Venla Manninen, the founder of DanceDaily
Academic Dance Studies
- BA in Dance Pedagogy, Savonia University of Applied Sciences, Kuopio, Finland, 2015-2019, Thesis title: Dance classes a in reception center - organization and implementation as entrepreneur (Thesis can be found here)
- Malta University Dance Department, San Gwann, Malta, 2018-2019
- University of Illinois Dance department, Urbana-Champaign, USA, 2017
- Laban Conservatory, London, UK, 2008
- Finnish National Opera Ballet School, Special Education Group, 1997-2000
- Kuopio upper secondary school of music and dance, Kuopio, 1998-2001
- Dance class, Linnanpelto secondary school, Kuopio, 1995-1997
Engineering
- Academy of Finland post-doctoral researcher, Tampere University of Technology, Finland, 2016-2017
- Post-doctoral researcher, University of Stuttgart, Germany, 2014-2015
- D. Sc. 2014, Tampere University of Technology, Finland, Thesis topic: Organic solar cells
- M. Sc. 2011, Tampere University of Technology, Finland
- B. Sc. 2009, Tampere University of Technology, Finland
Work experience
- Managing of DanceDaily (www.dance-daily.com) 9/2017-now
- Organizator of Nytke Contemporary Dance Festival, Tampere, Finland, 9/2018-7/2019
- Dance teacher at DanceDaily Multicultural Dance Classes, Tampere, Finland, 9/2017-now
- Dance teacher at Studio Move Tampere, Finland, Classes: Ballet, ballet repertory, pointwork, children dance, stretching, 9/2016-12/2019
- Ballet teacher, Pelastakaa Ballerinat Ry, Tampere, Finland, 9/2017-5/2018
- Ballet repertory teacher, Kuopio Conservatory Dance School, Kuopio, Finland, , 2016
- Children dance teacher, KRV Dance, Kuopio, Finland, 2016
Most important teacher and collaborator
Russell Adamson
Russell made my dream about profession in dance become true. He is an innovative teacher, motivating his students to focus on their work, so they can do more than they expected.
- Studied in London School of Contemporary Dance and Central School of ballet (London)
- Studied Ballet with Marian Lane and Laura Conners of the Royal Ballet School and Company (UK)
- More about Russell here
Nytke Contemporary Dance Festival
www.nytke.com
- Dance festival main organization together with Laura Kuukkanen
- Dance courses organised in Varala sports center 15.-19.7.2019
- Festival theater evening organised on Hällä Stage 20.7.2019
- More than 100 participants and teachers from 7 different countries
- Nytke 2020 in preparation, organised 13.-18.7.2020
Dance schools
- Studio Move, Tampere Finland, 2014-2019
- Ballet Studio Royal, Stuttgart, Germany, 2014-2015
- NYCDS, Stuttgart, Germany, 2014-2015
- Tanssiin kutsu...Elwa Molin, Tampere, Finland, 2004-2013
- Jacobson Ballet School, St Petersbourg, Russia, 2010
- Offjazz, Nice, France, 2009
- StepUp Showschool, Helsinki, Finland, 2001-2002
- Tanssistudio, Kuopio, Finland, 2000-2001
- Kuopio Conservatory Dance School, Kuopio, Finland 1992-2001
Vastalause, 2007, Chor. Elwa Molin
Divining, 2017, Chor. Judith Jamison (1984)
Paquita variation, 2015
Swan Lake variation, 2013
Lilac fairy variation, 2016
Chor. Dany Rainer-Salonen, 2015
Chor. Sari Leppälä, 2015
Waltz of Flowers from Nutcracker, 2015
Other, Chor. Russell Adamson, 2019
Other, Chor. Russell Adamson, 2019
Other, Chor. Russell Adamson, 2019
Latest performances
• Other, July 2019, Chor: Russell Adamson, Dur. 15 min, Nytke Contemporary Dance Festival, Tampere, Finland
• ClubXS, March 2019, Dir: Douglas Comley, Dur. 50 min, University campus theater, Valletta, Malta
• Blank Canvas, January 2019, Chor: Maria Agius Muscat, Venla Manninen, Katherine Green, Dur. 10 min, Malta University Dance Department, San Gwann, Malta
In memoriam, Elwa Molin (1935-2017)
Elwa was my most important ballet teacher. Elwa taught me ballet and life for 15 years. She taught me never to give up and what we say by dancing has to be true.
- Graduated as dance teacher, Essen Folkwangschule 1954, taught by Kurt Jooss
- Continued studies in Sigurd Leder school in London
- https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elwa_Molin
Dance classes at primary schools
DanceDaily arranges multicultural dance classes at primary schools and reception centers. The classes are free for children. In the classes children make new friends and challenge themselves via moving, dancing and playing together. The aim is to raise self-esteem and prevent social exclusion.
DanceDaily is trademark for high quality and affordable Dancewear
DanceDaily dancewear and other dance products are tested high-quality products. The aim of DanceDaily is to offer the best materials for daily and long-term use of dancewear. DanceDaily offers the best affordable prices for each product.
Charity and Dancewear Recycling
DanceDaily collects used dancewear and donates it to the children in the dance classes at reception centers and schools. You can participate our charity program by donating dancewear. Each purchase of DanceDaily dancewear donates to our charity program.