EDUCATION
1976-1987 Özel Tarhan Lisesi
1987-1990 İÜ ( İstanbul Üniversity State Conservatoire Ballet Department ) BA
2003-2006 MSGSÜ ( Mimar Sinan University Fine Arts Faculty Ballet department) Post Graduate
She started her professional dance career in 1990 at the Istanbul State Opera and Ballet Company and up until the end of 2005 performed as a soloist and leading dancer in many productions.
TEACHERS SHE HAS WORKED WITH
Figen Yücel, Zehra Tarım, Cem Ertekin, Ludmilla-Nikolay Morozov, Ludmilla-Ramazan Bapov, İrina Hudova, Deniz Olgay Yamanus, Yener Durukan, Marion Witzthum, Anatoli Mihalaki, Tatyana Galtseva, Richard Glasstone, Meriç Sümen Kanan, Jale Kazbek, Ercan Kazbek, Vlademir Thoulstuhin, Elena Tcharikova, Nugzar Magalashvili, Eleonora Kuvatova, Ivanka Lukateli, Bruce Sansome, Robert Denvers, Loretta Livingstone, Leslie Pack,Yannic Boquin, Frederic John ,Mohsen El-Wakil,Kathy Gosschalk, Paul Clayden, Nicole Caccivio, Yossi Yungman, Michael Nunn, William Trevit,Geyvan McMillan
TEACHERS SHE HAS WORKED WITH ABROAD
Boris Akimov, Alexander Agadjanov,Alexander Khmelnitski, Stanley Williams, Suki Schorer, Jacqoeline Fynnaert, Gilbert Mayer,Yvonne Goube, Joelle Mazet, Tessa Beaumont,Juan Giuliano, Aline Roux, Andrei Kramarevsky, Susan Pilare,Antonina Tumkovsky
PROFESSIONAL DANCE EXPERIENCE - CHOREOGRAPHERS AND ASSISTAN
Suna Şenel, Evinç Sunal,Deniz Olgay, Geyvan McMillan, Aysun Aslan, Selçuk Borak, Erdal Uğurlu, Sibel Kasapoğlu, Nil Berkan,Frederic John, Ted Brandsen, Renato Zanella, Ashley Page, Valentin Yelizarev, Richard Glasstone, Yuri
Vamos, Derek Dean,Paul Chalmer, Ray Barra, Natalya Khmeleva, Tahir Baltacheyev, Alferd Rodriguez, Georgy Pribylov, Yuliana-Gennady Malkhasyants, Bruce Sansome,Mehmet Balkan
PRODUCTIONS SHE HAS DANCED IN
Nemrut 'un dansı / Geyvan McMillan
Romeo and Juliet /Alfred Rodrıgues /Staged by Evinç Sunal/Suna Şenel
Yaşam ve İnsan / Selçuk Borak
İkisi / Sibel Kasapoğlu
Dino ile Ceren / Yavuz Özdel.........Ceren
Nutcracker / Vasili Vaynonen / Staged by Tahir Baltacheyev-Olga Baltacheyeva.......Maşa
Les Sylphides / M.Fokine /Staged by Geyvan McMillan
Paquita / m.petipa /Staged by /Geyvan McMillan
Rapsodi /Geyvan McMillan
Üvertürler / Ted Brandsen
Triptycon / Renato Zanella
Cennet Mekan / Ashley Page
Donquichotte / Valentin Yelizariev.........Dulcinea,Kitri
Ravel / Aysun Aslan
Rake's Progres / Dame Ninette de Valois / Staged by Richard Glasstone........The Maide
Vesaire / Erdal Uğurlu
Coppelia / l.Ivanov / E.Cecchettı / Staged by F.I.Chor.......Dawn Variation, Swanilda
Sisera / Selçuk Borak........Sisera
Spartacus / Youri Vamos.........Varinia
Ucuz Yolculukların Anlamı Yok / E.Uğurlu)
Beklenti / Nil Berkan
Swan Lake / Derek Deane..........Pas de trois, Odette,Odile
Sleeping Beauty / Derek Deane...........Blue Bird, Aurora
Neoriental / Sibel Kasapoğlu
Nutcracker / Prof.Yuri Grigoroviç..........Mary
An Evening with Oytun Turfanda / Staged by Deniz O. Yamanus / Oktay Keresteci
Gıselle /Georgy Prıbylov..........Giselle
Emrah ile Selvihan / Yuliana Malkhasyants.........Selvihan
CHOREOGRAPHERS SHE WORKED WITH AS AN ASSISTANT AND REPETITEU
1995-1999 Taşikardi /Choreography Erdal Uğurlu ( İstanbul State Opera and Ballet)
1998-1999 80060 /Choreography Erdal Uğurlu- Director Mustafa Avkıran ( The Istanbul Theatre Festival)
2000-2001 Neoriental /Choreography Sibel Kasapoğlu (Istanbul State Opera and Ballet)
2002-2007 Ağır Roman / Choreography Aysun Aslan (Istanbul State Opera and Ballet)
She was responsible for the selection and traning of the foreign artists who took part in the production of Ağır Roman that was staged by the Istanbul State Ballet Company in Los Angeles in 2006
2003 İç Güdü / Choreography Uğur Seyrek (Çağdaş Ballet Company)
2003-2006 Carmina Burana / Choreography Youri Vamos (Istanbul State Opera and Ballet )
2004-2006 Alyoşa /Choreography Sibel Kasapoğlu (Istanbul State Opera and Ballet)
2004-2005 Romeo ve Juliet/ Choreography / Choreography Nugzar Magalaşvili (Istanbul State Opera and Ballet)
2005-2007 The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude/ Cho; William Forsythe (Staged; Aaron Watkins) (Istanbul State Opera and Ballet)
2004-2006 Emrah ile Selvihan / Choreography Youliana Malkhasyants (Istanbul State Opera and Ballet )
2005-2006 Giselle / Choreography Georgy Pribylov (Istanbul State Opera and Ballet )
2005-2008 Nutcracker / Choreography Yuri Grigoroviç (Istanbul State Opera and Ballet)
2006-2007 La Bayadere /Choreography Marius Petipa, Staged by Natela Arobelidze (Istanbul State Opera and Ballet)
2006-2008 Gelin / Choreography Uğur Seyrek (Istanbul State Opera and Ballet)
2007-2008 Air, Bolero / Choreography Uğur Seyrek (İstanbul State Opera and Ballet)
2009 Kelebekler Ölmesin / Choreography Uğur Seyrek (Istanbul State Opera and Ballet)
2003-2009 Repetiteur for the leading dancers and soloists of Nutcracker, Giselle, La Bayadere etc which were perfomed in the repertoire of the Istanbul State Opera and Ballet company.
INDEPENDENT WORK
Between the dates of 1982-92 she performed in the Çağdaş Ballet company that Cem Ertekin formed.
In 1991 she represented the İstanbul State Opera and Ballet company in the Istanbul Festival performing ' Le Corsaire Pas De Deux'.
She performed the role of Hürrem in Hürrem Sultan for Mersin State Opera Of Ballet
2000 In the Zeynep Tanbay Dance Project; Söyleyemediklerim/ Choreography Dilek Evgin Partner Mark Mclain.
2001 In the Diane Elshout-Frank Handeler and Dilek Evgin Dance Project; Söyleyemediklerim / Choreography Dilek Evgin,
Partner Deniz Berge (Istanbul Dance Festival)
2002 She performed as the leading dancer in Don Quichotte with the Belarus Academic Bolshoi Theatre during the 10th anniversary of Turkey - White Russia diplomatic relations.
2003 She represented the Istanbul State Opera and Ballet company in Kişinev, the capital of Moldovia, performing as the leading dancer in Nutcracker and Swan Lake.
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS
1991 She won first prize for 'pas de deux' in the competition held between conservatoires in Almaata, the capital of Kazakistan.
1992 The 5th International Paris Classical Balet competition
1994 Germany, Hannover; in the 'International Dance Competition Am Aige Theatre ' she performed in the choreography competition.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
From 2003 onwards she worked as a ballet teacher and soloist repetiteur for the Istanbul State Opera and Ballet company, teacher, trainer and choreographer's assistant for tours in Turkey and abroad
2004-2008 starting with the 1st Aspat Ballet platform she has given classical ballet classes every summer for the past five years.
Since 2005 she has given classical ballet classes at the Zeynep Tanbay Dance company.
Since 2006 she has given classical ballet classes at the conservatoire's classical and modern dance departments and private ballet companies.
She also gives private yoga and pilates classes to society and individuals.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Between the years of 1991-2005 watched rehearsals and ballet performances and joined ballet classes in important ballet centres.
1991 Moscow(Bolshoi Theatre)-Leningrad (Kirov Theatre),
1992 London (Royal Ballet Company)
New York (A course for one month at the Balanchine School),
1994 Hannover (Staatstheatre Hannover),
1995 Berlin (Deutschoper Berlin),
1998 Stuttgart (Stuttgart Ballet Company)
2004 London (Royal Ballet Company)
PUBLICATIONS
In the year 2006 she wrote her master thesis book about 'Anatomical examination of the basic barre movements on lower extermities '
