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CULTIVATING EXPRESSION, NURTURING ARTISTRY AND INSPIRING A LOVE FOR DANCE
Elena Kukseva is a highly respected ballet mistress who holds a teaching certificate from the prestigious Vaganova Ballet Academy, in St. Petersburg, Russia. Mrs. Kukseva received her early professional ballet training and experience from the Perm State Choreographic Academy. In 1986, upon graduation from Perm she accepted a position in the Nijzgorod Ballet Theatre where she had the opportunity to demonstrate her technical brilliance and theatrical mastery by performing many leading roles in classical ballets, such as “Gisele”, Spanish Dance in “Swan Lake”, Gypsy in “Don Quichote”.
In 1991 she transitioned to the Small Mariinsky Ballet Company in Leningrad to dance under the direction of Leonid Yakobson. Mrs. Kukseva toured nationally and internationally performing such recognizable works as 9 Tangos and Bach, Wedding Cortege, Arlekinade, Roden’s Sculptures and Pas-de-trois Rossini.
She currently lives and works in St. Petersburg, Russia. Since 2014, Elena is a regular guest of Russian School of Ballet, teaching at holiday Workshops and Winter Intensives, helping RSB students achieve new heights in ballet training, in line with world requirements.
Happy International Dance Day, friends! 🩰 Are you celebrating? Are you in the dance studio today? . . . . . . . #dancedance #balletlove #balletclass #contemporarydance #dancepractice #dancecrew #dancechallenge #choreographer #danceteacher #danceday #danza #russianschoolofballet #ComeAlive #IDD #dancestudioassociation #internationaldanceday #worldballetday #worldballetproject #dancelovedance #southafricandancers #theballetscene #balletlife
It’s almost the biggest day of the year for dance… Yes that’s right....International Dance Day! And in case you missed my last email, we’re celebrating dance in a VERY big way here at the Russian School of Ballet on International Dance Day - THIS Thursday, April 29th. We’re having a day of FREE CLASSES that I want to invite you to! We have a limited number of spots left, but as of right now, we can still squeeze you in. Reserve a free spot in one of our classes here >> https://russianschoolofballet.com/dance-day-free-class-registration/ We’ve got our hands on the amazing new song “Come Alive” that was written specifically for International Dance Day, and we’re going to be moving our bodies to this new song when you come for your free class. Aaaaand we’ll be moving our bodies to original choreography created for us by Richy Jackson, choreographer for Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, and Nick Jonas among others. We can’t wait to see you here at the Russian School of Ballet on International Dance Day - THIS Thursday, April 29th for our FREE classes! Book your free class >> https://russianschoolofballet.com/dance-day-free-class-registration/
Did you register for one of our FREE dance classes on 26-30 April? We’ll be moving and shaking to the brand new song below (created by Emmy nominated artists) and teaching choreography created by Lady Gaga’s choreographer @richysquirrel! Save your FREE spot here >> https://russianschoolofballet.com/dance-day-free-class-registration/
What do you call this leg position? 1. Attitude 2. Tire bouchon 3. Arabesk #balletknowledge #balletdictionary #ballettraining #dancers #russianschoolofballet #balletteacher #balleteducation