Internationally acclaimed dancer Roberta Baseggio has joined the staff at North Vancouver's OneDance Creative Art Centre.
Baseggio began studying dance at age six at the National Dance Academy in Rome, Italy, where she obtained a bachelor of arts and dance teaching degree in 1989.
Her performance career took her across Europe and Canada. She joined major Italian dance theatre companies - such as the Opera House in Rome, the Arena and Filarmonico Theatre in Verona, the Maggio Danza in Florence, the San Carlo Theatre and private companies - covering roles as a soloist and principal dancer in classical and contemporary ballets.
In 2007 she moved to Canada and joined Ballet Victoria as a ballet mistress. She founded Vancouver City Dance Theatre in 2009 and choreographed a world premiere featuring principal dancers from the National Ballet of Canada.
