• Born in Tbilisi , Georgia
• Started dancing at 7
• Trained at the Tbilisi Choreography School
• Trained at the Vaganova Academy in St Petersburg
• Trained at the Academy of Russian Ballet
• Joined Russian Ballet Company at St Petersburg
• Joined the State Academic Ballet Theatre
• Joined the St Petersburg Ballet Theatre of Konstantin Tatchkin
• 2002 : Joined the English National Ballet as Principal Dancer
• 2007 : Promoted to Senior Principal Dancer

Awards :

• 1998 : 8th Paris IBC of Soloists
• 2002 : Best Partner Award at the 7th Perm Open Competition
• 2007 and 2008 : Won the Ballet.co.uk audience poll for Best Female Dancer