Faculty

Anneke De Jong is from Stillwater, MN where she began her classical Vaganova training with St. Croix Ballet. In 2013, she was invited to NYC to train with Gelsey Kirkland in her Professional Program. After completing her training at GKA she returned to MN and danced with St. Paul Ballet and Continental Ballet as apprentice and then with Metropolitan Ballet as demi-soloist, where she performed lead roles of Marie in the Nutcracker and Diamond Fairy in Sleeping Beauty. In 2016 she accepted a position with Texas Ballet Theater Studio Training Company and performed in TBT’s Alice in Wonderland under the direction of Ben Stevenson. Anneke also had the opportunity to train with Dutch National Ballet in Amsterdam, Open World Dance Foundation, Bolshoi Ballet, English National Ballet, Bossov Ballet Theatre and Kirov Academy of Ballet.

In 2017 Anneke became a founding company artist with Magnum Opus Ballet in Madison, WI where she performed many lead roles and choreographed her first professional piece. She has also danced professionally with US International Ballet and Columbia Classical Ballet. During her time there she had the opportunity to perform demi-soloist roles such as Columbine Doll and Waltz of the Flowers lead. In 2022 Anneke joined Canyon Concert Ballet in Fort Collins. Where she has had the opportunity to perform in many lead roles such as Miettes qui tombent fairy in Sleeping Beauty, Columbine Doll, Licorice and Hot Chocolate in Nutcracker among many others.

Along with dancing, Anneke loves teaching and sharing what she has learned from her teachers with the next generation of dancers.