From the stage to the studio

Former professional dancer, GYROKINESIS® Master Trainer and GYROTONIC® Pre-Trainer. I help people of all ages move better and more freely.

My story

I am Dario Mealli

Dario Mealli smiling, seated on a stool in a garden

I was born in Italy and started dancing at the age of nine. At fifteen, thanks to a scholarship, I entered the English National Ballet School in London. I then danced professionally with Het Nationale Ballet in Amsterdam, K Ballet in Tokyo and Víctor Ullate Ballet in Madrid.

As a dancer I was always looking for a way to train that would care for the body instead of wearing it down. I found it in the GYROTONIC® method, and it changed the way I understand movement. I qualified in 2012 and, from 2013 to 2019, ran my own studio in Amsterdam, Shido Studio.

In 2020 I moved to Madrid. Since 2024 I have been a GYROKINESIS® Master Trainer, training new instructors in the method, and I am also a GYROTONIC® Pre-Trainer.

I am also a sports and deep tissue massage therapist and practise Iokai Shiatsu. I teach movement and work as a massage therapist at the Nacho Duato Academy, and I have worked with the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Cirque du Soleil and JONDE.

Journey

Step by step

  1. Age 9I start dancing in Italy
  2. Age 15Scholarship at the English National Ballet School, London
  3. StageHet Nationale Ballet · K Ballet · Víctor Ullate Ballet
  4. 2012I qualify as a GYROTONIC® teacher
  5. 2013–2019Founder and director of Shido Studio, Amsterdam
  6. 2020I move to Madrid
  7. 2024GYROKINESIS® Master Trainer

Who I have worked with

Collaborations

  • Cirque du Soleil
  • JONDE (Spanish National Youth Orchestra)
  • Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
  • Nacho Duato Academy, as movement teacher and massage therapist

Shall we begin?

Message me and we will find the best time for your first session.