Steffi Scherzer

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Steffi Scherzer (born July 14, 1957 in Stollberg / Erzgebirge ) is a well-known German ballet dancer (prima ballerina) and artistic director of the Zurich Dance Academy .

From the age of 7, Steffi Scherzer's life was focused on dance. She was trained at the State Ballet School in Berlin with subsequent engagement from 1975 at the German State Opera . From 1978 she worked as a solo dancer, in 1986 she became principal soloist and in 1987 she was appointed prima ballerina . In the course of her dance career she danced the leading roles in all important classical and neoclassical ballets. Schwanensee and Giselle were among their top performances and outstanding interpretations .

She has received many awards for her dance work. She received the bronze medal at the international ballet competition in Varna , in 1980 the special prize at the dance competition in Osaka as well as numerous art and critic prizes. Guest performances abroad all over the world followed, as well as collaboration with important choreographers such as Patrice Bart , Maurice Béjart , William Forsythe , Pierre Lacotte , Rudolf Nurejew , Roland Petit and Uwe Scholz . She herself described the collaboration with Rudolf Nurejew in Sleeping Beauty and the roles of Odette / Odile with her husband Oliver Matz in Swan Lake as highlights of her dancing career, which she ended in 2003 at the age of 46.

Since 2004 she has been working in leading positions at the Zurich Dance Academy, the professional ballet school of the Zurich University of the Arts in Switzerland . Scherzer teaches classical dance, pointed dance and classical repertoire. Her students achieved top placements and won numerous prizes at national and international dance competitions.

As part of her international activities, she also serves as a jury member at international ballet competitions around the world. She is an honorary member of the State Opera Unter den Linden Berlin and is one of Germany's most famous classical ballerinas.

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  1. ↑ a b c Bye, Steffi! After 28 years, the State Opera's prima ballerina is saying goodbye. In: BZ. June 18, 2003, accessed April 6, 2020 .
  2. ^ A b Zurich University of the Arts: Artistic Director Steffi Scherzer. Retrieved April 6, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Scherzer, Steffi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German ballet dancer (prima ballerina) and lecturer
DATE OF BIRTH July 14, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Stollberg