Experience
On stage and in the studio
More than fifteen years on stage and over five years teaching — as a principal dancer in Slovakia and Ukraine, on tour across Europe, Asia and the Middle East, and in the rehearsal room with dancers of every age and level.
Stage career
2020 – 2024
Principal Dancer
State Theatre Košice, Slovakia
Principal and soloist roles across the classical, neoclassical and contemporary repertoire.
2010 – 2014
Principal Dancer
Kharkiv National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, Ukraine
Principal and soloist roles in the full classical repertoire.
Present
Guesting Principal Dancer & Soloist
International tours
Guest appearances and touring as principal and leading ballerina across Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
Companies and producers
Teaching
The three positions below ran at the same time.
2015 – 2017
Ballet Teacher & Choreographer
Tkachenko Ballet Studio, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Classical ballet technique for children and adults, pointe work, stretching and flexibility, strength and conditioning, and preparation for performances and examinations — taught one to one and in groups.
2015 – 2017
Teacher of Classical Dance, Gymnastics and Stage Practice
Kharkiv Choreographic School, Ukraine
Classical ballet for younger and senior students, stage practice, and leading rehearsals towards performances and examinations.
2015 – 2017
Teacher of Choreography and Gymnastics
Yekaterina Serebrianska Gymnastics Studio, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Ballet and gymnastics fundamentals, with work on flexibility, posture, musicality and coordination, and preparation for public performances.
Selected repertoire
Principal and leading roles
- Odette / Odile — Swan Lake
- Aurora — The Sleeping Beauty
- Juliet — Romeo and Juliet
- Masha (Clara) — The Nutcracker
- Swanilda — Coppélia
- Nikiya — La Bayadère
- Medora — Le Corsaire
- Anna Karenina — Anna Karenina
- Snow White — Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Soloist roles
- Lilac Fairy / Princess Florine — The Sleeping Beauty
- Aegina — Spartacus
- Myrtha — Giselle
- Queen of the Dryads / Street Dancer — Don Quixote
- The Gypsy — The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Fairy / Sister — Cinderella
- Grand Pas de Deux — Giselle
- Pas de Deux — Esmeralda
Classical, neoclassical and contemporary
- Chopiniana (Les Sylphides)
- Walpurgis Night
- The Rite of Spring
- Sacred Spring
- Chaotica
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Anna Karenina
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