Leán Coetzer is a South African dancer and choreographer.
Education
Coetzer studied at the Pretoria school for Art, Ballet and Music, where she concentrated in ballet. She has been trained in the Royal Academy of Dance style and passed the advanced level in Classical Ballet and the intermediate level in Modern Dance. In 2014 she qualified as a Voice Movement Therapy Practitioner through the IAVMT, International Association for Voice Movement Therapy.
Career
Since then, Coetzer has performed and choreographed around South Africa, including the creation of several performance art pieces in various exhibitions and festivals. She works as a Voice Movement Therapy Practitioner. Exhibitions Kingdom exhibition at Equus Gallery on Cavalli Estate, 2015 Darling Voorkamerfest, 2014 Pieces and Puzzles at the Lovell Gallery, 2013 Infecting the City, 2012 Angels, Grand Provence, Franschhoek 2011 Spier Contemporary, 2010 Mullineux Cellar, Riebeek-Kasteel, 2010 Deveron Arts, Scotland, 2008 Dance Experience 1992: Performed with the John Felter group 1992 - 1994: Principal dancer in the Bophuthatswana Dance Company under direction of David Krugel.
2002: Solo dance performance at FNB Dance Umbrella 1998 - 2002 Theatre of the Messiah (TOM) dance company Grahamstown National Arts Festival 2012 A Boat Called "Maine" - Solo Performance at Darling Voorkamerfest 2014 Community Festival Project "Die Locals is Lekker" was innitiated in 2010 by Leán Coetzer in Riebeek Kasteel.
lieutenant is a celebration and promotion of local performing artists and groups from the Swartland area. Regular performances were staged from 2010 until 2015 in Riebeek Kasteel.