Simone Geiger studied classical dance at the Ballet Academy of the University of Music and Theatre Munich. She danced as a demi soloist at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein and the Bayerische Staatsballett. In 2000 she became a member of the renowned Nederlands Dans Theater where she worked with leading choreographers such as Jiri Kylian, Ohad Naharin, Mats Ek, William Forsythe. Afterwards she studied art history, Italian philology and graduated in ballet pedagogic. Since 2010 she has been teaching both in the bachelor’s degree program and in the young students course at the Ballet Academy Munich. She leads rehearsals for the performances and assisted Kinsun Chan in his choreographies for the students.
