Elisa Massaro

Dancer, Choreographer, Dance Teacher

I began my training at the Teatro Nuovo in Turin studying classical, jazz, contemporary dance. My first love was jazz dance, with which my career as a professional dancer began (Adriana Cava's jazz ballet).

After several years of professional experience in Italy and abroad, I have become increasingly closer to an emotional, technical dance contaminated by life experiences. Hence my interest in following workshops with Mauro Astolfi, director of Spellbound contemporary ballet. My studies at Daniele Cipriani's Academy of Rome with historical dancers of Pina Baush's Thanztheatre Wuppertal (Damiano Bigi, Jo Ann Endicott, Lutz Forster, Pau Aran Gimeno, Jorge Puerta Amenta, Franko Schmidt). The years of lessons at the Nod in Turin with dancers of the Batsheva dance Company, deepening the Gaga method, Hofesh Shecther, Sharon Fridman.

My vision of dance is constantly expanding, I am currently in my third year of training at Vincenzo Bellia's Dance Movement Therapy school. I collaborate with Gabriella Cerritelli in wheelchair dance lessons, participating in inclusive dance performances. I am present in schools with creative dance projects (from nursery school to middle school). I am an operator in family camps, inspired by the Universal Education for compassion and wisdom project, at the Lama Tzong Chapa Pomaia Institute (Pi).

Today I am happily part of the staff of the ABA Dance Academy school by Alen Bottaini, bringing my experience, my passion to children's lessons with GiocoDanza, up to courses for adults over 60.