel Circus, 'Children of the Revolution' performance with the circus students of Salpaus Further Education, Sylt, Germany (July 2007)
-Vaasa City Theater, 'Children of the Revolution' performance with the circus students of Salpaus Further Education, Vaasa, Finland (May 2007)
-CIRKO Festival, 'Children of the Revolution' performance with the circus students of Salpaus Further Education, Helsinki, Finland (May 2007)
-'Blues Brothers' musical, City Theater of Lahti, performance with the circus students of Salpaus Further Education, Lahti, Finland (October 2006)
-Youth Circus Festival, Orivesi, Finland (May 2003) Tight wire act 'Ginga'
-Youth Circus Festival, Turku, Finland (May 2002)
-'TRIX', performance of Cirkus Cirkör, Helsinki, Finland (August 2002) replacing artist for the visit of Cirkus Cirkör in Helsinki, Finland
-In addition many shows and performaces in the street and in different kind of events
Personal Profile and interests:
-Dancing, (since 1998) studying jazz, showdance, ballet, contemporary and salsa among other afrocuban dances
-Circus, (since 2000) specializing in tight wire dancing, co-founder and choreographer of circus group Sirkus Aikamoinen, www.sirkusaikamoinen.fi
-Playing piano and flute (1990-1998)
"Dancing is my greatest passion in life; to feel the movement together with the music and to let myself follow the flow is something I cannot describe in words, and it even shouldn't be described that way, because through dancing one can express his or her emotions with the movement, without any words... For me that is the beauty of dancing..."
