Elna Matamoros (Madrid, 1972) has an extensive career as a Ballet Mistress and Dance Researcher. A frequent lecturer and regular contributor to theatre, design and dance magazines, she has been a member of the Ballet Nacional de España and Compañía Nacional de Danza since 2002. Besides her exhaustive training as a dancer, Matamoros holds a MA in Dance Education from New York University as a Fulbright Scholar and a PhD in Aesthetics from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. She has been Teaching regularly at the Zurich University of the Arts since 2016.