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 Salt
Creek Ballet Artistic Directors
Sergey Kozadayev
SERGEY KOZADAYEV, was born in St. Petersburg, Russia and
trained at the Vaganova Ballet Academy, graduating in 1968. He danced
with the St. Petersburg State Ballet as a Principal dancer for 22 years,
performing leading roles in ballets such as Swan Lake, Scheherazade,
Nutcracker, Romeo and Juliet, La Fille Mal Gardee, Petruska, Don Juan,
Harlinguinade, Hercules, Flower Festival in Cinzano, Mozartina, and Rest
of the Caveliers. He received the Merit of Honor of the Russian Republic
signifying his reputation for the highest level of dance training and
performance. Many ballets were choreographed for Mr. Kozadayev by famous
Russian master choreographers, Vingogradov, Boyarchikov and Zamuel. His
repertoire included a wide range of styles, from classical roles to dramatic
character and contemporary ballet. He has choreographed many ballets in
both Russia and the United States and is well known for his staging of
major classical works.
Mr. Kozadayev was featured in a biographical documentary
for Russian TV as well as other film appearances. In 1991, he graduated
from the famed St. Petersburg Conservatory in choreography and dance.
He also holds a degree from the University of Culture and Art in St. Petersburg.
He has choreographed and danced in over 15 countries throughout the world
and was the first Russian choreographer invited to participate in the
American Dance Festival in North Carolina in 1990. In 1991, he became
ballet master, choreographer and teacher for the Colorado Ballet where
he staged all the major classical ballets and set his own choreography
for the company. In 1998, he and his wife, Zhanna Dubrovskaya, joined
Salt Creek Ballet as Artistic Directors.
Zhanna Dubrovskaya
ZHANNA DUBROVSKAYA, was born in St. Petersburg, Russia
and trained at the Vaganova Ballet Academy, graduating in 1968. She danced
with the Jacobson Company and as soloist with the St. Petersburg State
Ballet. She danced with the company for 20 years in a variety of roles
in Russia and abroad. Her repertoire includes Swan Lake, Romeo and
Juliet, Paquita, Giselle, La Sylphide, Coppelia, La Fille Mal Gardee and
The Nutcracker. Ms. Dubrovskaya graduated from the St. Petersburg
Academy teacher's course in 1988 and began her teaching career. In 1991,
she was invited by Martin Fredman of the Colorado Ballet to be the principal
teacher in the Colorado Ballet Academy and assistant to the ballet master
for the company. She also assisted in the staging of many classical ballets
for the company. She has prepared students for professional companies
and has trained winners in competitions in the U. S. and abroad. She was
selected to teach at the International Ballet Competition in Jackson,
Mississippi and is in great demand as a guest teacher. In 1998 she and
her husband, Sergey Kozadayev, joined Salt Creek Ballet
as Artistic Directors and Director of the School of the Salt Creek
Ballet.
Ms. Dubrovskaya and Mr. Kozadayev are the parents of twin sons, Ilya
and Alexander who began their ballet training at age 9 in the famous
Vaganova School in St. Petersburg. When the family came to the United
States, the sons trained at the School of American Ballet in N.Y.
Later they continued training with their parents at Colorado Ballet.
At age 17, they participated in the well-known Prix de Lausanne competition
in Switzerland where Alexander was a medalist. From the competition,
they both received full scholarship to the Stuttgart School of Ballet
where they studied for two years with Mr. Peter Pestov.
Ilya and Alexander have danced with several ballet companies in the
United States including Boston Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet and Colorado
Ballet. Ilya was a Silver Medalist in the N. Y. International Competition
and currently is a soloist at Houston Ballet. Alexander is free-lancing
as a ballet dancer and has performed as guest Principal Dancer in Salt
Creek Ballet's Alice in Wonderland, The Nutcracker, Sleeping
Beauty and many other productions.
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