The team — École de Danse Classique de Genève

To offer quality classes, the school brings together qualified teachers who pass on, at every level, the technical and artistic foundations of dance.

Karine Andrei-Sutter

Director · Ballet · Body conditioning / Pilates

A soloist and award-winning dancer, Karine Andrei-Sutter had an international career of more than twenty years before taking over, in 2016, the direction of the school that trained her.

Engaged at the Basler Ballett (Switzerland), then at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf (Germany), from 1996 to 2016 she joined the Theater Krefeld und Mönchengladbach (Germany), where she was named soloist in 2002 and, on five occasions, received the audience-voted Oscar for best dancer.

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Adrian Rusmali
Modern / contemporary dance
After studying at the National Dance School of Albania, Adrian Rusmali received a scholarship to complete his training at the École de Danse de Genève, under the direction of Beatriz Consuelo.
He has lived in Switzerland since 1996, where, since 2000, he has worked with several companies: Compagnie Laura Tanner, Compagnie Alias, the Grand Théâtre de Genève, the Ventura Dance Company, the Nuremberg Theatre, Cie Hermesdance and the Stadttheater St-Gall. In 2007, he founded Compagnie Diadé with Diana Lambert and Deborah Hofstetter.
Photo: Grégory Batardon
Carine Greder Salmon
Ballet
Carine Greder Salmon studied with Marika Besobrasova at the Académie de Danse Princesse Grace in Monaco, then was engaged at the Stadttheater in Klagenfurt, Austria. She later turned to teaching, training at the Centre de Ballet Jean Martinelli, the École de Danse Floriane Vergères and the Espace Danse Peter Heubi.
She taught for many years in Geneva and was part, for 15 years, of the Théâtre Musical de Genève, under the direction of Félix Locca. In 2021, she joined the École de Danse Classique de Genève.
Mariana Morales Tomaz
Jazz dance
Mariana Morales Tomaz is a professional dancer, choreographer and teacher. After pre-professional training at the Conservatoire Populaire de Genève, she joined the CFPArts in 2015, then continued her training at Tanzwerk 101 in Zurich, where she earned her Bachelor's in dance in 2024.
She has worked with choreographers such as Jochen Heckman, Paula Lansley, Victor Rottier, Rafael Smadja and Valentin Alféri. Since 2018, she has taught throughout Switzerland, developing an accessible approach open to several styles.
Trained in ballet, contemporary, house, jazz and waacking, she draws on these influences to shape a personal choreographic language.

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Adrian Rusmali

Modern / contemporary dance

After studying at the National Dance School of Albania, Adrian Rusmali received a scholarship to complete his training at the École de Danse de Genève, under the direction of Beatriz Consuelo.

He has lived in Switzerland since 1996, where, since 2000, he has worked with several companies: Compagnie Laura Tanner, Compagnie Alias, the Grand Théâtre de Genève, the Ventura Dance Company, the Nuremberg Theatre, Cie Hermesdance and the Stadttheater St-Gall. In 2007, he founded Compagnie Diadé with Diana Lambert and Deborah Hofstetter.

Photo: Grégory Batardon

Carine Greder Salmon

Ballet

Carine Greder Salmon studied with Marika Besobrasova at the Académie de Danse Princesse Grace in Monaco, then was engaged at the Stadttheater in Klagenfurt, Austria. She later turned to teaching, training at the Centre de Ballet Jean Martinelli, the École de Danse Floriane Vergères and the Espace Danse Peter Heubi.

She taught for many years in Geneva and was part, for 15 years, of the Théâtre Musical de Genève, under the direction of Félix Locca. In 2021, she joined the École de Danse Classique de Genève.

Mariana Morales Tomaz

Jazz dance

Mariana Morales Tomaz is a professional dancer, choreographer and teacher. After pre-professional training at the Conservatoire Populaire de Genève, she joined the CFPArts in 2015, then continued her training at Tanzwerk 101 in Zurich, where she earned her Bachelor's in dance in 2024.

She has worked with choreographers such as Jochen Heckman, Paula Lansley, Victor Rottier, Rafael Smadja and Valentin Alféri. Since 2018, she has taught throughout Switzerland, developing an accessible approach open to several styles.

Trained in ballet, contemporary, house, jazz and waacking, she draws on these influences to shape a personal choreographic language.