Born in Turnhout, Belgium. She began her ballet studies at the Royal Ballet School in Antwerp, with Jan Nuyts, Kimmy Lauwens and Marinella Pañeda as teachers. During these years she danced choreographies by Tom Bosma, Tamara Rosso, Ken Hioco, Ann Van den Broek, Nancy Rusek and Toru Shimazaki.
In 2004 he was selected for a dance project by Chantal Yzermans in New York and in 2005 he participated in the project called Katoennatie, with choreography by Sandra Dehertogh and Guy Pauwels. He was also invited to Japan to dance Solo, by Toru Shimazaki. In 2005 she obtained the gold medal for contemporary dance at the International Dance Competition in Biarritz. In 2006 he joined Introdans Ensemble for Youth, under the direction of Roel Voorintholt. In September 2007 he joined the National Dance Company and in September 2013 he rose to the rank of soloist. Since joining the CND he has danced leading roles in Kol Nidre and Gnawa, by Nacho Duato, Herman Schmerman, by William Forsythe, Minus 16, by Ohad Naharin or Casi-Casa, by Mats Ek. In 2015 he premiered the role of Don José in Carmen, by Johan Inger. He has also worked with other prestigious choreographers such as Jirí Kylián, Itzik Galili, Goyo Montero, Alexander Ekman, Alejandro Cerrudo, among others. In 2013 he participated in the Star Gala in Paris. In May 2016, together with Emilia Gisladottir, she defended the candidacy of the choreography Carmen at the Benois de la Danse Gala at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, winning the coveted award for best choreography 2016 for the choreographer Johan Inger.
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