DA "AUSTRIS" artistic director

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ELITA TREILONE

 

Elita joined "Austris" in 1997, taking over as head of the dance group from longtime group leader Janis Upitis. Until then, Elita actively danced in the Folk Dance ensemble “Līgo” and worked as a teacher-coach in the Folk Dance ensemble “Ačkups” for which today she is also artistic director. She is currently performing both directorial and teacher-coach duties in "Austris", thus ensuring a full process of top-quality preparation before dancers step on stage to show their skills. Elita can turn almost anyone into a dancer, as long as the interest is also from the dancer himself. She inspires with her love for the Latvian folk dance and her ability to perfectly show any dance step that the dancers themselves can't always do.