NELLY VAN BOMMEL was selected as one of Dance Magazine’s ‘25 to Watch’ in January 2010, and her work has been featured in France, Taiwan, Canada and the US in major festivals and venues. Born in France to Dutch parents, Ms. van Bommel received an eclectic early training in dance and theater and participated in numerous programs and projects with choreographers including Claude Brumachon (Centre Chorégraphique National de Nantes), Richard Alston, Susan Buirge, and Christian Trouillas (Tanztheater Wuppertal), to name of few. She performed throughout France and North Africa with French choreographer Claudine Peny.  In 2002 Ms. van Bommel moved to New York City thanks to a fellowship from the Conseil Régional d'lle de France.  Upon completion of the MFA dance program at Purchase College, she was presented with an Outstanding MFA Graduate Award for excellence.   Ms. van Bommel is also an alumna of Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, as recipient of a full scholarship there to work with choreographer Susan Marshall during summer 2005. In spring ‘07, Ms. van Bommel won 1st Jury prize at the renowned Genesis International Choreographic Competition (Milwaukee Ballet). Also in 2007 she was a finalist at the A.W.A.R.D Show at Joyce SoHo. She has been an artist-in-residence at Kaatsbaan International Dance Center and the Stella Adler Studio of Acting (MAD AIR), a guest teacher at the Taipei National University of the Arts where her work has been presented at the Kuandu Arts Festival (fall 2008) and a guest choreographer at Springboard Danse Montreal and Western Michigan University. In 2010, Ms. van Bommel was one of the three choreographers selected for Ballet Austin’s nationally renowned biennial choreographic project New American Talent/Dance. She won 1st Jury Prize and was a two-time audience favorite.  nøa dance was the featured dance company at the Baryshnikov Arts Center’s Fall Gala in September, 2011. Her most recent residency was conducted in October, 2011 at Western Michigan University Department of Dance in collaboration with DanceWorks Chicago. The work created, Addio Amore is in the repertoires of DanceWorks Chicago and Western Michigan University. Upcoming engagements include a position as the Director of Choreography at the National Choreography Intensive (Regional Dance America) in July 2012, two new commissions from Ballet Austin in the 2012/2013 season, as well as NØA DANCE’s spring season presented by the Baryshnikov Arts Center in April, 2012. Ms. van Bommel is a visiting Assistant Professor in the Conservatory of Dance at Purchase College, SUNY.