Annabelle Lopez Ochoa completed her dance training at the Royal Ballet Academy in Antwerp and initially danced with various German dance companies. Since 2003, she has focused on choreography and has been part of the leadership team at “Ballett Dortmund” since the 2025–26 season. She has already created works for more than 78 theaters around the world, including the “English National Ballet London,” “Les Grands Ballets Canadiens Montreal,” “Dutch National Ballet Amsterdam,” “Joffrey Ballet,” “Hong Kong Ballet,” and “Dance Theatre of Harlem New York City.”