Moscow Ballet’s Principal Dancers
The best dancers of Russia assembled for the Great Russian Nutcracker tours!Akiva Talmi Presents Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker now in its 18th season.
Biographies of the principal dancers, who hail from across Russia, are below. From Kazan on the Silk Trade route, the Arabian influenced and ultra-modern Tatarstan and the Mediterranean-like Odessa, these superb dancers bring their heritages to life on every stage on which they perform. Secure the best seats now before they’re gone!
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| Anna Dorosh & Maksim Chepik Anna Dorosh received highest awards in five International Ballet Competitions (IBC) including Luxembourg ~ First prize and Gold; Moscow ~ Laureate; Paris ~ Silver; Osaka ~ Silver and in the IBC in Memory of Rudolf Nureyev in Budapest, Hungary ~First prize and Gold. Dorosh is now a principal dancer with the National Opera and Ballet in Kiev, a major cradle of Russia’s most important Christian figures, and was bestowed with the honored title of "National Artist of Ukraine.” Dorosh has a rich repertoire of classic ballets including Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, Spartacus, Scheherazade, Raymonda, Corsair, Don Quixote, Romeo and Juliet, Cinderella and La Fille Mal Gardee. As a student in the largest city in Siberia, she received the highest “Red Diploma” at the Novosibirsk State Choreographic College studying with the great Vaganova protege Alisa Nikiforova. She subsequently became Prima Ballerina of the State Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet of Novosibirsk. Countries where Dorosh showcases her talent include Japan, Switzerland, France, Germany, Britain, Ireland, Australia, Egypt, Romania, South America, USA, Thailand, Malaysia, China, Singapore, Mexico, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Hong-Kong, former USSR and Poland.
Maksim Chepik is bestowed with the title “Honored Artist of Ukraine” and has won awards at multiple international ballet competitions. He graduated from the Novosibirsk State Choreographic Institute and is now with the National Kiev Opera House of Ukraine, famous for appearances of artists from Tchaikovsky to Sandra Bernhardt to Serge Lifar. Chepik boasts a wide repertoire of parts in classic and modern ballets including; Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker, Giselle, Carmen, Raymonda, Scheherazade, Spartacus, Song of the Woods, Corsair, Don Quixote, The Bayadere, Sylfide and others. He tours internationally to Germany, Spain, Italy, France, Poland, Switzerland, Britain, South Korea, Japan, China, Thailand, U.S., Australia, and other countries.  Â
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| Cristina & Alexei Terentiev Alexei Terentiev has received multiple awards, including a First Place honor in the Senior Men’s Division at the Danovsky Ballet Competition as well as recognition from the Diagilev Center, and continues to tour Europe with the Moldavian National Opera and Ballet Theatre. In addition to Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker, his repertoire includes principal roles in Don Quixote, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Nutcracker, Giselle, La Sylphide, Chopiniana, La Fille Mal Gardee, Paquita and Coppelia. Alexei was raised in Moldova and began his training at age 10 with the Bolshoi Ballet Academy, under Peter Korogodsky. He continued his training at Moldavian State Choreographic Academy, graduating in 1993.
Hailing from the capital city of Chisinau in Moldova, Cristina Terentiev received a Gold Medal for her performance at the International Ballet Competition in 2008. She is a leading ballerina with the Moldavian National Opera and Ballet Theatre, and is a former principal dancer with the Atlantic Ballet Theatre in Canada. Like her husband, in addition to Great Russian Nutcracker, her repertoire includes principal roles in Don Quixote, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Nutcracker, Giselle, La Sylphide, Chopiniana, La Fille Mal Gardee, Paquita and Coppelia. Cristina studied dance at the Choreographic Academy of Chisinau and obtained a diploma from the Minkus Association.
The Terentievs have also been recognized as a couple, garnering awards from the International Ballet Competition in 2008 for “Best Partnership” and “Original Contemporary Choreography.” They made their premiere as principal dancers in Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker last year, touring the west. This year, they will charm east coast audiences.
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