Astrid SweeneyScottish Dance Theatre

Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, from the age of 11 Astrid trained and competed in traditional Irish dance. In 2012, Astrid was accepted into Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance and also received an award from the Royal Danish Ballet after attending their summer school.

Astrid has worked with and performed pieces by choreographers, Christopher Bruce and Robert Cohan as well as being in student creations and having her own work shown at external venues.

She then joined Scottish Dance Theatre as an apprentice dancer as part of her coursework at London Contemporary Dance School.