Bettina was born in Hillerød, Denmark.
For the school year 1993/94 she receives a scholarship of the Pierino Ambrosoli Foundation for her training at the Ballet School John Neumeier in Hamburg followed by an engagement at the Hamburg Ballet and since 2000 at the Tivoli Pantomime Theatre in Copenhagen.

Since 2012 teaches Bettina children from 12 to 15 years (6th to 9th grade) in Danish and German at the Rosenlundskolen.
She is married to a teacher and has two children. They live in a house on Amager (east of Copenhagen), close to the nature.
Bettina is a Reiki-healer, very interested in yoga, meditation and spirituality.