Karina Elver
Karina Elver was born in 1962 in Copenhagen. She began to dance at the age of 3 and at 9 years old she was accepted as student at Royal Danish Ballet School and danced with the Royal Danish Ballet until 2003. During her time at The Royal Danish Ballet, she had many solo parts in several famous ballets by August Bournonville, Balanchine, Alvin Ailey and many more. She grew up with the ballet style of the famous August Bournonville. She had received several grants such as The Dance Scholarship New York and Grant of the Art, etc. In 1992 she started to create her own choreography. In 2003, after 32 years, she decided to leave The Royal Theater to work as a freelance teacher, choreographer and Bournonville specialist. More information at elverdance.com