Founders

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Royal Ballet School Teacher Certfied 2023

Graduate of Bolshoi Ballet Academy 2017

Bachelor of Choreography Kiev Choreographic College 2025

Former Soloist and Artist

-United Ukranian Ballet

-National Ballet of Romania

-State Opera of Ukraine, Dnipro

-Gelsey Kirkland NYC

-State Opera of Russia, Astrakhan

Performed on stages all around the world in Ukraine, Russia, Australia, USA, Singapore, China, France, England, Netherlands, Switzerland, Romania, Spain, and Italy

Staged Swan Lake, The Nutcracker and Sleeping Beauty for Europe Tours 2022

Repertoire:   

❖ ‘‘Swan Lake’~ Pas de Trois, Big Swans, Small Swans, 

Brides, Spanish, Neapolitansky, Hungarian(M. Petipa, L. Ivanov)  

❖ ‘‘Giselle Premiere’~ Peasant Pas De Deux (A. Ratmansky) 

❖ ‘‘The Nutcracker’~ Clara, Snowsflakes soloist, French,  

Arabian, Spanish, Waltz of the Flowers soloist,   (M. Petipa, L. Ivanov) 

❖ ‘‘Don Quixote’~ Dulcinea, Seguidilla, Fantango, Gitana,  (M. Petipa) 

❖ ‘‘Giselle’~ Giselle, Myrtha, Giselle’s Friends (J. Perrot, J. Coralli) 

❖ ‘‘Sleeping Beauty’ ~ Lilac Fairy, Bluebird Pas De Deux (M.Petipa) 

❖ ‘‘La Bayadere’ ~ Pas D’Action, Gamzatti (M.Petipa) 

❖ ‘‘Esmeralda’ ~ ‘Fleur De Lys’ in Grand Pas Des Fleurs,  

Grand Pas de Deux (J. Perrot) 

❖ ‘‘Diana Y Acteon Variation and Pas De Deux’ (A.  

Vaganova) 

❖ ‘‘Prince Igor’ ~ Polovtsian Dances (M. Fokin) 

❖ ‘‘Snow White’ ~Demi Soloist (A.Litvinov)  

❖ ‘‘Le Syplhides’ ~ Soloist (P. Taglioni) 

❖ ‘‘Paquita’ ~ Demi Soloist (M. Petipa) 

❖ ‘‘The Great Waltz’(Z. Kavats) 

❖ ‘‘The Forest Song’ Ukrainian Ballet (A.Litvinov) 

❖ ‘‘Cinderella’ ~ (A. Litvinov) 

❖ ‘‘Aleko’~(V. Yaremenko)  ‘

❖ ‘‘Carmina Burana’ ~(O. Nikolaev) 

❖ ‘‘Turandot’ (A. Sokolov) 

❖ ‘‘Aida’(O. Sokolov) 

❖ ‘‘Carmen Jose’ (Y. Porokhovnyk) 

❖ ‘‘1001 nights’ (L. Voskresenskaya) 

❖ ‘‘Romeo and Juliet’ ~(O. Sokolov) 

❖ ‘‘Night Before Christmas’ ~ (O.Nikolaev) 

❖ ‘“Carmen” ~ (K. Uralsky) 

❖ ‘‘Coppellia’ ~ (A. Saint-Leon) 

❖ ‘“Le Conservatoire” (A. Bournonville) ~ Royal Danish Ballet 

❖ ‘“La Fille Mal Gardee” (F. Ashton)  

Contemporary Roles 

‘Shadows Bride’ Contemporary Variation (T. Angell) 

‘Four Seasons’ Ensemble (C.Bowman) 

Contemporary Ensemble (L. Sigh) ~  

Royal Danish Ballet 

‘Calm Tide’ Ensemble (A. Guzman) ~ Joffrey 

‘Metronem

Graduate of Bishkek Choreographic School 2019

Bachelor of Choreography Kiev Choreographic College 2025

Former Soloist and Artist

-United Ukranian Ballet

-National Ballet of Romania

-State Opera of Ukraine, Dnipro

-State Opera of Russia, Astrakhan

Performed on stages all around the world in Ukraine, Russia, Australia, USA, Singapore, France, England, Netherlands, Switzerland, Romania, Spain, and Italy

Repertoire:  

❖ ‘Giselle’ (J. Perrot, J. Coralli) ~ Albretch, Hans, Peasant Pas De  Deux

❖ Sleeping Beauty (M.Petipa) ~ Bluebird Pas De Deux, 4  Cavaliers 

❖ ‘The Nutcracker’ (M. Petipa, L. Ivanov) ~ Prince, French Soloist, Spanish Soloist, Waltz Soloist,  Harlequin Doll 

❖ ‘Swan Lake’ (G. Balanchine) ~ Siegfried 

❖ Swan Lake’ (M. Petipa, L. Ivanov) ~ Pas De Trois, Spanish, Hungarian 

❖ La Bayadere (M. Petipa) ~ Indian Dance Soloist 

❖ ‘Coppelia’ (A. Saint Leon) ~ Variation 

❖ ‘Diana Y Acteon’ Variation (A. Vaganova) 

❖ Le Talisman (M. Petipa) ~ Variation 

❖ ‘Don Quixote’ (M. Petipa) ~ Minkus Variation, 

Seguidilla, Fantango, Toreodors 

❖ ‘Paquita’ (M.Petipa) ~ Variation 

❖ ‘Le Corsaire’ (J. Mazilier) ~ Pas De Deux and Variation 

❖ ‘Esmeralda’ (J. Perrot) ~ Variation 

❖ ‘Taras Bulba’ (R. Zakharov) ~ Gopak Variation 

❖ ‘Snow White’ ~ Gnomes (A.Litvinov)  

❖ ‘Night Before Christmas’ ~ Ball soloist  

(O.Nikolaev) 

❖ ‘The Forest Song’ Ukrainian Ballet (A.Litvinov)  

❖ ‘Prince Igor’ ~ Polovtsian Dances (M.  Fokin) 

❖ ‘The Great Waltz’(Z. Kavats) 

❖ ‘Cinderella’ ~ (A. Litvinov) 

❖ ‘Aleko’~ Gypsy (V. Yaremenko) 

❖ ‘Carmina Burana’ ~(O. Nikolaev) 

❖ ‘Turandot’ (A. Sokolov) 

❖ ‘Aida’(O. Sokolov) 

❖ ‘Carmen Jose’ (Y. Porokhovnyk) 

❖ ‘1001 nights’ (L. Voskresenskaya) 

❖ ‘Romeo and Juliet’ ~ (O.  Sokolov)

Bella Ratchinskaia is a ballet master, classical choreographer and maItre of ballet. She was a student and was awarded an honors degree at the State Academy of Ballet in Perm. She then moved into Leningrad where she began a professional career in classical dance at the Theatre. In 1972, she began to perform as the main dancer for the troupe “Choreographical Miniatures” directed by Leonid Yakobson and she danced every role in the classical repertory, as well as Yakobson’s choreographic inventions. The company received critical acclaim on tours around the world for her performance in the roles.

She then went to start her career as a choreographer.  She choreographed for world renowned companies like the Hungarian State Opera, Vienna State Ballet, La Scala, and Dutch National Ballet. 

Staging ballets:

Sleeping Beauty, La Sylphides, Esmeralda, Nacht des Ballets and Fanny Elssler.

Ecaterina and Gennadi are both former ballet dancers and current choreographers and ballet masters.

Ecaterina graduated Bolshoi Ballet Academy. Gennadi is the Head of the department of classical choreography at the Kiev Choregraphic College and teacher of duet-classical dance. He is a Master of Arts of Moldova.
Ecaterina and Gennadi graduated from the State University of Arts of the Republic of Moldova in 2001 and received master's degree in ballet master, pedagogue-choreographer. 

They both worked as soloists at the National Opera and Ballet Theatre Chisinau
They are Former Choreographers and Teachers of the State Ballet School of Odessa

Ecaterina and Gennadi have staged and choregraphed:

The Nutcracker, Snow White, Swan Lake and more. 

Sara Knight is the Founder and Artistic Director of Chevalier Ballet, Chevalier Ballet Conservatory, and the SLK Ballet School. A graduate of England's Royal Ballet School, an Associate of the Royal Academy of Dance ( A.R.A.D.), graduate of the Royal Ballet School Teacher's Training Course ( R.B.S. Dip. TTC.) and first British graduate of Russia's Vaganova (Kirov) Ballet Academy.  

Ms. Knight became a soloist with the Leningrad State Ballet Theatre and the Russian Ballet of St. Petersburg. In Western Europe, she danced with England's Northern Ballet Theatre, Swansea’s Ballet Russe, and was a principal dancer with the European Ballet of London. In the USA, Ms Knight has guested with Boston Ballet and as a principal dancer with Configuration Dance and Rebecca Rice Dance Company.

Ms. Knight has been invited to teach worldwide including Boston Ballet Company, Boston Ballet School, Tulsa Ballet Center for Dance Education, Cincinnati Ballet School, Laban Centre London, Northern Ballet Theatre of England, Arts Educational School of the UK, Boston Conservatory, The International Festival of France and most recently Masters of Ballet at Sadler’s Wells Theatre and English National Ballet School, both in London. Ms. Knight has also served as Ballet Mistress for both London's Central School of Ballet and Ellison Ballet of NYC. She was the Artistic Director for the Ballet School of Stamford as well as the Co-founder and Artistic Director of the Greenwich Ballet Academy. 

Sara Knight has staged Swan lake for the Ukranian Ballet and Russian Ballet.