Astra Sterns

Former dancer: Hamburg Ballet (under Rolf Liebermann and afterwards John Neumeier), Antwerp Ballet ( under Jeanne Brabants), Geneva Ballet ( under George Balanchine and Alfonso Cata), Marvin Gordon Ballet Concepts (NYC), apprenticed with New York City Ballet. Also guest with Zuerich Ballet (under Nicholas Beriosoff) and Stuttgart Ballet (under John Cranko) companies. Studied in NYC at the School of American Ballet (scholarship), and also with Igor Schwetzoff, Marian Horosko, Barbara Fallis, Robert Denvers, Melissa Hayden. Also studied Bournonville with Toni Lander and Flemming Ryberg in Denmark. Now Hon. professor of classical ballet and choreographer, residing in Copenhagen, Denmark. Founder and Director of Copenhagen City Ballet, a youth ensemble, since 1992.