About Me
Eray Gülay
Eray Gülay is a freelance dancer, choreographer, dance teacher and model. After successfully completing his dance studies at the Folkwang University of the Arts, he joined the dance company ‘Folkwang Tanzstudio’ in the 2017/18 season and has since performed in dance pieces by renowned choreographers such as Ben J. Riepe, Jérôme Bel and Reinhild Hoffmann. Eray also worked as a choreographic assistant and took part in the pieces ‘wilderness tender’ by Stephanie Miracle (2018) and ‘Femina Saga’ by Marie Zoe Buchholz (2020).
He has worked on commercial projects with companies such as Tamaris, Vogue CS, Men's Health and Schwarzkopf. He has danced for German artists such as Salomea and Frida Gold and choreographed for pop singer Matthew Wood on a long-term basis. He has performed live on stage with international artists such as Cakes Da Killa, TT The Artist and Barbara Tucker.
Since 2014, Eray has also been part of the ballroom scene and a member of the House of Elle. As an active member of the scene, he teaches voguing at tanzhaus nrw and gives international voguing workshops. He also works in the Shapes & Shades collective and organises workshops, panel talks and balls as part of Ballroom.
Stage references
• tanzhaus nrw
• Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus
• Nationaltheater Mannheim
• Ben J. Riepe Company
• Folkwang Tanzstudio
• Jerôme Bel
• Reinhild Hoffmann
Commercial references
• Vogue CS
• Acer
• Tamaris
• adidas
• Schwarzkopf
• Frida Gold
• Jan Böhmermann