Garance Goutard-Dekeyser

Garance is French but grew up in Tromsø, Norway. There she attended the dance branch of the Kongsbakken Vgs, a tradition-steeped school with an artistic focus. Garance subsequently moved on to Oslo to prepare for a professional dance career at the Spin Off Forstudium i Dans – with success! In 2021, she was accepted for the Arts Umbrella diploma programme in Vancouver. At the internationally renowned training centre, dance is taught under real-life conditions, using works by Crystal Pite, Marco Goecke, Fernando H. Magadan, Johan Inger and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, among others. In her last year, Garance honed her skills in the company of a famous local co-operation partner, Ballet BC Annex. Then she was ready for the next step – as a member of the Gauthier Dance JUNIORS from the 2024/25 season. And the one after that! For Garance's performance was so outstanding that, only one year later, she was already promoted to the main company.