Robin Lesley Nimanong was born in 1995 in The Netherlands. He studied at the Amsterdam University of Arts, and apprenticed at Kale Dance Company in Portugal. He participated in De Dutch Don’t Dance Division in the 2013-2014 summer course and in the Gaga HJS Amsterdam course in 2014 and 2015. Between 2014 and 2016 he worked with various choreographers, including Giulio D’anna (Lets!, 2014), Heidi Vierthalerr (2015, Broken Water), Liat Waysbort (2015, Before After Beyond), and Eldad Ben Sasson and the Kale Dance Company (2016, Tal Dew). He joined Batsheva – the Young Ensemble in 2016.