Elisavet Dakoutrou

Elisavet Dakoutrou was born and raised in Athens where she begun classes of classical ballet at an early age.

In 2006, she graduates from ”Niki Kontaxaki” -N.Bakali professional dance school and begins not only her ongoing teaching career in classical and contemporary dance, but also as a dancer by participating in various shows and Festivals like Greek Choreographers Festival, Athens Fringe festival, Athens Video Dance Project etc. Meanwhile, she starts to experiment with different kinds of dance like jazz/musical theater,latin,flamenco,hip-hop, as well as with more alternative forms of dance like tribal fusion bellydance which was fascinating for her.

The latest years she works intensively on tribal fusion styles by attending various dance workshops with accomplished teachers like Rachel Brice, Kami Liddle, Mardi Love, Lamia Barbara and many more, and by performing in many festivals of the kind like Tribalnatyam Gr, TribalAthens Fest etc.

The last years she works intensively on this specific kind of dance, while at the same time she dances and choreographs, trying to embody elements of the philosophy of contemporary movement and dance into the art of tribal fusion.