Nathália Barbara

Brazilian-born, Nathalia Barbara has taught ballet for more than 30 years. She received her training in São Paulo, Brazil where she toured with Ballet Metropolitano de São Paulo and Grupo Uirapuru. Before relocating to England she has taught for several years in Brazil and Canada. In 2004 she received an invitation to work in England and since, she has worked as a full time teacher at the most prestigious vocational schools such as Elmhurst School for Dance, Central School of Ballet and English National Ballet School. Nathalia has helped nurture and inspire numerous students, many of whom now work for major ballet companies. For the past decade she has internationally guested for Masterclasses, Workshops, Summer Programmes, private coaching and mentoring regularly for schools and companies Most recently, as a freelance teacher, she has worked with Astana Ballet, National Opera Bucharest, Sibiu Ballet, New English Ballet Theatre and schools in England, Romania, Brazil and Italy.