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Ballet
Advanced Intermediate Level
Mondays & Fridays, 11:30am-1pm
Peter Brandenhoff was born in Denmark and graduated
from Royal Danish Ballet. He danced with Boston Ballet,
Hamburg Ballet and San Francisco Ballet as a soloist. As a
guest, he performed with Royal Winnipeg Ballet, South
African Ballet Theatre and Mzansi Productions, Les Ballets
Grandiva, and Stars of the Royal Danish Ballet. His
repertoire spanned from the classics of Balanchine,
Bournonville and Petipa to the ultra-modern Redha, and
he has been part of creating works with Mark Morris,
Christopher Wheeldon, Alexei Ratmansky, Val Caniparoli
and Yuri Possokhov.
Peter’s passion for teaching was born in 2004 when he
helped initiate an outreach trip with SFB to teach in South
African townships. In 2008 he joined the faculty at Ballet
San Jose School creating a successful boys’ program there.
His teaching engagements include Royal Danish Ballet,
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and School, San
Francisco Ballet School, Oregon Ballet Theater, Lines Ballet,
ODC/San Francisco, Marin Ballet.
In 2011, Peter completed his BA from St. Mary’s College,
CA and a Fellowship in Administration at Cal Performances
in Berkeley. He is also a contributor of articles on
technique, music and mime for Dance Magazine, Dance
Spirit and Dance Studio Life.
"I believe that proper placement and technique keeps the
body healthy and can prevent many common injuries. The
class work is inspired by the philosophies of Bournonville,
Vaganova and Balanchine. I try to challenge the brain as
well as the body, while I keep a close eye on the individual
dancers’ needs. My dictum is: Turnout is a movement and
dance is music visualized and above all ballet should be
fun no matter what age or level of proficiency."
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