Inna Bayer is a master teacher of the Russian Vaganova Method of Classical Ballet and Character Dance with more than 13 years of experience as a professional dancer and 30 years of experience as a Ballet Mistress. Inna received a Master's Degree, with honors, in Pedagogy and Choreography from the Bolshoi Ballet Academy (Moscow State Academy of Choreography).  Inna received her Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude, from the Voronezh State Academy of Arts. During her artistic career, Inna toured in France, Spain, Germany, and Poland.  She performed as a Classical Ballet soloist in Kiev (Ukraine). This impressive career both informs her artistic and technical expertise.

Inna began her teaching career at Bat-Dor dance school where she taught Classical and Character Dance in 1992. Later, she moved to the United States to teach Character Dance at San Francisco Ballet School. From 2000 until the summer of 2007 Inna was Ballet mistress at Westlake School for the Performing Arts (Daly City, CA). During her tenure there she prepared students for many performances including Nutcracker, competitions, and recitals. Her final year included students participating triumphantly in the Aberdeen International Youth Festival (Scotland).

In 2002, American Dance Awards named Inna the "Choreographer of the Year" and in 2016 Miss Bayer was awarded, "Outstanding Teacher" at the Youth American Grand Prix (YAGP) in San Francisco.

Inna founded Bayer Ballet Academy in 2005 out of a passion for teaching the art of ballet to future generations.  The school has been named "Outstanding School" by YAGP for six consecutive years (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023).  Her students have received top honors, including Grand Prix and first prize, at international and regional competitions such as Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP), International Dance Challenge (IDC),  World Ballet Competition (WBC) and American Dance Awards.

Bayer Ballet Academy students have been accepted into prestigious programs, including those of the Vaganova Ballet Academy, Paris Opera, American Ballet Theatre, Royal Ballet, Princess Grace Academy, and Bolshoi Ballet.

 

Inna's students from Israel and the United States have danced in European and American professional dance troupes such as: Mariinsky Ballet, Batsheva Dance Company (Israel), Ballet Israely (Israel), Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company (Israel), Scottish Ballet (Scotland), Compania Nacional de Danza (Nacho Duato Artistic Director), State Ballet of Georgia, Alberta Ballet (Canada), Inbal Pinto Dance Company, Austin Ballet, Boston Ballet, Colorado Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance, New York City Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Smuin Ballet, Eifman Ballet Saint Petersburg, Russia, Atlanta Ballet, Hrvatsko narodno kazalište HNK Split Balet / Croatian National Theater, State Ballet in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria and more. 

Ms. Musaeva is a respected professor of classical ballet and an accomplished professional dancer. M. Musaeva’s students are distinguished by their academic approach, purity of performance, and high technical level, which allow them to win prizes at international festivals and competitions.

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PERFORMANCE CAREER

• Buryat State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre

• Kirov State Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet (State Academic Mariinsky Theatre), where she performed leading roles of classical repertoire under the guidance of G. Komleva and S. Berezhny

• Musa Jalil Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet.

• Ms. Musaeva toured internationally 

 

REPERTOIRE

• “Swan Lake” - Odette and Odile, Pas de Trois, Big Swans;

• “Don Quixote” - Kitri, Street Dancer, an inserted variation from Act III, Girlfriends;

• “Sleeping Beauty”- The Lilac Fairy, The Diamond Fairy; Princess Florine, Fairies from the Prologue;

• “Giselle” - Myrtha, an inserted pas de deux, the two Willis;

• “Le Corsaire” - Medora’s pas de deux, Gulnara’s pas d’Esclave, Trio;

• “Spartacus” - Aegina;

• “Mowgli” - Bagheera;

• “Walpurgis Night” - Bacchante, Nymphs;

• “Pas de quatre” – Marie Taglioni, Carlotta Grisi;

• Pas de deux - “Diana and Actaeon”;

• Pas de deux - “La Esmeralda”, to name a few.

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EDUCATOR

• 2010-2018: Kazan School of Choreography, following the A.Y. Vaganova System

• 2018-2023: L. Różytski State Professional Ballet School (Ogólnokształcącą Szkołą Baletową im. L. Różyckiego w Bytomiu nauczyciel tanca klasycznego), Poland

 

PUBLICATIONS & TECHNICAL PAPERS

• Institute of Additional Professional Education (Professional Development) (2014)

• Presented a paper on the topic "Current issues of improving the level of professional mastery of classical dance teachers and choreography concertmasters”

• Perm State Choreography College (2014)

• Presented the work "Methods and peculiarities of teaching special disciplines in primary and secondary school"

• Institute of Additional Professional Education (Professional Development) (2015)

• Presented a paper on "Methods of teaching classical dance"

• Moscow State Academy of Choreography (Bolshoi) (2016)

• Participant of educational and methodological events of "Moscow Ballet School in the regions of Russia"

• ​Polish Ministry of Education

• Created video materials on classical dance methodology "Teacher's Diary"

 

AWARDS & HONORS

• Individual Award of the II degree for outstanding contribution to the development of creative education in Poland

• "Festival of Terpsichore" International Competition: awarded the diploma of laureate of the second degree and Audience Award

• Student Successes: “ZŁOTE POINTY” (2019); Gdansk Ogólnopolski konkurs XXI (2019); “EUROPEAN BALLET GRAND PRIX” (2020); Gdansk Ogólnopolski konkurs XXII (2022)​

Ms. Nikolaeva is a former Soloist, Russian Ballet, St. Petersburg Theater (1991-2002) and Prima Ballerina, Croatian National Theatre / HNK Split (2002-2024).  Throughout her career, Ms. Nikolaeva has performed numerous solos from world-famous ballets, including but not limited to: Odette, Odilia, Kitri, Giselle, Nikije, Gamzati, Clare, Sugar Plum, Pimpinelle, Princess Aurora, Carmen.

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As an educator, Ms. Nikolaeva has served on the faculty of Art Academy of the University of Split, I-6 Degree Course (2004-2024); Boris Papandopulo, Split as a  Teacher, Classical Ballet (2009-2024); Croatian National Ballet, HNK Split Theatre as the Assistant Choreographer & Ballet Teacher and Associate Professor, Art, Dance Art, Arts Movement, Classical Ballet

(2014-2024); and Teacher of Classical Ballet for HNK Ballet Studio, Split (2016-2024).

 

Ms. Nikolaeva is a graduate of the Vaganova Ballet Academy, Ballet Dancer (1991) where she received multiple degrees, "Choreographic Art” (1991) and "Ballet Pedagogy" (2011).  She is a disciple of direct students of Agrippina Vaganova.

 

During her time at the academy, she studied under many world-class ballet teachers, soloists, ballet dancers and protégés, some of which include: K.M.Sergeev (ballet soloist, and partner of G.S.Ulanova), L.B.Kovaleva (pedagog of D.Višneva), E.B.Kokorina (pedagog of A.J.Vaganova), L.N.Safronova, N.P.Sahnovskaja, V.S.Desnickij, V.Onoško, A.A.Stepin, G.N.Selucki, I.G.Gensler (the Prima ballerina of the Mariinsky Theatre), L.E.Goncarova (Prima ballerina of the Mariinsky Theatre), A.B.Bruskin, I.I.Gorovaja, A.I.Manoškin, Y.Gumba.

Born in Seoul, South Korea, Ms, Kim graduated with the highest distinctions from Yewon School and Seoul Arts High School.  Ms. Kim received her Bachelor's and Master's Degrees from Ewha Womans University, 

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From 2003-2004, Ms. Kim received a Ballet Master Scholarship to continue her education in England. In 2018,  she enhanced her credentials with additional certification at the Vaganova Ballet Academy in St. Petersburg.

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​​During 2008-2012, she performed diverse classical ballet repertoire and contemporary work in Ballet Blanc in Korea. In 2012, she received the female ballet dancer acting award at the Seoul Dance Festival hosted by the Korean Dance Association.

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From 2010 to 2020, Ms. Kim taught at the Yewon School, recognized as an official partner school of the Vaganova Ballet Academy in St. Petersburg.

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Ms. Kim is certified in the Vaganova teaching method for grades 1 through 8.

Olga Voloboueva graduated from the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet in 1989,  class of Professor N. Kurgapkina,  at which time she embarked on her professional career with the Kirov Ballet (Mariinsky Ballet).  Her expansive performing career highlights include solo and principal roles and, full repertoire with the following ballet companies: Kirov Ballet / Mariinsky /, St. Petersburg; Colorado Ballet, USA; Royal Ballet of Flanders, Belgium; and Ballet Victor Ullate. Ms. Voloboueva performed as a guest artist with the following companies: San Francisco Opera Ballet, USA; Setsuko Itchikawa Ballet, Japan; and Arlington Ballet, USA. She also had the opportunity to tour England, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Germany, USA, Japan, Korea, Scotland, Belgium, and France, to name a few.  

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Lead Soloist and Principal Roles

 Mariinsky Theatre (Kirov Ballet) - soloist

• La Bayadere - Nikiya, Gamzatti 

• Nutcracker - Masha

• Giselle - Giselle

• Swan Lake - Odetta, Odile 

• La Sylphide – Sylphide

• Chopeniana (Les Sylphides) - Waltz, Mazurka

• Stone Flower - Hostess of the Copper Mountain  

• Esmeralda – Pas de deux

• Don Quixote – Pas de deux

 

Colorado Ballet:

• Romeo and Juliet - Juliet

• Sleeping Beauty - Princes Aurora 

• Esmeralda - Diana and Acteon - Pas de deux 

• Serenada -  Dark Angel / Balanchine

• Rubies - Soloist / Balancine

• Western Symphony – Pas de deux

• Stars and Stripes – Second Movement / Balanchine

• Configurations / Choo San Goh

• A Midsummer Night's Dream / Christopher Wheeldon

• River / Alvin Ailey

 

Royal Ballet of Flanders:

• Nutcracker – Clara                             

• Sleeping Beauty                                  

• Giselle – Giselle, Mirta                        

• La Bayadere - Nikiya, Gamzatti

• Impressing The Czar / W.Forsythe 

• Ancient Air and Dances / R.Tanner

• In The Middle / W.Forsythe                

• Swan Lake / J.Fabre

• Encounters / C.Pastor

• In The Night / J.Robbins  

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During her professional career Ms. Voloboueva has worked with : N. Kurgapkina, T. Terehova, N. Bolshakova, O. Vinogradov, M. Fredman, Poul Mejia, Robert Denvers, Christopher Wheeldon, Victoria Morgan, Victoria Simon,W.Forsythe, J.Fabre, E. Evteeva, M. Daukaev, I. Kolpakova, O. Vinogradov, Menia Martinez, Daniel Job, Christine Redpath.  Partners included: Andris Liepa, Farukh. Ruzimatov, Makhar. Vaziev, Igor Zelensky, Alexsander Vetrov Wim Vanlessen, Melis Pakri, Priit Kripson,  Stefan jon Wise and many others.  

 

Olga danced in the film, "The Little Humpback Horse." She also participated in significant competitions and festivals, including the First International Dance Festival in Miami, USA; Dance Aspen Festival, Colorado, USA; Golden Ballet Stars Gala in Tokyo, Japan; Stars of the White Nights, Russia; Classical Ballet Festival named after Rudolf Nureyev, Russia; First Vaganova Ballet competition – diploma of the 1st degree, Russia; and In memory of Rudolf Nureyev Ballet competition – diploma, Hungary.

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Ms. Voloboueva has served as an international guest teacher at Vaganova Ballet Academy, Ballet West - Scotland, Universal Ballet - South  Korea, Yantra Ballet - Belgium, Ballet Ruso  Barcelona.