nelody

dancer choreographer director movement designer teacher mentor community facilitator

NELODY (she/her) is …

the creator of conFUSION concept

dancer and performer

choreographer & director

dance teacher & coach

mentor

dance community strategist

creator and artistic director of STRONGEST CONNECTION

nelody, a berlin-based freelance dance artist originally from finland, explores and researches the interconnections in various dance cultures and styles since 2014.

with her artistic research and dance philosophy, conFUSION concept, she experiments the unexpected fusion of dance styles and the "in-between-spaces" of dance styles and performance contexts, from stage performances to dance battles or dance films/screen dance.

nelody’s dancing background originates from hip hop and contemporary dance, popping, house, waving and other illusionary dance forms.

"Dance is communication, and Every Body has a Body - and therefore a story to tell” - nelody

next to her artistic work, nelody actively creates spaces to initiate and develop the "cross-genre discourse" within the dance scene(s), in order to allow dancers and the diverse dance communities to connect, experiment and learn with and from each other. She collaborated with international artists from filmmakers to live musicians, and regularly hosts events to revive of the social, spiritual and anthropologic contexts of dance. She teaches, choreographs, performs and actively creates spaces to foster the cross-genre-discourse within dance communities.

educated and trained in

BA in contemporary dance (graduated 2014)

hip hop

experimental dance

waving / liquid

popping

partnering

floor work

classical piano & music theory studies

acting

references

choreographer / director / performance coach

SORAH (2024) - choreographer, director, concept

WINNER of CLUB OVAL TEAM BATTLE (2024) - choreographer & dancer

POOL film festival artist prize (2023) - choreographer & MD, performance coach

1st place in OXYMORON DANCE NIGHT (2022) with the choreography “nebenHER - memory of a touch” - choreographer

JUNGE DEUTSCHE OPER (2023) - choreographer

FLY! der Film (premiered in German cinemas 2021) - personal dance coach of Svenja Jung & choreographic assistant

OPEL (2020) - choreographer & MD

SEAT (2020) - choreographer & MD

TORA: ‘mother forgot’ (2019) - choreographer & MD

LOSTBOI LINO: ‘männer’ (2021) - choreographer & MD

BERLIN MOVES - ‘CLEO - a semi digital opera’ (2022) - choreographer & MD

as a dancer NELODY has worked in

STAATSTHEATER NUREMBERG(2017&2019)

LAVAMOVER Contemporary Dance Company (2015-2016)

FLYING STEPS ACADEMY

& for various shows and events for brands:

PEUGEOT

BMW

BIRKENSTOCK

RITTERSPORT

artistic director & creator

  • ‘STRONGEST CONNECTION’ - an experimental dance event focusing on the connections between interdisciplinary dance, live music and improvisation (since 2023)

  • THE JOURNEY”, a dance theatre production for children produced by flying steps academy

    (premiered in february 2020)