Dancer & Performer
I am a contemporary dancer based in Helsinki, Finland. Movement mechanics, psychological phenomena and the non-verbal communication of human body inspires me in my artistic work.
The past years I have worked as a freelance dancer in different artistic collaborations and performed in different venues, theaters and festivals both in Finland and Central-Europe. I have, among others, worked with Ian Kaler, Anton Lachky, Susanna Leinonen, Yoshiko Waki, Reija Wäre and Sebastian Zuber. I have received vocational qualification from the Finnish National Opera Ballet School 2013, and later continued contemporary dance studies in SEAD - Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance. I am a member and co-founder of dance collaboration This Good Company.
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In addition to contemporary dance work, I have performed in Tv productions (such as Emma-gaala), music videos and festivals.
Curriculum Vitae
Elina Lindfors
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Birth: 1988
Languages: Finnish, English and Swedish
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Education
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2019 Somatic Pilates and reformer -instructor diploma, Somatic Pilates Center
2016 Diploma, SEAD - Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance
2015 Master of Education, University of Helsinki, Educational Psychology
2014 Certificate in commercial and street dance, Diambra dance school, Stockholm
2013 Dancer's diploma, Finnish National Ballet School
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Work as a dancer and performer
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Helsinki Dance Company, guest dancers 2023
Anton Lachky/ Special Night
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Susanna Leinonen Company 2020 - 2022
Juuret/ Body/ Toxic/ Nasty
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bodytalk tanztheater 2017 - 2018
Friedensanleitung für jedermann/ Bremer Platz/ Politics of dancing
Freelance companies and groups 2013 - 2023
Sebastian Zuber/ Shallow waters
Tim Gerhards/ Hullu apina
Virkkunen, Tavi, Miettinen, Vahtola & Lindfors/ Plantasia
Ian Kaler/ Screens
Anton Lachky/Angels’ show
Willi Dorner/ Every-one
The city theater of Turku/ Seili
Sanna Nazimov/ Push!
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Shortfilms
This Good Company/ Body Mass Moods - Merihaka and Pasila; Tanssin Paikka - Parainen
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TV- productions, music videos and background dancing
Superstadion Kaija Koo/ Haza von Hertzen & Jasmir Vesander/ 2023
Emma -gala/ Reija Wäre / 2018 & 2021
Mun on pakko twerkka -tour, Antti Tuisku/ Reija Wäre / 2018
Lahti 17 -opening ceremony of World Ski Championships/ Reija Wäre / 2017
"TKST" musicvideo, Olavi Uusivirta / Katrin Vaskelainen / 2016
DingDong -tour/ Artist Krista Siegfrids / 2013 - 2019
Teaching Work
Pilates and reformer pilates instructor/ Arabian asukastaloyhdistys , Somatic Pilates studio Helsinki, Private groups
Teaching for professional dancers/ Helsinki dance company, Lärkullan, Treenit ry
Dance teacher and pilates instructor/ Helsingin Taitoluisteluklubi & Pakilan voimistelijat
Guest & substitute dance teacher/ Keravan tanssiopisto, Tanssivintti, Tanssikoulu DCA, Vantaan tanssiopisto
Work as a facilitator and co-founder
2020 - 23 Facilitator for mentoring group of young artistes, UrbanApa UTT ry, Helsinki
2019 - Co-founder of Tanssi ja Liike ry
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