Dance Instructors

Anastasia Bogomazova

Anastasia Bogomazova is a Vaganova-trained dancer who has worked with some of the most celebrated companies in Russia and beyond. She has performed with the Mariinsky Theater and at the Hermitage. Her list of roles and tours is extensive and we are honored to have her teaching for the SKAYA project. See Anastasia's Classes

Anna Trofimova

Anna Trofimova has danced with Moscow Ballet for years and is a widely loved audition director for the Dance with Us program. This past year she taught the online dance classes and barre fitness. She is a treasure! See Anna's Classes

Alina Rudenko

Alina Rudenko is a principal ballet dancer for companies in St Petersburg and Moscow RU. She has performed for the Mariinsky Theatre, Moscow Children's Theatre of Natalia Sats, Novosibirsk, and more. From Giselle to Masha (Nutcracker) to Odette/Odile (Swan Lake) to Aurora (Sleeping Beauty), she has danced beautifully across many stages and into the hearts of ballet lovers. See Alina's Classes

Olga Posternak

Olga Posternak is a gifted dancer and treasured member of the Moscow Ballet family. You may recognize her as Masha from the Western United States tour of Great Russian Nutcracker. Olga has traveled with the company numerous times as a principal dancer, soloist, and audition director. See Olga's Classes

Yury Mirov

Yury Mirov of Leningrad is a graduate of the St. Petersburg Vaganova Ballet Academy. His incredible education and devotion to the art of ballet led him to dance the lead in many products for esteemed ballet companies. From St. Petersburg Theatre Russian Ballet, to Korolkov Classical Ballet Theatre, to Ballet St. Petersburg Conservatory Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian State Ballet, Russian National Ballet Theatre, and Yacobson Ballet, Yury has been princely on many stages for a number of years. See Yury's Classes