Coaches

Annamaria Ördögh is an integrative coach (at GROW – accredited EMCC-EQA practitioner) and supports people in changing their mindset and developing a positive, goal-oriented mindset. After being grateful for the professional support in her self-reflection along the way, she dedicated herself to training as a coach.
Annamaria is happy to show others new opportunities with her open and judgment-free perception, appreciative attitude and awareness.

After graduating from high school, Arabella completed her training as a state-certified stage dancer and dance teacher. Since then, she has been passionately teaching ballet and jazz to children, teenagers and adults.
In 2019, she successfully completed the Certificate in Ballet Teaching Studies (CBTS) at the Royal Academy of Dance.
To further deepen her knowledge in the field of dance and health, she obtained her Master’s degree in Dance Science from the University of Bern in 2024.
In addition to her teaching work, Arabella continues to be active as a dancer and regularly attends further training courses to continuously develop her knowledge and teaching practice. With great commitment and empathy, she passes on her enthusiasm for dance to her students

Beatrix Tanyi is a former ice dancer and synchronised figure skater who has celebrated successes in many countries around the world. For many years now, she has been wowing the audience in Europa-Park’s Ice Show. She is delighted when her students share her passion on the ice and her lessons focus not only on technical skills but also on respectful interaction and teamwork.

Bethan discovered her passion for tap dancing at the age of 6. She took her talent to the IDO Tap World Championships and brought back five gold medals to her home country of Great Britain with the group ‘Tap Attack’. Bethan has also been part of the Europa-Park Show Ballet since 2019. Her teaching focuses on the growth of her students: on the inside. She loves teaching and sharing her passion.

Bianka picked up a violin for the first time at the age of four. Her passion for the instrument led her to complete a bachelor’s degree in music and art at a renowned music academy. Born in Hungary, she has already successfully participated in international competitions on her musical journey and worked in prestigious philharmonic orchestras. Bianka is looking forward to passing on the art of expressing emotions through music to her students.

Brigitta discovered her passion for ballet at an early age and completed her training at the artistic secondary school in Pécs.
In 1987, she moved to Germany, where she played a key role in shaping the Europa-Park Show Ballet for decades as a dancer, choreographer, and director.
With a Master of Advanced Studies ZFH in Dance Education and training as a Cultural Manager, she combines extensive expertise with creative vision. Today, she leads the Creative Management of the TALENT ACADEMY and passionately teaches ballet to children, teenagers, and adults.

Cecilia comes from a family of dancers and studied Spanish dance in Valencia. After a successful career in which she thrilled audiences at Europa-Park, she now passes on her great passion for flamenco dance to the members of the TALENT ACADEMY. For her, the best thing is to see her students embrace flamenco dance and lose themselves in it.

Connor can look back on over 15 years of musical experience. His passion for making music his profession led him to pursue a music teaching degree at the University of Education in Freiburg in 2019. Alongside his musical training, he has performed in numerous concerts and acquired extensive pedagogical skills. In his lessons, he places great importance on creating an environment where appreciation and the joy of music are at the forefront.

To improve his skills even further, he completed his training as a hip-hop dance teacher after his apprenticeship as a sports and fitness manager, which he completed in 2021. During this time, he has also had the opportunity to take part in numerous competitions and performances. He continues to train with internationally renowned choreographers and has worked on projects with some of them. In his classes, he passes on his love of dance with motivation and a high level of knowledge.

Dominik became known to a wider audience in 2009 when he took part in the talent show ‘Deutschland sucht den Superstar’. This was followed by two solo albums which reached the German charts. Since then, he has been on the road with his band ‘Umleitung’, playing concerts all over the country. In 2016 Dominik graduated from the ‘International Music College Freiburg’ and now works as a composer, singer and guitarist for various projects. He taught himself to play the guitar at a young age and enjoys passing on what he has learned to his students.

Elena started ballet at an early age. Her love of dance led her to a career as a ballet teacher. After graduating from the Institute of ‘Culture and Art’ in Russia, she became a ballet master and director. The dance theatre ‘ARABESKI’ under the direction of Elena and Sergey Petrakov has represented the Republic of Kazakhstan at international competitions in Sweden, Bulgaria, Austria, Hungary, Russia, Spain and Italy. Gold medals, Grand Prix and 1st places are proof of the high level of the ensemble’s participants. The creative team, led by Elena Petrakova, has repeatedly been awarded ‘Best Team of the Year’ in Kazakhstan and Russia. Elena Petrakova has become a key figure in Kazakhstan’s ballet culture. Today Elena passes on her knowledge, skills and experience to the students of the TALENT ACADEMY.

Franziska began taking dance lessons at a young age and gained stage experience in various performances and competitions. Her passion became her profession, and she trained as a professional dancer and dance teacher. Through her international stage experience and ongoing training, Franziska teaches participants not only dance skills, but also important qualities for their future lives.

Iurii began his career while still a student at the ‘National University of Physical Education and Sport’ in Ukraine. The winner of several awards, he has amazed people all over the world: in North and South America, Asia and Europe. During this exciting journey he has gained a lot of stage experience as well as acrobatic expertise, which he now wants to pass on in the TALENT ACADEMY. Iurii is especially happy when he can inspire the students in his classes and see their progress.

Jennifer studied ‘Media and Information Sciences’ in Offenburg, where she specialised in animation and character design. She has been working at Europa-Park as a character and costume designer since 2015 and has also worked part-time on various game and film productions.

Jonas began his circus journey at the age of 16 through a circus project in a Rio de Janeiro favela. He followed his enthusiasm and studied at the ,National Circus School’ in Brazil. He performed on many stages in the country before receiving international contracts. Those took the Brazilian to cruise ships, Qatar, Sweden and finally to Europa-Park. He enthusiastically introduces his students to the world of circus artistry.

Jonathan was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1987.
As soon as he discovered his passion for circus arts, he trained at a renowned circus school in Brazil. There he developed versatile skills in aerial and floor acrobatics, juggling, trapeze work, trampoline and clowning.
His artistic career took him to various countries, including Brazil, Sweden, Estonia and Finland, where he thrilled international audiences with his talent and charisma.
From 2011 to 2013, Jonathan worked as an artist at Europa-Park Rust, where, among other things, he performed as a duo with his partner Jonas Sousa – a formative period that awakened in him the desire to pass on his experiences to others.

Inspired by ‘Art Nouveau’ and Japanese art, the French artist from Brittany paints on wood, paper or canvas. She plays with textures, collages, colours and uses a variety of techniques such as oil pastel, oil paint, watercolour, acrylic paint and much more. Her love of art was born in her cradle, as her father also worked as a painter. Karine would now like to pass on her fascination for art to her course participants.

Katja discovered her love of painting not only during her studies at the ‘Academy of Fine Arts’. Painting is her absolute passion and has been with her since childhood. It is therefore not surprising that over the years, creativity and design education have become the focus of her work as a trained educator. In her work, she provides students with craft and technical support. However, it is the mental and emotional tools for their artistic work that are incredibly important to her. She accompanies the members with a lot of heart in their individual creative expression and is happy to be part of their development.

For a long time, Katjas main focus was on her career as a competitive trampoline gymnast, where she won medals at the World and European Championships. After her sporting career, she worked as an aerial acrobat on a cruise ship and thrilled guests in the Caribbean with her spectacular performances for three years. With over 16 years of experience as a trainer, she has been teaching in Germany since 2015 and holds a Trainer B license from the German Gymnastics Federation. She is looking forward to passing on her extensive experience and having lots of fun together.

Katya found her talent in music and dance and became a successful DJ and dancer. She has performed on many international stages and holds a master’s degree in choreography. She loves to see her students develop and emphasises variety and growth in her training.

“Singing is as essential to me as the air I breathe.”
Marion’s passion for singing began at an early age and led her to the music academies in Freiburg and Karlsruhe, where she completed her private studies in classical singing and participated in master classes. In addition to teaching popular music, she is active as a jazz, pop and bar singer at Europa-Park and as a soloist, primarily in church music.

Her passion is teaching, driven by her love of vocal technique and people. Thanks to her further training in psychology, she combines character and psyche, body and vocal technique in her teaching to create a holistic approach. Marion welcomes all age groups to the TALENT ACADEMY, whether children, teenagers or adults.

Her path led her to work as a pattern maker in a textile factory, then on to creative and design courses and finally to a teaching qualification. Martina also completed her studies as a freelance artist at the Academy of Fine Arts in Lahr. Martina will conduct her painting and drawing lessons in line with her guiding principle ‘The joy of doing’.

Mathieu’s passion for music flared up at the age of 11. Since then, the German-French musician has been active as a bassist, guitarist and drummer in numerous bands and projects. He completed his musical training at the ‘Jazz & Rock Schule’ in Freiburg, where he further honed his craft. Full of motivation, Mathieu is looking forward to giving his students a better feeling for playing together and developing their rhythm as well as intensively training their hearing.

Michele is a passionate singer, pianist and experienced singing teacher. Since 2022, she has been sharing her love of music as a piano and singing teacher at the Allegro Music School in Iffezheim. At the same time, she has been working as a freelance artist since 2017, including as a bar pianist and singer at Europa-Park Rust, where she thrills her audience with her multifaceted performances. Michele completed her BA (Hons) in Professional Musicianship at BIMM University in Manchester and passed her music A-levels at Heimschule Lender in Sasbach. She looks forward to passing on the art and emotions that music can convey to her students and inspiring them on their own musical journey.

He fell in love with music as a child listening to his mother sing. He learned to play the bayan, the guitar and later the piano. Sergey graduated from the conservatory and became a professional artist. He has toured with famous music groups in Georgia, Russia and Kazakhstan. As a co-author he was also responsible for the musical aspect of the dance theatre ‘ARABESKI’. Today Sergey is a pianist at Europa-Park and accompanies ballet classes at the TALENT ACADEMY. The greatest inspiration for him is when he sees the success of his students and they begin to understand the music.

Tatiana has been performing on various stages since she was a child and has successfully completed her training as an artist. Her journey has taken her to China and to the stages of Europa-Park. In Preschool Ballet & Showdance I Tatiana leads the children into a colourful fairytale world. The children are introduced to their first dance steps in a playful way.

Born in Berlin, Ulrich discovered his love of music at an early age and became a member of the Berliner Sängerknaben (Berlin Boys’ Choir) at the age of eight. There he was discovered by a theatre director, who gave him his first role as a child actor on a Berlin stage.

Since the age of ten, Ulrich Grawunder has lived with and for the theatre – as an actor, singer, author and director, including at Europa-Park. The stage became his home, the audience his motivation. “I can’t imagine any other profession for myself – only in the theatre can you experience this unique, direct connection with the audience,” he says, describing his enduring passion for acting, which he now wants to pass on to others.

“Science is the mind of the world, art is its soul.” After completing her studies, Uta’s path led her increasingly into the artistic field. Her passion for painting was awakened through her involvement in a tri-national theatre project. Uta has been part of the TALENT ACADEMY team since the very beginning. She is impressed by how children look at the world with open eyes through painting and try to express this with paint on canvas.

Viktoria won the first prize for ‘Coach of the Year’ in 2000 and has received numerous other certificates, such as the ‘Certificate of the International Olympic Committee’. In addition to her high level of professional competence, she stands out for her outstanding teaching skills. Her international experience makes her one of the best trainers around. In her lessons, she instils qualities such as discipline and perseverance and is delighted to see the progress her students make.

He has won numerous prizes as a B-Boy at large and international competitions such as ‘Juste Debout 2007’, ‘World of Dance Netherlands 2021’, ‘World of Dance Belgium 2014’ and ‘UDO Europe 2014’ in Kalkar with his ‘Stand Up Crew’.
In Las Vegas, he made it to the top 16 in the qualifiers for the Hip Hop World Championships. Yes’in is also a regular guest in Los Angelos at large, well-known dance studios such as Millenium Dance Complex, Debbie Reynolds Dance Studio and Movement Livestyle, where he perfects his technique and brings the latest trends to his students. When he is not present as a jury member at international battles in Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg or Switzerland, he wins these contests himself.
Yassine is happy to pass on his skills to his students.