Episode 42: Anabella Lenzu
From The Adult Ballet Studio by Elizabeth Blosfield
April 7, 2026 · 39 min · Season 4 · Episode 42
About this episode
Anabella Lenzu discusses her extensive career in dance, her teaching philosophy, and her latest book on meaningful gestures in dance.
Anabella Lenzu joined the studio this month! She is an internationally recognized dancer, choreographer, educator, and scholar whose career spans more than 35 years across the globe. She is the founder and artistic director of Anabella Lenzu/DanceDrama, a dance theatre company in New York City. Anabella brings together ballet, modern, tango, and dance theatre, and she’s taught in more than 50 institutions worldwide. She currently teaches at NYU and Peridance Center in New York City. In addition to her performance and teaching career, Anabella is also a published author and the president of the American Dance Guild. In this conversation, we explore her journey into dance and what led her to pursue it as a lifelong career, how her experiences across cultures have shaped her artistic voice and teaching philosophy, and what drew her to choreography as a means of expression. We also dive into her newest book, Teaching and Learning Dance Through Meaningful Gestures, and unpack ideas like active imagination, the role of gesture in movement, and why visual documentation can be such a powerful tool for dancers. She gives advice on how to approach dance with a sense of wholeness, how to…
People in this episode
Host: Elizabeth Blosfield
Guest: Anabella Lenzu
Topics covered
- dance
- choreography
- teaching
- artistic expression
- cultural experiences
- body positivity
Keywords
- dance
- choreography
- teaching
- Anabella Lenzu
- body positivity
- artistic voice
- cultural experiences
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Anabella Lenzu/DanceDrama, NYU, Peridance Center, American Dance Guild
Books & works: Teaching and Learning Dance Through Meaningful Gestures
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