The KiBA Tanz Akademie was founded in 1999 as a children's ballet - today's Tanzakademie rechter Zürichsee -, under the direction of Anna Simondi Imwinkelried. The school offers classical ballet and a contemporary dance programme to children from the age of 5 and teenagers. The school is recognised by dance suisse as a professional ballet school. In 2002 Anna Simondi opened the first Pilates studio in Meilen and the surrounding area. Classes are held in groups or as personal training. Management under Anna Simondi A graduate ballet dancer of the Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Anna Simondi danced for 12 years on the stages of the opera houses of Düsseldorf and Zurich (Zurich Ballet) and at countless guest venues as a soloist and semi-soloist. Later she was a soloist with the Movers in Zurich and with the Cathy Sharp Company, Basel. Today, the mother of two is a trained and certified Pilates contrology teacher, as well as the owner and director of TAnZ Akademie rechter Zürichsee GmbH. As a ballet master, she trained the top young athletes in rhythmic gymnastics at the Zurich Gymnastics Association ztv. She is the initiator, co-founder and training director of the swiss offspring ballet association. Every two years she directs and choreographs the TanZ Academy performances. Anna Simondi-Imwinkelried has contemporary and classical choreographies in her repertoire. During her active career she worked with internationally renowned choreographers such as: M. Béjart, R. Petit, H. Spoerli, P. Bortoluzzi, P. Wyss, I. Meassine, E. Walter, U. Scholz, B. Bienart, J. Craniko, L. Hoche, G. Balanchine, H. van Manen, V. Nijinsky, M. Ek, N. Christie, etc. Click here for courses and prices...

Directed by Suzanne Saint-Cyr, the school offers a variety of classes, such as classical dance, floor barre, modern jazz, stretching, creative dance, funky-dance and hip-hop. It is aimed at children as well as adolescents or adults. The school is made up of various quality teachers to initiate or improve students in one of the different disciplines whatever their levels, their tastes... Students wishing to go further in their training will find personalized advice from their teachers. GOALS : The goal of the school is to give quality lessons, to bring basic techniques taught all over the world while providing pleasure to students in order to accompany them in the desire to dance, to flourish, to express and progress in this art. Every two years the school presents a show which is the culmination of the year's work and allows students to experience the joys and demands of the stage.