Dance

Kate Broug trained in classical and contemporary dance at the Amsterdam School of the Arts, where she completed a Bachelor of Arts in Dance. The conservatory operates on an elimination-based model with continuous assessment and no formal grading. Entry is highly selective, and progression depends on technical command, artistic development, and sustained performance under scrutiny. By graduation, only a small portion of the original cohort remained.

During this period, Broug balanced the Netherlands’ most rigorous academic track, the Gymnasium, with daily ballet training. School days often ran from morning through late afternoon, followed by evening rehearsals that extended into the night. The combination required discipline, physical endurance, and long-term focus at a young age.

Her work as a dancer received national and international recognition. Broug was featured in Het Parool, Amsterdam’s leading daily newspaper, for her dance portfolio and international trajectory. She was awarded multiple competitive scholarships to continue her training in New York City, including support from Stichting Bekker–la Bastide Fonds, the Amsterdam School of the Arts Internationaliseringsfonds, and the Fundatie van de Vrijvrouwe van Renswoude. Collectively, these grants supported professional development and extended study of the Martha Graham Technique in the United States, where she trained and performed with established institutions and companies.

In 2014, Broug received the Bas Aders Award for Achievement in Dance, a merit-based distinction granted by a professional jury in recognition of artistic quality and performance. She was also selected by the Dutch public broadcaster NTR to compete on Avond van de Jonge Danser, a nationally televised program featuring emerging dance talent chosen from across the Netherlands.

Following her formal education, Broug worked as a professional dancer with modern and contemporary companies in Europe and the United States, including Sadler’s Wells Associate Choreographer Alexander Whitley, Conny Janssen Danst, Jon Ole Olstadt and Milena Sidorova among others. Her career included principal roles, collaboration with choreographers on new work, and participation in international productions and tours. Alongside performance, she managed freelance contracts and the practical demands of an independent artistic career.

Although she later stepped away from professional performance, dance remains foundational to how Broug approaches her work. The years of training established habits of preparation, physical awareness, and accountability that continue to inform her work in aviation, expedition-based filmmaking, and entrepreneurship.