Annika Verplancke

Annika Verplancke
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Annika Verplancke

Annika Verplancke was born in 2000 in Brussels, Belgium and is half American with Filipino roots. She studied at The Pôle National Supérieur de Danse Rosella Hightower in France from 2016 until 2018. In 2018, Annika was a guest dancer with Nuremberg Opera House in Germany before she attended The Juilliard School from August 2018 until May 2019. In August 2019, she joined Nederland’s Dans Theater 2 where she was involved in numerous new creations, performances, and international tours for 3 years. Joined the Batsheva Ensemble in 2022.


The Batsheva Ensemble