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Curriculum Vitae

Olia Stefanidou

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She began dealing with the classic dance sine she was 7 years old, studying in the faculty of dance of Sonia Marianov's and Ntianas Theoridou's. Finishing the school, she continues the study in the dance, in the Royal Academy of Dance RAD (Royal Academy of Dance of London) acquiring the diplomas of dancer (ELEMENTARY, INTERMEDIATE RAD). She continues studies on modern dance, taking scholarship in the Faculty of Modern Dance Ballet Theatre Joseph Russillo in Paris.

Immediately afterwards she danced professionally for the dancing group of Joseph Russillo, in representations of paris theatre Champs Elysees and in Festival d' Arles a Chateau Vallon of France - one of most important artistic event in the dance, in which the best companies de dance of the word take part.

Returning in Greece, she takes also the Government owned Diploma of professor of dance from the Grigoriadi's School. A new page and at the same time brilliant career begins for her in Athens. Having Dimitris Papazogloy as partner - with which constitutes the strongest pair of decade ' 80 - ' 90, she began her collaboration with thiaso of Aliki Vougiouklaki in musical Evita, Cheerful Widower, Victor Victoria (solist). Despite all the classic studies, the space of theatre and more specifically musical shows attract her mostly. However in the substance, this does not reverse her devotion in the dance as entirety.

In 90's she continues solo career as show woman and as choreographer. She has composed choreographies of many theatrical representations, near all almost the protagonists of Greek Theatre and cinema.

At the same time, stars in the cinematographic films "the city never does not sleep", direction Andreas Tsifloni , "Made in Greece" direction Harry Klyn and in the television serials "Traps of" Yannis Dalianidis, "Perseverance Ideas" direction of T. Marangos,
"Anatomy of crime of" P. Kokinopoulou, "Department of morals of" M. Manoysakis.

The experience that she acquires working next to all these the famous actors and directors is particularly important, because it helps her to shape her overall knowledge which she believes that everybody should have it when deal with musicals.

Simultaneously she deals also with the song. In the competition of song "Eurofestival" that takes place in Tsesme (Turkey) she represents Greece and she reached the 4th place in the final classification between 19 countries - a place very important -

In 1998 she creates the "Faculty of Dance "Olia Stefanidoy" that operates up to today in Athens, where teaches classic ballet, modern and Jazz. She collaborates with famous teachers-choreographers that examine the candidates of Faculty and grant the diplomas of Royal Academy of Dance of London (RAD).

In 2006 she choreographs for the Theatre of Northerner Greece the representation "Hello Dolly", directed by Yannis Iordanidis.