Annika Verplancke

Annika Verplancke was born in 2000 in Brussels and is Belgian/American with Filipino roots. She studied at Le PNSD Rosella Hightower in France from 2016 until 2018. In 2018, Annika was a guest dancer with Staatsteather Nürnberg Ballett in Germany before she attended The Juilliard School from August 2018 until May 2019. In August 2019, she joined Nederlands Dans Theater 2 where she was involved in numerous new creations, performances, and international tours for 3 years. She then went on to join the Batsheva Ensemble in 2022 and the Batsheva Dance Company in 2024.

Annika became a certified Gaga teacher in 2025.

Since 2018, Annika has been able to create at least one new work of her own yearly thanks to several choreographic development platforms. For the 2025-2026 season, Annika will assist Ohad Naharin in his new creation for Batsheva Dance Company and Nederlands Dans Theater 1.

Annika is now based in Europe as a freelance performer, choreographer, and teacher. She is also a certified yoga teacher and naturopathy student.

“Gaga returns me to the moment, my body, and my creativity. It is a bottomless fuel tank for discovery, transformation, and imagination – in my dance and in my life.”