Classical Ballet Academy was founded over 25 years ago in 1997. Our professional instructors with Master degree in dance provide high quality of ballet and dance education for all age groups.
1990 - 1992 - member of the folk dance ensemble. 1992 - 2000 - was engaged in sports ballroom dancing, a member of the Elegy Sports Dance Club (performances at city festivals, concerts, participation in competitions). Dance experience: 6 years. She attended many different modern dance schools, where she studied various directions and styles, as well as attended master classes (for coaches) and conventions with many famous dancers. She was a participant in international festivals and events: International Dance Marathon "Running on the Waves". Professional experience: 1990 - 1992 - folk dance ensemble. 1992 - 2000 - club of sports dance "Elegy", Izyum. 2000 - 2003 - dance house "Nota Bene", Kharkov. 2002 - 2004 - coach of the sports dance club "Elegy". 2004 - 2005 - teacher of contemporary dance at a secondary school. 2009 - 2015 - head of the dance group in secondary school No. 12. 2006 - 2019 - head of the Studio of modern dance "TRIUMPH" of the Palace of Youth and Teenagers "Railwayman", Izyum 2012 - silver medalist of the international correspondence competition of choreographers - directors "Constellation of Terpsichore", St. Petersburg. 2014 - 2019 - Head of the Children's Theater - Dance Studio Sa-Fi Danse and Dance Studio Miri Danse Kharkov 2017 - a graduate of the Kharkiv National Pedagogical University. G.S. Pans in the specialty "Choreography teacher" She has rich experience in teaching modern and ballroom and social dance of various age groups with different levels of training. Graduates of the teacher are coaches in clubs, participate in competitions and festivals, and are also participants in the dance project "Dance everything." 2008 - successfully graduated from the UNIDANCE dance school, studying with many well-known international-level teachers from London, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Sweden and Ukraine in the field of choreography, after completing the courses she received a lot of knowledge and an international certificate. 2014 - was trained at the congress for teachers on the methodology of teaching Cuban salsa and Cuban rumba Guaguanco with the participation of an international level instructor Alberto Valdes, after completing the courses, she received a lot of knowledge and an international certificate in Kharkov. 2014 – completed a distance learning course in master classes “Dance fitness for children (method of building and conducting classes) and Dancing-playing” Kiev. 2014 - completed the course "Children's Fitness" at the Academy of Fitness of Ukraine and received the right to conduct classes for children from 1.5 to 7 years old, after completing the courses I received a lot of knowledge and an international certificate in Kiev. 2023 - 2024 - Choreographer at Music & Dance Theater Studio Bravо 2021 - up to the present time Co - Artistic Director / Instructor -Classical Ballet & Dance in Chicago
Anastasia received her Vaganova ballet training in Mari State College of Ballet in Yoshkar-Ola, Russia. After Graduation she was invited to join Mari Theatre of Opera and Ballet. Her professional repertoire include “Swine Lake”, “Don Quixote”, Gisselle”, “The Nutcracker”, “Sleeping Beauty”, “Cinderella”, “Romeo and Juliette”, “La Bayadère” and many more classical and contemporary productions.
In 2006 Anastasia graduated with honors Mari State University, with a masters degree in Dance and a classification as Artistic Director of the Dance team. Ms. Beresneva has more than 10 years of experience as a teacher, choreographer and dance director both in Russia and the United States. Her students received top scores on major Dance and Ballet competitions, including prestigious Youth American Gran Prix. Her students have been accepted to summer programs at School of American Ballet and Miami City Ballet.