Valentina Letova has been“Prima Ballerina of the Ballet Company‘Stars of Russia‘”. ESAEM Professor of “Classical Dance” in the Degree of Performing Arts and Professional Dance Conservatory ESAEM Ballet.
Valentina Letova, born in Syktyvkar, Komi Republic, Russia.
Academic background:
1958-67: Scholarship from the Komi Republic, studies at the Vaganova Dance Academy in Leningrad. Great dancers such as Nureyev, Barychnicov, Natalia Makarova,… finished their studies there.
1983-88: Graduated from Syktyvkar University with a degree in Russian language and literature.
1988: She validated her studies in Spain, obtaining the qualification of Classical Ballet Dancer at the Conservatory of Madrid.
Work experience:
During her studies at the Vaganova Academy, she did internships at the Kirov Theatre in plays such as “The Nutcracker”, “The Sleeping Beauty”, “Giselle”,…
Since 1967, when she finished her studies, she has been prima ballerina in various opera and ballet theatres in the cities of Syktyvkar, Kharkov, Dnepropetrovsk… returning to her hometown in 1979 and remaining there in her opera and ballet theatre for 10 years.
During this period, due to her technique, maturity and wide repertoire of classical ballets such as “Swan Lake”, “Giselle”, “Don Quixote”, “Sleeping Beauty”, “Corsair”, “Nutcracker”, “Spartacus”,… she has received several of the highest awards in Russia, always alternating her artistic life with other functions such as teacher for young dancers, deputy artistic director of the Company,…
In 1989 she was elected Prima Ballerina of the Ballet Company “Stars of Russia”, having toured the USA, Yugoslavia, Italy, France, Germany, India,…
In 1991 she was selected by the Ministry of Culture of the USSR to teach Classical Ballet at Málaga Music and Dance Athenaeum, and since then she has been teaching in several schools in the city.
Shee alternates her didactic work with the organization of courses and seminars in the conservatories of Almeria, Seville, Malaga and Cordoba.
As a teacher she has choreographed “Swan Lake”, “Spartacus”, “The Sylph”, “The Nutcracker”, …. She has also taught Contemporary Dance, Performance and Dance Technique.
Since 2003 she has been a teacher and director of her own Classical Ballet School.
Since 2008 she teaches Classical Dance at Málaga Higher School of Performing Arts.
