Stella Zannou is a Berlin-based choreographer, dancer and dance educator working internationally in contemporary dance, theater and performance. Trained at American College of Greece, Greek State School of Dance, London College of Dance and London Studio Centre. She has taught and choreographed for Staatstheater Kassel, Vienna State Opera, Tanzfabrik Berlin, Dock11, SEAD Salzburg and Anton Bruckner University Linz, among others. She founded and directed Smack Dance Company (2006–2012) and worked with Proxima Dance Company (2000–2006). As a dancer, she has collaborated with Richard Siegal, Christopher Roman and numerous international artists. Since 2025, she has been Movement Director for the inclusive theater group Ithakt. She teaches and leads workshops internationally. In 2003 and 2010, ballettanz magazine named her “Dancer of the Year.”