Presentation

OFFICIAL DANCE SCHOOL OF DANSE SUISSE

THE FSED/VST/FSSD & JEUNESSE + SPORT SUISSE

Following a distinguished career on some of the world’s most prestigious stages, Igor Piovano, former Principal Dancer and Ballet Master with Béjart Ballet Lausanne, founded the Igokat Dance Academy to share his experience, artistic excellence, and passion for dance with the next generation.

Since opening its doors in 2006, the Academy has grown steadily year after year. Today, the Centre welcomes more than 800 students.

Igokat offers high-quality dance training for all ages and levels, from young children to adults, with recreational, pre-professional, and professional programs.

Students aspiring to a career in dance can follow the Academy’s pre-professional training program, which provides up to 30 hours of instruction per week, combining technical excellence, artistic development, and individualized guidance.

Each year, new young talents join the Academy, and many of its students have gone on to study and perform with internationally renowned dance schools and professional companies.

This success reflects the Academy’s commitment to excellence and its dedication to nurturing the next generation of dancers.

Igokat has three spacious studios, the first one built in 1953 to welcome Boris Kniaseff the “Master of Étoiles” and his International Dance Academy. Here he creates his famous floor barre and in 1954 Serge Lifar, renowned from the Paris Opera, takes over the studio and delegates it to his friend Nicolas Zvereff (Diaghilev Russian Ballets).