Elzanne Fields studied at the Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa, where she completed her National Diploma in Dance as a Ballet major.

She performed as a principal dancer with Bovim Ballet, Cape Dance Company, and South African National Dance Trust and as a soloist dancer with Joburg Ballet and Free Flight Dance Co.

Elzanne also produced, choreographed, directed, and performed in ‘HOPE,’ a fundraising event for South African orphans in collaboration with Young Blood Art Gallery.

Elzanne has worked with national and international choreographers from the USA, Sweden, Canada, Netherlands, and Spain.

She was employed in South Africa by various dance companies, including Tshwane Dance Theatre, Ballet Theatre African, South African Ballet Theatre (later Joburg Ballet), Darkroom Contemporary, and The Fugard Theatre.

During her employment at Tshwane Dance Theatre, her choreographic works for the company began her reputation as “one of the new and upcoming South African choreographers,” as reviewed by critics. Her accomplishments as a choreographer continued when another work, ‘Five,’ was invited to YAGP Finals NY 2020 and won outstanding ensemble at Icon Dance Awards, Ballet Competiotion 2020.

Her most recent work, ‘Parade,’ finished top 12, 2021 YAGP L.A. Her solo ‘Morphametisis’ won top 12 YAGP 2021, junior second runner up at Dancemakers Convention 2021, and 1st place at Spotlight Competition 2021. Elzanne has also had the wonderful opportunity to teach ballet, contemporary, body conditioning, and pilates to some of South Africa’s and San Diego’s top young dancers for the last nine years.

Most recently, she has been training and teaching in Austin, Texas, where in addition to teaching ballet, she also started teaching PBT and CTR curriculum. Two of her students finished top 12 ballet at YAGP Houston in 2021.

In the same year, after five years of retirement from the stage, she entered the Ballet Beyond Borders ballet competition where she received a gold medal for her self-choreographed contemporary work “Truth to Freedom” and a bronze medal for her ballet variation from the ballet Raymonda.

Elzanne deems herself as very fortunate to be Co-founder and Director of both Yeshua Ballet Theatre and Redeeming Dance and is beyond excited for what the future holds for her career as a teacher, mentor, coach, dancer, choreographer and business owner.