Karina Elver was born in 1962 in Copenhagen. She began to dance at the age of 3 at Andersen & Jensens Danseinstitut on Vesterbro. 9 years old she was accepted as student at Royal Danish Ballet School. In 1978 she was accepted as apprentice at The Royal Danish Ballet and after 2 years she became balletdancer at The Royal Danish Ballet. During her time at The Royal Danish Ballet, she had many solo parts in several famous ballets by August Bournonville, Balanchine, Alvin Ailey and many more. In 1992 she started to create her own choreography. I 2003, after 32 years, she decided to leave The Royal Theater to work as freelance teacher/ choreographer and Bournonville specialist. I 2003 she founded Karina Elvers Theatre & BalletSchool in Gentofte north of Copenhagen. CV 1962 Born in Copenhagen. 1971 The Royal Danish Balletschool. 1978 Apprentice. 1980 Employed as a Balletdancer at the Royal Danish Ballet. 1981 Studies at Internationale Sommerakademies des Tanzes, Cologne, Tyskland. 1984 Studies at Teatro Municipale, Reggio Emilia, Italy, Aterballetto. 1985 The Dance Scholarship New York, USA. 1985 Studies at New York City Ballet, Alvin Ayley School, New York. 1987 Studies at Ballet Gulbenkean, Lissabon, Portugal. 1988 Group of tourne, Royal Theatre. 1992 Grant of Svend Åge Larsen. 1993 International Dance Course for Professional Choreographers and Composers. Bretton Hall College, Wakefield, England. 1994 Grant of Balletmester Albert Gaubier and Paul Waldorff. 1998 Grant of The Art, Den Treschowske Fond. 2000 Grant of the Royal Danish Ballet. 2002 Characterdancer of the royal Danish Ballet. 2003 Freelance teacher, choreographer, Bournonvillespecialist. 2003 Director of Karinas Theatre and Balletschool. 2004 The Price of Grass, Day of Poetry, Copenhagen.

Karina as doll in Coppelia, 1971   Karina in Balanchine's Symphony in C, 1980 Karina in Neumeiers Odyseen. 2002.