Welcome to Ballet Atelier
Welcome to Ballet Atelier
I call it Ballet Atelier, because atelier is a workshop for custom or bespoke work, a place where things are created, or repaired and fixed. I have over 30 years of experience as a dancer, a teacher and a choreographer.
Why take Ballet classes online?
Time taught us that you can practice ballet at home and get stronger. What I’m offering is low-cost access to a world-class master teacher of classical ballet, available anywhere with a webcam. Expect personalized corrections and suggestions in helping dancers perfect their technique and artistry.

Open Online Live Classes
My Virtual Classes are designed to provide comprehensive training in a limited space. I give a full class: a strengthening barre, a lot of center exercises, including adagios, pirouettes, small and even big jumps. I offer classes for students of intermediate/advanced level and for Adult Beginners.


Private Coaching
I am offering private coaching for dancers of all levels, whether they are looking to improve their class work, prepare for a performance or a competition. I am focused on every individual student’s needs and goals, encompassing technique, strength, precision, style and artistry. My students dance with premier companies all over the world, they excel at ballet competitions and are invariably recognised for their technical and artistic achievements.
Pointe Classes
My Pointe class is for students of intermediate level and up with at least 3 years of pointe work training. The class will help to develop strength and improve technique on pointe. Special attention is paid to coordination, articulation, dynamics and grace. Most of the students in the class are professional dancers or on professional track.


Choreography
I stage full-length ballet classics, one-act story ballets (some of them rarely seen outside Russia), classical divertissements, and my original choreography. When staging classics, I preserve the style and ideas of the old masters and make them work for today’s dancers and audiences. I have performed in most of them myself, and learned them from the previous generation of dancers, who in turn learned them for generation before them, as the theatrical tradition goes…Ballet classics make an excellent showcase for a dance company. Built on a vast vocabulary of intricate steps, they are full of charm, beauty, and humor, offering great material for dancers’ learning and growth.

