Nina Baratova
Owner/Director · Nov 1998 to present
Ms. Nina is a former principal with the Sacramento Ballet and has danced leading roles in such ballets as Swan Lake, Giselle, Romeo & Juliet, Nutcracker, Cinderella, Coppelia, La Fille Mal Gardee, Les Sylphides, and the Sleeping Beauty, as well as a wide range of contemporary works, many of which were created specifically for her. She received h
er training from the San Francisco Ballet School, Barbara Crockett in Sacramento, and The Bolshoi Academy in Moscow. She was a finalist in the 5th International Ballet Competition in Paris, France, where the famous Russian ballerina Galina Ulanova was a judge, and in 1997, was awarded an Emerging Artist Grant from the Sacramento Mayor, and the Metropolitan Arts Commission. Baratova's teaching experience includes classes for the Deane Dance Center, Sacramento Ballet, and master classes around the country.
