It is with immense excitement that we share the big news: EVGENIA OBRAZTSOVA, prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Ballet Theatre, will be one of many…
Irina Kolpakova signs Letter of Support for Open World Dance Foundation
Irina Kolpakova–prima ballerina of the Mariinsky Theatre, People’s Artist of Russia, principals’ coach of American Ballet Theatre, and direct student of Agrippina Vaganova–has recently signed…
Elite Training Students Share What the Vaganova Technique Means to Them
As we start our 2019-2020 Elite Training school year, we asked a few of our ET students what the Vaganova technique means to them. Here…
Teacher Training Participant Shares Experience
This past summer, OWDF held its annual Summer Intensive and Teacher Training program in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Students and teachers attended the program from all…
Prima Ballerina Uliana Lopatkina coaches ET students
During our Elite Training Program‘s time in St. Petersburg, Russia, we were elated to have esteemed prima ballerina of the Mariinsky Theatre and long-time friend…
Elite Training Alumni compete in International Ballet Competition
OWDF is proud to see the fruition of the Elite Training Program in the successes of alumni Katia Raj and Evandro Bossle during the 2018…
Three Elite Training Students now dance in Russia
At the conclusion of our first year of our newly formalized Elite Training Program, we are elated that three of our students have already been…