Elena Vakalopoulou Dance/Art School – Dance/Art School Elena Vakalopoulou
The school was founded in September 1982. It is recognized by the state.
It is directed by Elena Vakalopoulou, dancer, choreographer and dance teacher.
The teachers - permanent collaborators of the school are selected not only for their excellent technical training but also for their interest and love for the child and for teaching dance.

Our story
A multitude of artist-teachers have taught in the 43 years that the school has been operating.
Among them: Angeliki Stellatou, Haris Mantafounis, Yannis Nikolaidis, Olia Tornaritou, Markella Manoliadi, Yanna Filippopoulou, Cynthia Fryda, Jenny Argyriou, Elena Topalidou, Nikos Kalyvas, Mitsi Stergianou, Vissi Solomou, Io Spiliotopoulou, etc.
Seminars have been organized with exceptional world-renowned teachers such as Daniel Lommel (20th century ballet), Alain Astie, Ivonice Satie (Geneva ballet), Anton Stoinof, Yannis Metsis, Leonidas De Pian, Athanasia Kanellopoulou, Alex Kyriakoulis, Natassa Frantzis, etc.
In 1995, the children's dance group "Fantasia" was created. Its first performance was the play "Alice in Wonderland". The group gave 30 performances in Athens for schools and much was written about it.
Every two years, the school organizes a performance in which all its students participate.
For us, above all, what is worth is the love for dance, the imagination, the initiation into the art of dance.
We want to influence the aesthetics of our students and we ensure that children maintain their childishness, that they learn the art of dance and love it, that they are taught how to participate in a performance and how to watch it.
Dozens of students from the school have pursued the profession of dancer, choreographer and dance teacher, with great success, in Greece and abroad.
Έχουν αποφοιτήσει από τη σχολή και είναι επαγγελματίες του χορού (με σειρά προτεραιότητας):
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Έλενα Τοπαλίδου
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Σεσίλ Μικρούτσικου
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Δήμητρα Χαραλάμπους
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Ιρις Καραγιάν
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Ελισάβετ Πλιακοστάθη
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Αλεξία Κωστή
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Κωνσταντίνα Μικρούτσικου
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Άννα Γεωργίου
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Φωτεινή Γεωργίου
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Μαριτίνα Βασιλάκου
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Ιωάννα Αποστόλου
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Ευτυχία Μπούρχα
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Μιχάλης Ελπιδοφόρου
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Κατερίνα Τούμπα
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Στέλιος Κεφάλας
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Αριάνα Ζαρμακούπη
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Στάλη Σημεών
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Δανάη Γιαννακάκου
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Φανή Βακαλοπούλου
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Αναστασία Παντελή
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Αθηνά Παπαδοπούλου
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Ελίνα Κοντομηνά

Courses begin in September and end in June.
Throughout the year as well as during the Christmas, Easter and summer holidays, the school organizes classical and contemporary dance seminars with selected guest dance teachers.
It also prepares dance students in intensive, small-group classes for the entrance exams of the Ministry of Culture, the Hellenic National Theatre or the Opera.
The school also organizes screenings of great performances, excursions to dance performances and visits to art institutions for its teenage students.
(Athens Festival, EMST, Kalamata Dance Festival, etc.)
