Paul Versteeg and Tessa Marwick are recognized teachers
of the Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique (STAT) and the
Nederlandse Vereniging van Leraren van de Alexander Techniek (NeVLAT).

They have been giving private lessons for more than 23 years and have
been running a 3 year Alexander Teacher Training since 1994 in Amsterdam.

After graduating from the Theatre School in Amsterdam (1969), he continued his Theatre Studies at Mudra School with Maurice Bejart in Brussels and Merce Cunningham in New York, the process culminating in forming his own company Dramatic Dance Theatre.

In 1980 he settled in London and with Tessa Marwick performed, directed and ran workshops all over Europe while continuing to teach at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), Drama Studio and East 15 Acting School in London. He trained as an Alexander teacher with Walter and Dilys Carrington in London from 1981 to 1984.

Tessa completed her Bachelor of Arts (English) and Teacher's Diploma in Speech and Drama at the University of Cape Town (1964).

She continued her research into movement and theatre,training as a modern dancer with Sigurd Leeder (London & Switzerland) and teaching at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), Drama Studio and East 15 Acting School.

After fifteen years' work in theatre in South Africa, England and Europe performing, directing and teaching - Tessa trained as an Alexander teacher with Walter and Dilys Carrington from 1980-1983.

While continuously maintaining a private practice since 1984, Paul and Tessa also began developing and exploring their theatre work from out of the Alexander principles. They continued their own performance work, teaching and giving workshops and carried out Alexander/theatre projects in Switzerland (4 months) and Sweden (2 years). They taught and directed in the Theatre Department of Williams College, Mass. USA, in 1990.

After these many and varied experiences in working internationally with individuals and groups they opened their own training course for Alexander teachers in September 1994, in Amsterdam.
At present there are 18 students of different nationalities on the course and each day Paul and Tessa together with two additional teachers are working and maintaining a ratio of 5 students to 1 teacher. Paul and Tessa personally take care of all 'hands-on' groups.

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