Ilektra Arsenidou is a certified educator in the fields of theatre and dance, with over 15 years of teaching experience in a variety of different settings and environments. She holds a degree in Theatre Studies (First Class Honours) from the philosophy department of the National University of Athens, Greece, as well as a diploma in Dance (First Class Honours) from the Professional Dance School of Rallou Manou, and a Masters of Research in Choreography and Performance (First Class Honours) from Roehampton University, London. She also attended a 3-year course in Acting at the Theatre of Changes, where she graduated with a certificate in Acting.

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She has taught movement and acting classes in a variety of different settings, including as a Movement for Actors teacher at the Theater of Changes School, a Dance History teacher at the Alexandros Chatziaras Professional Dance School, a Ballet and Contemporary Dance teacher at the Chorotechno School, and a Choreography teacher at the Booze Cooperativa Artistic Space. She has prepared both actors and dancers for exams and dance contests, and has taught ballet, contemporary, hip hop choreography, and drama classes.

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In addition to her teaching experience, Ilektra has participated in various professional development opportunities, including the ‘Cultural Education through Dance-Theatre’ and the ‘Cultural Integration through Performing Art Activities’ programs, both co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme and the EU. She has been both a participant and educator in these programs.

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She is also a judge in various dance competitions and has written on the first Greek book about hip hop dance. She holds certificates from the Royal Academy of Dance London, the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD), and the Dance Teachers and Sport Dancers Society of Greece. She has taught international students and has taken part with her students in professional festivals and artistic spaces. She has also worked on the idea of online training and online performance and has had success with her students being accepted in international platforms and festivals.

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As an educator, she always makes sure to keep her focus on the students’ individual needs, creating a teaching environment that is safe and inclusive, while at the same time challenging them and triggering their creative bodies and minds. She is always observant of each student’s development, keeping a record of it and finding ways they can evolve further. Her teaching material is greatly influenced by her studies in the fields of theatre and dance, her own academic and creative research, as well as her artistic work, and it is continuously informed and developed. The ways she interacts with students and the ways they respond to the classes she delivers have always made a great impact on both her personal and her professional development, and therefore she greatly respects and values them as feedback for her progression in the field of education.