Natalia Sheptalova-Robinett

Natalia Sheptalova graduated as a ballet artist from the renewed Moscow Classical ballet academy under direction of Gennady Ledyakh / Moscow, Russia (Bolshoi Ballet curriculum) as well as received her bachelors degree in the ballet and theatre history from The Russian Academy of Theatrical Arts, former known as GITIS.Ms. Sheptalova was a soloist with The Russian National Ballet under directions of Sergei and Elena Radchenko and The Moscow Festival Ballet. She was touring nationally and internationally with a large classical repertoire such as Swan Lake, Don Quixote, Giselle, La Bayadere, Carmen, Paquita, and more. Upon moving to U.S.A. in 2009 she worked as a principal dancer with Metropolitan Ballet Minnesota, Victoria Ballet Theatre, American Swiss Ballet NY and others. For several years Ms. Sheptalova was a faculty member at Gelsey Kirkland Ballet Academy NY as well as a part of Gelsey Kirkland Studio Company. Ms. Sheptalova has also taught technique and character dance for The Connecticut Ballet, Joffrey Ballet school, NY, Jewish Dance Institute, NY, Hariyama Ballet NY, Princeton Dance and theatre studios, Fadeyev Ballet, American Swiss Ballet, Ellison Ballet and others. She is fully dedicated to sharing the art of classical and character dance with each of her students.