Ballet students holding a développé à la seconde in the studio
Fundamentals Year 1 January 2 & 3, 2027
12:00–3:30 PM
Development Year 2 January 9, 2027
12:00–6:30 PM
Venue Kalirena Pointe
Level 3, 173 Pacific Highway, North Sydney NSW 2060
Presented By Professor Tatiana Ryzhova
Professor Tatiana Ryzhova guiding a young student's placement at the barre

Method of Teaching Classical Ballet for Beginner Classes

Russian Ballet International presents live teacher training seminars in Sydney, following the Vaganova curriculum of the Moscow State Academy of Choreography (Bolshoi Ballet Academy).

Professor Tatiana Ryzhova

Tatiana Ryzhova has taught at the Moscow State Academy of Choreography since 2009, instructing classical dance in the junior and middle grades, as well as methodology courses for international teachers.

Professor Tatiana Ryzhova supporting a student's extension devant at the barre

Fundamentals Year 1

January 2 & 3, 2027 · 12:00–3:30 PM

Development of motor skills, spatial awareness, coordination and musicality, with instruction on barre, centre work and petit allegro. Focus includes body positioning, spatial orientation and beginning allegro combinations.

Professor Tatiana Ryzhova correcting a student's arabesque at the barre

Development Year 2

January 9, 2027 · 12:00–6:30 PM

Expands on Year 1 to include pointe work, introducing demi-pointe movements at the barre, turns and demi-turns, and an introduction to pirouettes.

How to Register

Both seminars include live demonstrations, simultaneous English translation, Q&A sessions, official certificates, syllabi and original piano accompaniment recordings.

  • Year 1 only$600 USD
  • Year 2 only$600 USD
  • Both Years$1,100 USD