BIOGRAPHY
Professional Ballet Dancer offering:
Online 1-1 teaching in ballet, contemporary, strength and conditioning, competition preparation, audition preparation, exam preparation, choreography
I am currently working as a professional ballet dancer with the Serbian National Ballet and prior to this was a member of the Corps de ballet with the State Ballet of Georgia, Tbilisi. I have danced since I was three years old, and my passion for classical ballet developed when I was twelve. With support from The Royal Ballet School, I excelled in ballet, winning many national and international competitions. Alongside classical ballet, I am trained to an advanced level in contemporary, jazz, modern, flamenco and tap dance, as well as choreography and acting.
I have a strong passion for teaching and have assisted pupils with exam preparation, competition solos and preparing for auditions with incredibly successful results. I have taught both the ISTD and RAD syllabus up to Advanced 2 level and, as a recent graduate, I have an excellent understanding of the skills required to be successful in both vocational school auditions and company auditions. Finally I have a keen interest in helping pupils develop their choreographic and improvisation skills, which are often an integral part of auditions.
Experience & Training
Following my early training, supported by the Royal Ballet School, I attended Elmhurst Ballet Upper School. On graduating, I accepted a position with the State Ballet of Georgia, under Nina Ananiashvili, Tbilisi. I performed extensively both in Georgia and around the word on tour, dancing in many classical and contemporary works which led to my current position with the Serbian National Ballet. I have also previously danced alongside Birmingham Royal Ballet in 2022. I have a passion for teaching and have taught on a 1-1 basis for the last f years guiding pupils successfully through competitions, exams, auditions and coaching them to gain the necessary skills required when dancing under pressure. I have also choregraphed classical and contemporary solos for competitions and assisted pupils in developing their own choreographic and improvisation skills.
Exams
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Advanced 2 RAD ballet – Distinction
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Advanced 2 ISTD tap – Distinction
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Advanced 1 ISTD modern – Distinction
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Grade 8 LAMDA acting – Distinction
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Grade 8 ABRSM singing – Distinction
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Competitions
During my early training I competed in local and national competitions across a variety of genres of dance. I won the ISTD International Senior Ballet Awards two times and was also selected to represent the Classical Ballet Faculty in the ISTD Bursary Awards. My extensive personal experience with competitions and auditions has enabled me to successfully assist several pupils with competition and audition preparation.​ .