Léa Visser
Born: 2001, Amsterdam
Education: Dutch National Ballet Academy, Amsterdam
Experience: Introdans (since November 2019)
As a little girl, Léa was never one to sit still. Together with her younger sister, she would put on entire dance performances for her family. At the age of four, she saw her first ballet performance in the theatre, The Nutcracker. That was when she decided: “I want to dance on stage too.” Shortly afterwards, Léa started taking ballet classes at a dance school in Oostzaan. Her ballet teacher recognised her talent and encouraged her to audition for the National Ballet Academy. At the age of ten, she began her professional ballet training there. It was not long before she performed on the main stage for the first time. It was, of course, in The Nutcracker.
For Léa, dance is a way of letting go of everything; it is an outlet. “To me, dance means connection. With myself, my feelings and my body, but also with other people. When I am on stage, I feel that everything comes together: the lights, the costumes, the set, the music coming through the speakers, and the energy of all the dancers and the audience. It gives me an enormous amount of energy. All the dancers constantly give each other that little extra boost of energy. I think that is beautiful to see.”
In November 2019, Léa joined Introdans as an intern. She had originally planned to audition in the third year of her training, but when Introdans needed a replacement dancer, the opportunity to join the company as an intern came her way earlier than expected. “I started at Introdans within a week and was already on stage that same week.” The following year, she joined the company. She is grateful for the opportunity: “Introdans has shown me how diverse the world of dance can be. I always want to keep learning, and at Introdans I continue to develop as a dancer.”
As a versatile dancer, Léa can be seen at Introdans in a wide range of productions, from large-scale theatre productions to inclusive projects such as Pink Panther Party and HubClub.
