SHIRLEY ESSEBOOM

Shirley has been teaching classical ballet class and Kylian repertoire for companies and schools such as NDT I and II, Gothenborg Ballet, National Ballet of Norway, Royal Conservatory of the Hague.

Shirley Esseboom was born in Den Haag, the Netherlands, where she also received her dance education at the Royal Conservatory.
Shirley started her dance career in 1993 when she joined the Nederlands Dans Theater II. In 1997 she was asked to join the main company, Nederlands Dans Theater I.

In 1998 she was awarded the “Aanmoedigings Prijs” (Encouragement Prize) from the foundation Stichting Dansersfonds ’79. In October 2008 Shirley has received the "Prijs van Verdienste" (Award of Merit) from the same foundation.

In 2003 she left the company to join Les Ballets de Monte Carlo where she worked with the director/choreographer Jean-Christophe Maillot.

She rejoined NDT I, the following year, where she remained dancing until July 2009.
During her career Shirley created many original works with choreographers such as Jiri Kylian, Wiliam Forsyth Mats Ek, Hans van Manen, Ohad Naharin, Paul Lightfoot/Sol Leon, Saburo Teshigawara, Eduard Lock, Johan Inger, Nacho Duato, among others.

Since 2005 she has been a regular guest teacher at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague. She has also taught ballet classes and Kylian’s repertoire at various renowned dance companies, including NDT I and II, Royal National Ballet of Norway and Ballet Gothenburg. In 2008 and 2009 she taught ballet class and Kylian repertoire at the Maximum Dance Course, The Hague.
In january and march 2010 Shirley will be rehearsing Sechs Tänze, by J. Kylian, as well as giving morning ballet class at ITDansa, Barcelona.