Moscow Ballet

Moscow Ballet soloists (below, left to right) Natalia Miroshnyk, Anastasia Kazakova, and Vladimir Trystan visited children in the Tampa Bay (FL) Shriners Hospital for Children in June.

The dancers toured the kid-friendly hospital and greeted young patients with smiles, hugs, and Moscow Ballet’s cuddly Valentin the Bear. The colorful hallways came alive with excitement as the dancers went room to room visiting with children and their families.

(pictured right & below) Nataliya, Anastasia, and Vladimir bring smiles to Shriners Hospital patients in Tampa

The Moscow Ballet soloists are in Tampa Bay for 6 weeks leading “New Horizons – A Children’s Program for Life” for 1,800 Pasco County elementary school children.

In the fall they will travel to 50-plus cities across the US, leading auditions and rehearsals for student dancers to perform alongside 40 Moscow Ballet professionals in the 20th Anniversary tour of the Great Russian Nutcracker.

Click here to find performance and audition information in Your City.

Shriners Hospitals for Children® is a one-of-a kind pediatric hospital system dedicated to improving the lives of children through innovative research, education and specialized treatment of orthopaedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries and cleft lip and palate. With 22 hospitals in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, Shriners Hospitals for Children is committed to providing expert, family-centered care regardless of the patients' ability to pay and relies on the generosity of donors to deliver this mission every day. To support Shriners Hospitals for Children, go to www.donate2shc.org.