This project of building her own dance company started in Geneva with many dance pieces that she

created. Tatiana was the co-founder of Continuum - the first hip-hop dance company in Geneva,

Switzerland. In 2016, she moved to New York, to pursue her dream of creating her own Dance

Company. She will launch Passion Fruit Dance Company with “Dance Within Your Dance,” a new piece

that she created in New York.

The Passion Fruit project emerged from all of Tatiana’s activities in the hip-hop and house communities

of Switzerland: She opened her dance school called “CENTRE HIP-HOP” (www.centrehiphop.ch), she is

part of a non-profit organization called JAIA (https://www.facebook.com/JAIAassociation/?fref=ts),

where they organized many events for the community such as dance camp sessions (Sweat Your

House") and battles (“JAIA battle”) and parties (“les 5 sens”). She created all these projects in

collaboration with some of her former students in Geneva. She continues to be involved with these

projects to a certain degree, even from the United States.

Tatiana is highly involved in her community, she has been teaching Hip-Hop and House with passion

for 11 years. Through her teaching, she realized that people weren’t just learning dance moves, but a

way of life. She received countless testimonies from students and/or their parents for the positive

impact that studying with her was having on their lives. Many of the students who were not seeking

professional dance careers, found in dancing some elements that were helpful in their lives, their

growth, their confidence, their self-esteem, their creativity, and their motivation.

Tatiana has a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a Master’s of Educational Sciences with a focus in

Adult Education. She simply loves to teach and wants to use her skills to help others.

All of this led her to PASSION FRUIT Dance Company – a project composed of 3 directions:

- Dance Theater performances

- Teaching programs & Regular workshops

- Events such as “LES 5 SENS”

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WHY “PASSION FRUIT”?

Because she wanted a name that truly represents how she feels about her art, her vision and something fun. This project and the different subprojects that will emerge from it are the result of her love, her passion for dancing, the hip-hop and the house community and its culture, that she also wants to promote through her company. Tatiana is passionate and a hard worker. Therefore, “PASSION FRUIT” means: the result (fruit) of her work, dance (passion).