About:

 

Karmen Skandali is a freelance dancer, dance teacher and fitness instructor from Greece, based in Munich, Germany.

 

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Professional & Further Dance  Education

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She started dancing ballet at the age of seven and has been participating in international workshops such as  the ones in Rosella Hightower Academy (Cannes), English National Ballet School(London),  Hungarian Dance Academy (Budapest) to name a few. Karmen completed her professional dance education in 2015, at Iwanson International school for contemporary dance in Munich, focusing on ballet, contemporary, and jazz styles. Soon after graduating, she started practicing Bollywood and Indian Folklore dance styles as a member of the team D4dance. Around 2017 Karmen dove into different street styles (Hiphop, House, Tutting, Afro etc.) by participating in Urban dance camps like ''the Beatcamp'' (Croatia), ''Fairplay (Poland), IDCF (Stuttgart) and also training in Moove Dance academy in Munich, in order to be an all round dancer. In the year 2021 she also entered the world of Standart & Latin dances to further challenge herself, and becoming more versatile and competent as a performer. 

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Dancing Career

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Karmens career started in 2015, working in Malta for Bubbles Entertainment as a dancer for daily variety shows. Coming back to Munich in 2016, she cooperated with choreographers like Corinna Spieth, Stefan Dreher and Pavan Prasad for different projects in and around Germany, chorographers she still cooperates with. As a freelancer, Karmen has been a member of D4dance Germany - a Bollywood dance team- and has been performing for festivals and shows in Germany and Europe, since 2017.  "Festival Dell' Oriente" in Italy and the show with  Hrithik Roshan and Nargis Fakhri, in Rotterdam in 2019 are just some examples of the teams work. In 2017, Karmen also joined the Bavaria State theater's team in Munich, where she frequently performs. Some of the most known Operas sha has joined are  "Die Gezeichneten" and "Carmen" but also more recent productions like "Castor & Pallux" and "Falstaff". Smaller contracts like the one in Oktoberfest for the Schichtltheater  (daily variety shows) or dance fashion shows with Giulia Dance Company, Kids animation parties and workshops, and short non-commercial video productions are also included in her schedule. A lot is yet to come, as Karmen has always managed to stay versatile and find new ways to challenge herself.

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Teaching  Career

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Between gigs, Karmen has been active as a dance teacher as well. She has been giving classes for ballet, contemporary, jazz and hiphop, for kids, teenies and adults in several schools like : La Danse, Dance & Soul, Tanz Projekt, Lisas Tanzart,  Tanzhaus Emotion among others. Last but not least,  Fokus Tanz, is one organisation Karmen has been working for, which brings dance classes into primary schools, refugee centres  and other institutions, making dance more accessible to all and using it to improve social relations, anxiety, and integration problems.

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Fitness Career

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Next to dancing and teaching, fitness has also played an important role in Karmens life. She decided to enhance her knowledge over the past years by completing different Fitness licenses (to name a few: Trainer B License, Aqua Trainer, Zumba, Seniors gymnastics), and is currently studying to become a sports therapist. She is giving workout classes for adults and seniors as well as Aqua Fitness courses on a weekly basis in Gyms like: Fitness First, Body & Soul and Sportzentrum Martiensried but also in VHS Schools and as a personal Trainer in collaboration with Konstantin Wieners PT Lounge. Online classes and coaching are also available since the Corona Pandemic.

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Personal  note

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'' I have always tried to be as versatile as possible and be open for new challenges. My main passion remains being on stage and exploring the multisided world of dance, but next to dancing, I also love to share my passion in the classroom, support kids and adults on their dancing journey, but also help others maintain their physical and mental health through movement.  I teach classes focusing on coordination, injury prevention, body strength, stamina and overall well-being.I realized that I am very interested in understanding the human brain, body and their relation to dance as well. Eventually the goal is to make people happier, spread positivity and hope through movement, be it dancing or not... on or off stage. My life's moto is "inspire and get inspired". I am very excited about the future and any opportunities that come my way. ''

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