Franziska Rosenzweig is an experienced ballet dancer and dance teacher. Starting her ballet education aged six, and dancing professionally from age 19, she performed solo and principal roles with the German State Opera Berlin and the Peter Schaufuss Ballet in Denmark. She has taught amateurs, dance students and professional companies (including Random Dance, Richard Alston, Ballet Prejlocaj, Jasmin Vardimon Company, Staatstheater Kassel, Laban Center) throughout Europe, in Japan and India.

Franziska began training in the Gyrotonic Expansion System© in 2001 in New York and continued her education in Europe and the United States with several Master Trainers, including founder Juliu Horvath. She further studied the Pilates method with Stott Pilates© and James D'Silva and completed her 500 RTY Yoga teacher training with Art Of Contemporary Yoga in June 2010.

Franziska was coaching and assisting James D'Silva in the making of  Trudie Styler's Yoga , Pilates, Ballet Work Out and  Cardio Dance DVDs in 2009 and 2010.
She still works closely with James D'Silva and assists him at his Garuda Mat Work teacher trainings.

In January 2011, Franziska organised a hugely successful fundraising event in support of street and orphaned children she met in Goa, India. So far, with the generosity of many, she has raised  £17,000.00. For more information or if you would like to make a contribution please go to www.sponsorasmile.org.

here are two links to see Franziska perform. 1) The Nutcracker at the German State Opera Berlin in 1996 2) The Dying Swan as part of her project Of Becoming in 2010, 10 years after her professional career:
www.youtube.com/profile (apologies for the poor quality)
www.youtube.com/watch A clip from the professional performance of The Nutcracker will follow soon.

Franziska performing in The Nutcracker at the Staatsoper Berlin, Germany, 1996 (photo Enrico Nawrath)