Teachers

Natalia Rogachevsky
Natalia started learning dance at the age of four. As a soloist of a famous in the former USSR children's dance ensemble "Rovesnik", she was lucky to have a chance to perform on stages of Bolshoi Theatre, the Hall of Columns, Palace of Unions and Kremlin Palace in Moscow. As a dancer, Natalia performed in many cultural events in the country and abroad, such as: the cultural program of the Olympic Games 1980, World Festival of Youth and Students in Moscow in 1985, European Children's Festival "Radost Evropy" in former Yugoslavia Republic and many others. In 1992, Natalia graduated from Minsk State Pedagogical University with major in Music and minor in Choreography, and received the qualifications of a Music Teacher and a Manager of a Dance Ensemble. After graduating, she worked as a Dance Teacher and Choreographer until 1996. In 1996, soon after receiving her degree she moved to Denver and joined the Science, Art, and Sport Center for children.

Marina Tolmacheva
Marina completed the Tbilisi Federal Academy of ballet and choreography in 1977. Over the course of three years, she danced on the stage of the Georgian Opera and Ballet Theatre, and then worked as a ballet teacher at the Tbilisi Academy of the Arts. She moved to Denver in 1997, and worked for 7 years as a ballet teacher at the Mishelle Latimer Dance Academy. She has worked at the Center since 2005.

Zhenia Militeeva
Her dance career began at the age of seven in a local ensemble "Dzherel'tse"in Kyiv, Ukraine. At the age of ten, following her dream to become a ballerina, two unsuccessful attempts were made to be accepted to Kyiv College of Choreography and Saint Petersburg College of Choreography. She stayed with her ensemble, actively performing around the country in various competitions and events until graduation from high school. To help with instruction in a growing "Dzherel'tse" the oldest girls were assigned to mentor groups of younger girls, this way valuable teaching experience was gained. During first three years of college Zhenia performed at Children's Drama Theater as a multiple character dancer. In 2001 Zhenia graduated from Kyiv State Pedagogical University of Foreign Languages and moved to Denver.

Adelina Kaudinova
Adelina graduated from the State National School of Choreography of UzSSR in 1983. As talented finalist she was invited as an ensemble soloist to the State National and Folklore Companies "Bakhor" and "Shodlik".In her 14 years artistic career as professional dancer she peformed on overseas tours in Switzerland, Peru, France, Austria, Japan, United Arab Emirates and Malaysia. In 1997 she opened her own Folklore and Classic dance school in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The school had about 100 students. In 2008 she moved to Denver and has taught at the Center since January 2009.