Elena Sapega

Elena Sapega is a dance instructor, performer, choreographer, managing director of the Calaneya Dance Academy Hanover and chairwoman of the TaBeKu e.V.

She has been actively involved in numerous international and interdisciplinary projects, including as a soloist and choreographer in a dance theater adaptation of the film classic "Nosferatu", as a co-founder of a performance project with two classical musicians and another dancer or as a dancer and choreographer in various productions of the Hannover State Theater.

The highlights of her stage career so far include her engagement as a solo dancer in the concert of the Finnish clarinetist Kari Krikku and the NDR Radio Philharmonic as well as engagements at the International Fireworks Competition, among others together with the Balkan Orchestra Fanfare Ciocarlia.

With the non-profit association TaBeKu e.V., which she founded together with her dance colleagues Dani Niemietz, Gudrun Herold and Theresa Rose in 2021, she organizes the international Dance! Global Fusion Festival and other community events.

As an organizer, she recently joined the newly founded team of MoveYourTown, Hannover’s biggest dance event, which is scheduled for April 2025 and will involve the entire city including its numerous dance schools, theaters, freelance dancers and choreographers of all dance genres, and many others.

Both in her artistic and organizational projects as well as in her dance teaching activities, Elena is strongly dedicated to creating high-quality, contemporary content, an appreciative teaching atmosphere and the greatest possible inclusivity.

Since 2022 she has been a certified instructor for FCBD®Style and Flamenco Dialect as well as a certified dancer of DanceCraft® Level 1 and 2. She is currently working on achieving the status of certified DanceCraft® teacher.