I was born in Stockholm and trained as a dancer in Sweden and in Russia. An extensive dancing career at the highest level in both classical ballet and contemporary dance included performing on stages internationally and working with the most exciting artists of my ­­era. Companies I danced with include: The Royal Swedish Ballet, English National Ballet, Netherlands Dance Theatre, and Rambert Dance Company.

Following a successful performance career I became a much sought-after dance tutor, leading to a variety of professional appointments in the dance world, including Artistic Director of two national ballet companies: English National Ballet and the Royal New Zealand Ballet.

Over fifty years of working in the performing arts, twenty-five of them as a coach and leader, I have helped some of the most ambitious high performers on the planet discover what they need to do to claim their space in life and on stage, achieve success and, most importantly, find out what might be stopping them from maximising their potential. 

As an International Dance Career Consultant I now use that experience to work one-on-one with ambitious dance professionals to help them dramatically increase their chances of a successful and fulfilling career through effective career planning, development, and progression.

I enable my clients to build courage and confidence, find clarity of direction to what's next in their life and business, deal with transition and change and perform at a higher level. People I work with typically go from feeling overwhelmed (for any variety of reasons) to becoming confident, motivated and able to get to where they want to be.