Francisca Filleul-ChristowBallet & creative movement
Dance education · Abu Dhabi

The art
of becoming.

Ballet and creative movement taught with care, experience, and a lifelong love of dance. For children, teenagers, and adults.

Francisca performing a classical ballet arabesqueClassical roots. Room to grow.
A place to begin, a way to grow

Dance is for
every stage.

From a child’s first steps to an advanced dancer’s next goal, every lesson offers space to build technique, confidence, musicality, and expression.

What Francisca teaches

Find your movement.

Individual lessons, group classes, workshops, and programmes for schools and community spaces.

01 / Foundations

Creative movement

Imaginative, age-appropriate classes for children to discover rhythm, coordination, and the joy of moving.

02 / Technique

Classical ballet

Thoughtful ballet training from beginner to advanced levels, including technique, pointe, and variations.

03 / Progress

Personal coaching

Focused support for examinations, auditions, choreography, stretching, and conditioning.

Portrait of Francisca Filleul-Christow
Meet your teacher

Francisca
Filleul-Christow

“A strong foundation gives every dancer the freedom to express themselves.”

Francisca is a ballet and creative-movement educator with more than 25 years of teaching experience. She has worked with children, teenagers, and adults, from first lessons through advanced coaching.

Her training includes the National Ballet School of Canada, the School of American Ballet in New York, and the National Ballet School Teacher Training Program. She brings experience in performance, choreography, student mentoring, and adjudication to her teaching.

Associate, Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing
Experience with Cecchetti, Royal Academy of Dance & Balanchine techniques
Based on Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi
Start a conversation

Let’s make room
for dance.

Looking for lessons, a workshop, or a dance educator for your school or organisation? Tell Francisca a little about what you have in mind.