School Teachers
Natalia Kremen
Born in Moscow, Natalia started training at the age of ten with the Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow. Later she moved to Leonid Lavrovsky’s Ballet Academy; there she was trained by Galina Krapivina (People’s Artist of USSR) and Nina Sorokina (People’s Artist ofUSSR).
After graduation in 2002 was invited by Artistic Director Dmitry Briantcev to join the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Ballet Theater.
While in the company Natalia danced many soloist roles in ballets such as Don Quixote, Swan Lake, Nutcracker, Giselle, La Dame aux Camellias, Snow Maiden and La Fille mal gardee. Natalia has created roles in Dmitry Briantcev’s choreography.
In 2004 Natalia entered the Moscow Federal State Educational Institution of Higher Professional and Postgraduate Education “Russian Academy of Dramatic Art – GITIS” and graduated in 2009 with the qualification TEACHER BALLET MISTRESS in the speciality “BALLET PEDAGOGY”.
In 2006 Natalia was invited by Wayne Eagling to join English National Ballet.
Miss Kremen has performed in a numerous gala evenings in Brazil, Dominican Republic, France and Italy, including “Nights with Tamara Rojo and Friends” in Spain.
Anne-Laure Arnoux
Teacher
Anne-Laure was born in France where she was taught by Raymond Franchetti and Christiane Vaussard. She trained at the National Superior Conservatory of Paris for Music and Dance (graduating with a first Grand Prix of Dance) and at the Paris Opera ballet school.
Anton Lukovkin
Teacher
He has worked with several leading world choreographers, including John Neumeier, William Forsythe, Russell Maliphant, Akram Khan, David Dawson and Alexei Ratmansky. He appears in several films of the Mariinsky Ballet and played Erik Bruhn in the BBC drama “Margot”. He was recently working as an assistant opera director at the Dutch National Opera and the Opéra Bastille in Paris. In November 2017 performed in Men in Motion at the London Coliseum.
Natalia Nemytkina
Teacher
Natasha was born in Samara, Russia. She trained at Samara Central Choreography school for 10 years, graduating in 2005.
After graduating she began working with The Samara Academical Theatre of Opera and Ballet, where She performed in numerous ballets including Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Don Quixote, Bayadere, Nutcracker, Romeo and Juliet, Giselle, Beatles Forever, Carmina Burana, Francesca da Rimini, Carmen and many others. Natasha has also toured with The Amosov and Melikov group in Guatemala, China, Holland, Germany, Austria, Italy and the United Kingdom.
In 2006 she entered the Academy of Social Arts in Moscow, graduating in 2011 with Diploma – Pedagogue, Ballet Master.
Natalia Shchelokova
Teacher
Natalia Shchelokova was born in Moscow and trained at the Moscow State Academy of Choreography (Bolshoi Ballet Academy) from age 10. She was taught by some of the best ballet teachers of the Soviet Union including one of Agrippina Vaganova’s disciples, Nabilya Valitova.
After graduating from the Voronezh State Ballet Institute in 1990, Natalia joined Moscow Festival Ballet company. Her first international tour was to the United Kingdom. In 1992 she was invited to join Moscow City Ballet, with Clara in The Nutcracker being her first role. Natalia was quickly adding new solo and leading parts to her repertoire and was promoted to the principal position within just three years.
In 1997 Natalia won the Diploma of Moscow International Ballet Competition.
In the year 2000, Natalia attained first degree with honours from the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS) and qualified as Ballet Master/Choreographer in methodology of teaching ballet.
Later, that same year, she joined Stanislavsky ballet as leading soloist, performing principal roles.
In 2012 she graduated from the Royal Academy of Dance with PDTD and has RAD RTS status.
Roberta Marquez
Teacher
Roberta Marquez was born in Brazil and trained at the Maria Olenewa State Dance School, taught by local teachers and guest teachers from the Kirov Ballet. In 1994 she joined the Municipal Theatre Ballet and was promoted to Principal in 2002. Roles with the company included Odette/Odile (Swan Lake), Swanilda (Coppélia) and Giselle. Guest appearances from this time included dancing as Nikiya with American Ballet Theatre.
She is a former Principal of The Royal Ballet. She joined the Company as a Principal in 2004 and left in 2015. Her Royal Ballet repertory included Nikiya (La Bayadère), Lise (La Fille mal gardée), Sugar Plum Fairy (The Nutcracker), Juliet, Tatiana (Onegin) and the Firebird. She returns in the 2016/17 Season as a Guest Artist.
Marquez’s many prizes include Best Dancer of the Year at the 2001 Rio de Janeiro Dance Awards and silver medal and best couple (with Royal Ballet Principal Thiago Soares) at the 2001 Moscow International Ballet Competition. In spring 2013 she participated in a Royal Opera House project to forge new links with Brazil through performance, education work and skills training.
Olga Barykina
Teacher
Olga was born in Moscow where she started her ballet training in the Bolshoi Ballet Academy at the age of nine. She continued her education in Perm State Choreography College and later graduated as a professional ballet dancer in 2001 from Nesterova University Choreography College in Moscow.
Afterwards, Olga was invited to join Moscow Classical Ballet Company. While being with the company she danced in many classical ballets such as Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, Spartacus, Romeo and Juliette, Cinderella.
In 2009 Olga had received Master Degree in “Ballet Pedagogy” in the class of Anatoly Borzov and continued her career as a classical ballet teacher.
Olga has extensive experience gained while teaching in various Moscow, London and Tokyo professional dancing schools.
Angela Venturini
Teacher
Born in Italy, Angela graduated in Art and Entertainment Management at Cà Foscari University of Venice and trained in various private dance schools in Italy as improving abroad (Holland, Switzerland, USA, UK, Israel) before joining in September 2017 the London Contemporary Dance School, as a Master Student, supported by Fund of Excellence Scholarship thanks to The Leverhulme Trust. Angela has danced for Hamlyn Ballet Junior Company in Florence, La Biennale Teatro di Venezia, La Biennale Danza di Venezia, Teatro Sociale di Mantova, La Piccionaia - stable innovation's theater, Iuvenis Danza, Umanoove/Didy Veldman and indipendent collaborations with artists of different backgrounds as freelancer.
As a teacher in the last three years in vocational schools, she took part to the Teachers' Seminars held in Accademia Teatro alla Scala in Milan. She is a Teaching Assistant for CAT- The Place, assisting artists from Candoco Dance Company, Rambert Dance Company, Neon Dance and others. During the summer 2018, she works as a staff member of Hofesh Dance Company for the East Wall Production at the Tower of London.
She is a Counsellor, trained at the IMR Counselling Triennial School - Italian Medical Research, with Dr. Roberto Gilardi; and hatha yoga and postural teacher.
Her other great passion is photography.
Aaron Dwyer
Teacher
Aaron Dwyer trained in Professional Dance Musical Theatre at Laine Theatre Arts. He began his choreography career by choreographing The Sound of Music at the early age of sixteen.Following the success of this he went on to choreograph many other productions including: The Little Shop of Horrors, Billy Elliot, R.E.N.T, Spring Awakening and Summer Holiday.
Aaron's made his international stage debut in The US. He danced in three spectacular shows: i-broadway, Celebrate the World and Boogie Wonderland. When he returned to the UK he started teaching and hosted a number of dance workshops across the country. Internationally, Aaron has been teaching regularly including working in Italy teaching a three day Disney on Broadway Workshop. Aaron, has taught in three ballet institutions in China, as well as continuing to teach at some of the top dance schools in the UK including Pineapple Performing Arts School, DanceWorks and London Studio Centre.
Aaron’s real passion has always been choreography and teaching, with this blend he decided to begin the his own School of Dance & The London Dance Company. Now his main focus this will allow young people to have first class training and performance experience across the capital and beyond provided by passionate, involved professional teachers. Aaron also travels around the U.K. providing his own workshops to young people in Jazz technique, Musical Theatre & Lyrical Jazz. Aaron’s newest venture is becoming a Producing Choreographer, and producing musicals for young aspiring artists with the first production being Fame The Musical in the summer of 2019.
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