Biography

Valerio Iurato is a contemporary dance choreographer based in Austria.  Originally from Sicily,Italy, he has been honing his craft for years, creating beautiful and unique pieces that have been performed all over the world.  Valerio is trained primarily in Ballroom, Latino American and specializes in Argentinian Tango winning multiple championships.  
Furthermore, Valerio completed his classical and contemporary training with both I.D.A International Dance Academy in Ravenna, Italy, and in R.C.P.D, the Real Conservatorio Professional de Danza in Madrid, Spain.  Valerio went on to pursue his professional career working with multiple choreographers and performing/touring in theatres around the world including Europe, Canada, the United States, South America and Asia.  Valerio was a member of "Imperfect Dancers Company" (Pisa, Italy) from 2012-2015 and was a soloist member with "Tanz Linz" of the Landestheater Linz from 2015-2021.  After years in the professional theatre world Valerio is ready to share his work and art as a choreographer and teacher in the freelance community.  After being commissioned twice to choreograph with "Imperfect Dancers", he was also commissioned in the years 2020-2021 to choreograph on the dancers of "Tanz Linz".  In the area of teaching, after years of doing his own personal research in the fields of neuroscience, psychology, and high-performance, Valerio has developed a new method and technique to allow the pre-professional and professional dancers to consciously engage and activate those biological mechanisms necessary to discover and unlock their full potentials.