by Martha Anne Toll | Aug 4, 2022 | News
The art of ballet depends on teachers conferring hard-earned, painstakingly detailed knowledge from student to student, across generations. As with other artforms, reaching the pinnacle of performance does not necessarily translate to an ability to teach. No wonder,...
by Sponsored by Ellison Ballet | Jan 5, 2021 | From Our Sponsors, Summer Intensives, Summer Study
Summer intensives are much more than just a way to stay in shape over a break. The rigorous schedule, as well as exposure to new teachers, programs and styles, sets dancers up for the school year ahead, and allows them to make huge strides towards their dance goals....
by Oksana Khadarina | Dec 27, 2020 | Career, Dancer Spotlight, Instagram
What does it take for an American to graduate from the Vaganova Ballet Academy at the top of the class—and join the Mariinsky Ballet at the age of 17? And how would it feel to then be sidelined by injury, and miss an entire season of professional dancing, just...
by Julia Guiheen | Sep 18, 2019 | Profiles, TBT
What do Diana Vishneva, Olga Smirnova, Kristina Shapran and Maria Khoreva all have in common? These women, among the most impressive talents to graduate from the Vaganova Ballet Academy in recent years, all studied under legendary professor Lyudmila Kovaleva....
by Pointe Magazine | Oct 12, 2016 | Training
This story originally appeared in the October/November 2016 issue of Pointe. As told to Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone and Madeline Schrock What was life like at the Vaganova Ballet Academy? Photo by Erik Tomasson, Courtesy SFB. Gabrielle Perkins, ABT Studio Company...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Aubrey Clayton had never thought much about the kinds of ballet that existed outside of her home studio in Alabama—until she took a few classes in Vaganova. Clayton knew right away she wanted to learn more about this technique, with its emphasis on...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
The Vaganova Academy has been a powerhouse for supreme technicians and artists for centuries. Iconic names—Balanchine, Nureyev, and Zakharova, to name a few—have sprung from the St. Petersburg school. Vaganova training transforms students to master the...