• Born in Russia
• 1991-1999: Vaganova Academy in St Petersburg
• Danced with the Universal BAllet Company of Seoul, Korea
• 2002: Joined the Berlin Staatsballett
• 2004: Appointed Demi-Solotänzerin
• 2005: Promoted to Solotänzerin
• 2011: Promoted to Erste Solotänzerin

• Born in Russia
• Trained at the Ballet Academy in Perm
• Joined the Moscow Ballet
• 1991: Joined the Deutschen Oper an Rhein as Solotänzerin
• 1995: Promoted to Erste Solotänzerin with the Berlin Staatsballet (1995 was the Ballett der Staatsoper Unter den Lunden Berlin)

• Born in Japan
• 1986-1996: Trained at the Chikako Tanaka Balletschule in Fukuoka
• 1996-1998: Trained at the John Cranko School in Stuttgart
• 1998-1999: Joined the Stuttgart Ballet
• 2000-2006: Danced with the Wiener StaatsopernBallett
• 2001: Promoted to Demi-Solotänzerin
• 2002: Promoted to Solotänzerin
• 2006: Joined the Staatsballet Berlin as Solotänzerin
• 2007: Promoted Erste Solotänzerin

Awards and Honours

• 1996: Prix de Lausanne - Scholarship for the John Cranke Schule
• 2001: 1st Price - Prix du Luxemburg

• Born in Helsinki, Finland
• Trained at the Helsinki Dance Institute
• Trained at the Royal Ballet School
• Danced with the National Ballet of Finland
• 2005: Joined the Dutch Ballet
• 2005: Promoted to Grand Sujet
• 2007: Promoted to Soloist
• 2010: Promoted to Principal

Awards and Honours

• 1998: Prix de Lausanne Espoir Award
• 2nd Place at the Nordic Dance Competition
• 2010: Nominee Benois de la Danse 

• Born in Slovakia
• Trained at the Conservatory for Dance at Bratislava, Slovakia
• Trained at the Academie de danse classique Princess Grace Monaco
• Danced with Czech Ballet in Prague
• Danced with the Zürcher Ballett
• 2007: Joined the Dutch National Ballet as Principal

Awards and Honours:

• 1997: Bronze Medal at the Viena IBC, Silver Medal at the Györ IBC in Hungary
• 1997: Scholarship Laureat Unesco Auschberg
• 1998: Eurocity Dance Competition