Olga Iakovlevskaya
Creative
Olga Iakovlevskaya graduated from the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet in 1978.
Olga’s main mentor, Ninel Petrova, was one of the favourite students of famous Agrippina Vaganova. While performing in the State theatre of Choreographic Miniatures of Leonid Jacobson (the company of the greatest choreographer of 20th century, in St. Petersburg), Olga mastered a versatile repertoire. She could perform pure classical ballet numbers such as Pas De Quatre or Female Variations as well as character or grotesque dances such as Kumushki (Gossipers) or Rural Don Juan.
The knowledge and skills Olga has gained helped her to become the in-demand teacher in Belgium where she moved to in 1993. She worked as a classical ballet teacher at The Royal Ballet School in Antwerp and Brussels International Ballet School. She was also highly sought after as a guest teacher in various ballet schools in Belgium and The Netherlands, and taught in many International Summer Programs. Later, she continued her career as a senior classical ballet instructor at the Goh Ballet Academy in Vancouver, Canada. Currently, Olga is the Artistic Director of San Jose Ballet Academy Professional Training Program in CA, USA. Olga recently received an award for “Best Teacher” in recognition of her outstanding technical and artistic merit at the 2018 World Ballet Competition Finals held in Orlando, Florida, USA.