NATASJA BODE
Natasja works as a dancer, aerialist, artist and teacher.
She started with jazzballet in Harlingen where she grew up. From Dance Explosion to the graduation of her Bachelor of Dance at the Theaterschool in Amsterdam - Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten (University of Performing Arts) at the teachers department in 2009.
During her studies she started dancing in nightclubs’s and other shows. Performed for different agency’s in the Netherlands where she developed beside dancing also performance skills. Strengthening her body for the 'Happy Hour Chandelier'. A unique and stunning entertainment concept created by award winning choreographer and dancer Nanine Linning and star designer Marcel Wanders. This was actually her first introduction to work as a solo artist hanging upside down in the air. With this solo performance she started traveling around the world.
Working as a freelancer came natural for Natasja. All the different gigs and the agitation triggers. After years of combining dancing on stage and teaching dance, she felt the need for calmness and introspection. So she started with the Vinyasa Teacher Training program at De Nieuwe Yogaschool in Amsterdam.
It was useful and she enjoyed it even more than expected. But most of all realized that she’s having the coolest job ever! The maybe forces thoughts of doing something different disappeared in gratitude and gratefulness. And the joyful journey of an aerial dancer started.
Experience
DANCER
The Dutch Opera - L'elisir d'amore choreographed by Andrew George
Hans Klok, Circus Hurricane High. Choreographer Gail Davies. Theatre Carré & Tour NL
TABALUGA Peter Maffay und die ziechen der zeit Choreographer Alex Burgos, Tour Germany
ShowDancer in show-concert Unforgettable Germany
Adoleta, physical theatre company, A performance inspired by children's play
Dancer MainStage Tomorrowland Belgium, Sensation NL & Denmark.
Project Zahira - Twofold
As a freelancer various projects with different concepts.
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AERIAL WORK
The Little Mermaid (BE), Marmelade content -Aerial acrobat Harnass
Tomorrowland (BE & FR), Soul 15, Noi Pakon projects & TNT Crew - Swaypole Artist
Theater Tol. Pedaleando Hacia el Cielo & Garden of Angels - Harnass
Floating Fairytales crossover prodcuction of aerial, dance, song and play. In association with Wies Goedhart
Solair company Sint-Laurenskerk Rotterdam - aerial silk
De Avenue Breda - hammock
Angel at the Happy Hour Chandelier
Q-music (NL) Flying Artwork- harnass
Fidget Feet Aerial Dance festival (Ireland)- vertical wall dance
The christmas concert - Deepbridge (BE) duo silks
Supperclub (Amsterdam)- solo & duo silks
Jazzy Sassy Christmas Dinner & Dance, Bits of Bamboozle - silks
AERIAL TRAINING
As an aerialist she started her professional aerial training with Simone Heitinga in silks in 2015.
Teachers silks: Simone Heitinga, Miquel Matias, Gabriela Bartonkova, Ilan Oxman, Lizzl Shakti. Workshops of Hanne Coecke, Sarah Romanowsky, Jessica Jay.
Teachers vertical wall dance: Linsey Butcher, Kate Lawrence, Wanda Moretti and Alice Delva
Teachers hammock: Alina Tuluceanu, Maddy Landi
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ARTIST
Natasja plays a character named Devilina in a Nightmares magic show of A Fantasy Illusionist; Magus Utopia. She is working for the Magus Utopia team from 2013 and performed in more than 30 countries all over the globe!
Semi finalist at Britains’s Got Talent, Chimelong Circus Zhuhai, Theater tours in Europe, Plenty of International Magic Festivals & tv shows.
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TEACHER
Bungee Super Fly instructor
Aerial Dance
Vinyasa yoga
Ballet for children, Amsterdam Dance Centre.
Modern, Jazz, Classical - Children to adults
Educational dance program at primery schools
YogaDance for kids - SEP & Aslan Amsterdam.
Teaching multiple disabled (Drostenburg & De Heldring Amsterdam)
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Natasja Bode is Co founder and owner of The Aerialettes with partner Suzanne de Bekker since 2017
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