![]() ![]() Russell has performed at the El Capitan Theatre for their Disney summer shows in 2014. Other shows performed with ODT include Thriller and repertoire including new choreography by Mandy Moore. His most notable rolls are of Parris in "Romeo and Juliet" and the peasant pas de deux in Giselle. Russell has performed with Odyssey Dance Theatre for their 2011-2012 season of shows. Russell trained with the California Ballet Company and taught at San Diego Dance Centre and studios in North County. In 2008, Russell was part of the dance team at HPU where they received their third national championship at the the NDA collegiate national championship. Russell attended Hawaii Pacific University where he was on a full dance scholarship. Russell was a company member of Unity Dance Ensemble for nine consecutive years. After high school, Russell began dancing with Unity Dance Ensemble's main company in San Diego and began his teaching career. Dancing on the apprentice company, Unity 2, during high school, Russell was able to triple his training, with the company, school, and studios. He began his training at a local studio, where he was introduced to some amazing people who brought Unity Dance Ensemble, director Tessandra Chavez, into his life. Originally from Los Angeles, Russell began his dance training during high school when he moved to the San Diego area. Her technical expertise mixed with her exceedingly graceful style really separates her from other dancers. ![]() She has a mastery of many ballet styles including French, Vaganova, Balanchine and the Royal Opera House style of Cecchetti. Anna moved to the United States in 2014 and began teaching at several schools. Over the course of her career she has received several awards such as winner of the All-Russian contest for “Young Ballet of the World” in 2004 and the “Best Female Ballet Actress of the Krasnodar Region” in 2013. For fourteen seasons, she performed in about 90 shows per year all while touring with the Bolshoi Theatre and was invited to perform in many countries all over the world. Featured as the lead role, Anna performed in such ballets as “Romeo and Juliet”, “Swan Lake”, “Giselle”, “Spartacus”, “Coppelia”, “Legends of Love” and “The Nutcracker”, as well as many others. Once there, she worked on her solo repertoire and quickly became a Prima Ballerina. During her first season there, Yuri Grigorovich, the Artistic Director/Choreographer of the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, noticed Anna and invited her to become a soloist at the Bolshoi Theatre. After completing her degree, Anna became a dancer at the Kremlin Ballet Theatre. From age 10 to 18 she studied Classical Ballet at a very famous dance academy in Moscow. Anna had just turned five when she began her career as a dancer. ![]()
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