About me

Oleg Ignatev

Nine years at the Vaganova Academy, six seasons at the Mariinsky Theatre.

The path

2006–2015Vaganova AcademyNine years in St Petersburg, at the academy that has shaped Russian ballet for almost three centuries. Class every morning, the same exercises in the same order, year after year. That is where the habits come from: how to stand, how to hold your back, how to work without hurting yourself.

2015–2021Mariinsky TheatreSix seasons with one of the most storied companies in ballet, on the stage where the classics were born. Rehearsal in the morning, performance at night, and a level of detail that forgives no shortcuts. Six years of that teach you what a body can do when it is prepared properly.

2021–2022Stanislavsky TheatreA season as a soloist with Moscow's celebrated company. Another school, another repertoire, and one useful lesson: the same movement can be taught in more than one way, and the second way often suits the person in front of you better.

Since 2022Teaching worldwideMasterclasses across Asia and Europe, students in more than 30 countries, and three ballets of my own choreography. Teaching every age and every level showed me what actually works at home, with no studio, no barre and no years of training behind you. That is what these courses are built on.

Dancer, teacher, choreographer. Ballet gave me everything: strength, posture, discipline, and a quiet ease in the way I move. For years I lived it on stage, and today I live it with my students all over the world. My work now is simple: to bring that same craft to you, at home, with no stage and no studio required.

Dancing

Teaching

What ballet does for you

Ballet is good for you in a way few things are. It opens a stiff body, eases the aches of sitting, and rebuilds the posture and strength that make everyday movement feel light. And it asks something back: focus, patience, a little discipline that quietly carries into the rest of your life. You don’t just move more gracefully; you carry yourself differently.

Why I teach you, at home

You don’t need a studio, a leotard, or a dancer’s past, and it is never too late to begin. Whether you’re coming back to movement after years away or starting for the very first time, these lessons meet you exactly where you are. My hope is simple: that you feel a little more graceful, a little stronger, a little more at home in your body, every day.

Ready to begin?

Start with a course or book a private lesson, and let’s bring a little more grace into your days.

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