Dance & Performing Arts Studio

Ella Yakubovich was born in the City of Izhevsk in the middle of Russian Federation.  She began dance education at Rainbow Ballet Academy at the age of five and graduated with honors in 1999.  She won several Russian and International Ballet Competitions includes a first place at International Ballet Competition in Paris, Prague, Finland in 1997, Junior Ballet Competition in Germany in 1998, the grand prix at the National Ballet Competition” Blue Bird” in Moscow in 1998-1999, a second prize at International Ballet Competition "The World of The Youth" in Budapest, the best solo performer and a first place at Arabesque Ballet Competition in Odessa, Ukraine.  Miss Ella received her master degree at the Perm University of Art and Culture in Russia with the major of choreographer and teacher of Vaganova Classical Ballet Technique in 2004.  She has opportunity to performed lead roles in ballets such as Nutcracker, Giselle, Swan Lake, Bayadere, Sleeping Beauty, Pinocchio and Cinderella. Over the years, she trained with well-known dance masters such as T. Gushina, E. Maksimova, V. Vasilev, O. Lepeshinskaya from Russia, B. Scott from Canada and M. Bejart from Switzerland.  She received Teacher Training Program award certificate in classical Cecchetti Ballet Method for elementary syllabus at the Quinte Ballet School of Canada in May 2005.  Miss Ella moved to USA in July 2005 and taught Pre-Ballet, Elementary, Intermediate, Advanced Ballet levels and Character classes at American Academy of Ballet in Buffalo, NY, Atlantic Arts Academy and Florida Art Dance Academy in Jupiter, FL.  She was a member and performer of Reach Dance Theater Collection and choreographed several dance productions for Atlantic Arts Academy Dance Company members includes the original and modern versions of  Nutcracker Ballet, Marry Poppins Ballet,  dance and theater production Arts Come  to Life ,  Ballet  Gaite Parisians and Bob in a Big Apple Dance Production. Over the years Miss Ella taught a master ballet and character classes in Russia, Canada and United State.  Her students won many prestige dance competitions such as Arabesque Ballet Competition in Russia, Youth American Grand Prix and The World Ballet Competition in United State.

Currently, Miss Ella teaches ballet classes at Boni’s Dance and Performing Arts Studio in The Woodlands.

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