Heather Telford
Balett, modernt och yoga
Heather was born in Vancouver, B.C. Canada. She has danced professionally for 23 years, most recently with Göteborgs Operans Danskompani (Göteborg, Sweden), and previously danced with Le Grands Théâtre de Genève (Geneva, Switzerland),and Les Grands Ballets Canadiens (Canada) where she has performed internationally.
Her choreographic work has been presented at the Banff Festival of the Arts in Canada, Nudans, Göteborg Dance and Theatre Festival, Svenska Balettskolan, and the Schmiede Arts Festival in Austria.
For the past 6 years, she has been teaching faculty and mentoring for Balettakademien Göteborg (contemporary dance professional program), as well as guest teaching. She has been teaching yoga and somatic bodywork for over 14 years and is a certified Biodynamic Craniosacral therapist. (BCST/RCST®).
Heather leads master classes/workshops for professional dancers/performers in Sweden, Europe and in Canada. She has a passion to share artistic experience with all ages. Something she holds close to heart, is work with Dance for Parkinson’s. She has also completed a course in Dance in Cancer care (Emily Jenkins).
