BA SUMMER Dance Camp 17-23 år

From 2007 to 2010, Annika studied choreography at the Saint Petersburg State Conservatory of Rimsky-Korsakov under Edvald Smirnov in Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was awarded a certificate as a ballet master and she won the “Grand Prix” at the 2010 AGON International Choreography Competition of Lopukhov in Saint- Petersburg. Her choreographies have been danced in Evening of Young Choreographers “Dance Without Borders” by State Opera and Ballet Theatre in Saint-Petersburg.

In 2012 she was one of nine choreographers picked to choreograph for Dance Platform at Ekaterinburg Academic State Opera and Ballet Theatre in Ekaterinburg, Russia. She then moved to Ekaterinburg, teaching ballet at the Nutcracker Ballet Academy, and working as an assistant to ballet-masters and choreographers such Dinna Bjørn, Nikolaj Hübbe and Jonathan Watkins who came to work at Ekaterinburg Academic State Opera and Ballet Theatre.

In 2014 she was awarded a Laureate Diploma from Young Festival of Contemporary Choreographies, in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. She was also asked to stage her choreography “A Clown’s Funeral” for Vaganova Ballet Academy.

In 2020 her choreography was part of the Russian tv channel Kultura’s project “Bolshoi Ballet,” which starred rising stars of different ballet theatres in a competition. The dance was well-received by judges under the direction of the prima ballerina of the Mariinsky and people's artist of Russia Diana Vishneva, Farukh Ruzimatov, Aleksei Miroshnichenko, and Dennis Matvienko.

Since 2016 she has been living in Sweden with her husband and dog, and is currently teaching and choreographing at Balettakademien in Stockholm.

Hon har även mycket erfarenhet av danspedagogik för barn och unga. Dansen har alltid varit närvarande och hon har stått på scen i olika sammanhang sedan fyraårsåldern. Matilda har undervisat i Stockholm, Göteborg, Örebro och Umeå. Hon har deltagit i olika internationella projekt med koreografen Khosro Adibi som dansare/konstnärlig pedagog i Italien, Brasilien och senast som danspedagog för barn och unga vid OMI Art Center i New York. Hon är även dansare och koreograf i NONA danskollektiv.

"För mig är dans frihet - fullt av energi och glädje! Min tro på dans till alla öppnar upp för dansarens delaktighet och personliga intresse. När jag undervisar barn och unga arbetar jag aktivt med att se varenda person. Mina klasser är dansanta och energiska med varierande fokuspunkter under terminen för att eleverna ska få möta en bredd inom ämnet. Kroppen som uttrycksmedel, kreativitet och musikalitet är ständigt övergripande. Vi har roligt tillsammans helt enkelt!"

Modernt med Matilda Johansson (länk till Youtube)

Over the years, Maria has participated in various courses, workshops and is also trained as a yoga teacher.

Maria works as the head teacher in jazz dance at Stockholm Musikalartist Utbildning. She also works at Balettakademien Stockholm where she teaches at professional dancer education and at

one-year education in jazz/commercial, Proffs classes and Summer Camp.

Over the years, Maria has danced and choreographed various events, shows and musicals. 

At Maria's classes you can dance everything from Lyrical jazz to Musical Theater and really experience the magic of jazz dance.

Through a wide range of different jazz techniques and her ability to convey them in a methodical and clear way, Maria allows you to become curious about your own abilities and really learn to challenge your weaknesses and strengthen your strengths.

This is what Maria says about her classes:

“ In my classes, we immerse ourselves in the enormous world of jazz dance. I am passionate about the technical, dynamic and artistic aspects of jazz. My classes are really physical and filled with passion and love for dance”