Vaganova Ballet Academy

The Vaganova Ballet Academy is located in St. Petersburg, Russia. The school began in 1738 and was formerly known as the " (Female) Imperial Ballet School" in the Soviet era. In 1957, it was renamed "Vaganova Ballet Academy". It is one of the top professional ballet schools in the world and is also the direct school of the famous Балет Мариинского театра Mullins **. The Vaganova tutorial combines the romantic tradition of French style with the brilliance of Italian style.

Basic information

The Vaganova Dance School has trained many ballet superstars, including:

Choreographer Michel Fokine

George Balanchine, founder of NYCB

Anna Pavlova (Anna Pavlova) and Vaslav Nijinsky (Nijinsky), the all-powerful dancers of the early 20th century

Soviet era dance queen Galina Ulanova ( Ulanova )

Renowned choreographer (and director of the Bolshoi Theatre) Yuri Grigorovich

Rudolph Nureyev (Nureyev), Mikhail Baryshnikov (Baryshnikov), Natalia Makarova (Makarova)

In the 1980s, Altynai Asylmuratova and Farukh Ruzimatov, a duo who had a great time in the West,

At the beginning of the 21st century, the ballet world stars such as: three beautiful women Lopatkina (Uriana Vyacheslavna Lopatkinna), Vishneva (Ruzmatov), Zakharova (Hanova) and the "perfect prince" Igor Zelensky (Igor Zelensky).