Natalia Osipova is known as the prima ballerina of the Mikhailovsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, a ballet teacher at the State Theatre in St. Petersburg, and currently a teacher in Lyon and a choreographer with international exposure. She is a dancer, choreographer, ballet director, teacher of classical and character dance. As a ballet dancer, Natalia Osipova enjoys an inexhaustible list of central roles in the great classical titles in her repertoire, which she has had the opportunity to perform all over the world with the brilliance of her dance and artistic talent, nurtured and developed by the greatest world ballet school that exists and of which she is a representative. Part of her rich experience in the world of ballet are the central roles in the classical titles "Swan Lake", "The Sleeping Beauty", "The Nutcracker", "Don Quixote", "Giselle", "Romeo and Juliet", "La Bayadere", "Raymonda", "Le Corsaire", "Esmeralda" and others. She also performs central roles in modern, contemporary and neoclassical ballets, including the titles "Robbers" by F. Schiller, "Macbeth" and "Twelfth Night" by W. Shakespeare, "Faust" by J. Goethe, "The Idiot" by F. Dostoevsky, "Legend" by A. Kuprin, "The Boomerang" by B. Brecht, etc. Graduated as a ballet master-tutor in Russia with honors, in 2009 Natalia chose France as a place to work and live both because of more freedom and personal preferences. In 2012 she created her own dance school "C.I.A.N.O.", which offers qualified training in various dance styles. Today she is a choreographer and ballet teacher in Lyon. Natalia was born on November 22, 1968 in St. Petersburg. In 1979 she entered the world-famous Vaganova State Dance Academy and in 1987 she graduated with the status of a solo artist. In the period 1987-1991 she danced for the prestigious ballet company of Boris Eifman. After 1991 she was a soloist and soon after established herself as a star of the Mussorgsky Academic Opera and Ballet in St. Petersburg (today the Mikhailovsky Theatre) under the artistic direction of Fauch Ruzimatov. Natalia had the opportunity to dance with some of the greatest ballet artists as her partners – Delphine Moussein, Patrick Dupont, Marie-Claude Pietragala, Aurelie Dupont, Farukh Ruzimatov... Natalia received her master's degree in choreography, accompanied by an honorary degree, at the Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory in St. Petersburg. At that time she also organized her first master classes in ballet directing at the Nuremberg-Oster Tanz Tage. Natalia Osipova's pedagogical activities are expressed in both participation and organization of dance seminars and master classes in classical dance, character and jazz dance in many European countries, in Japan and Russia. Among them are the Ballet Intensiv Kurs Nurnberg Oster Tanz Tagz Balletforderzentrume&Tanzhause organized in Nuremberg, the dance schools "Movimento" in Brussels (artistic direction Ornella Latino), the "Ballerino" school in Lembek (Megali Berael), "Dances Passion" in Brussels (Sabine Bernimont), etc. Natalia Osipova is part of the jury of the Great International Choreographic Competition in Liege, of the International Competition for Classical, Jazz and Contemporary Dance "Prix Arabesque" in Belgium, of the Roann International Dance Competition. In addition to performing classical productions such as the ballets “Don Quixote” and “The Nutcracker” in Lille, Brussels and Antwerp, Natalia Osipova has been working as a choreographer in the style of neoclassicism and modern ballet for two decades. Among the many productions she has realized, the titles of “Jewish Rhapsody” at the State Conservatory Theater and “The Four Seasons of Woman” by T. Kogan at the State Lensovet Theater in St. Petersburg stand out, “D’Autre Regards” to music by Sibelius and Alfred Schnittke in Cologne, “Confessions of a Dancer” to music by Bach, Beethoven and Brahms at the Atalante Theater in Paris, “The Summer That Never Ends” at the Priut Komedianta Theater in St. Petersburg, “La Fille mal gardee” at the National Ballet of Kosovo and the ballet “CARMEN” in Lyon, Ruse and at the National Ballet Kombatar-Pristina, and many others. She participated in the International Festival “Women Choreographers of the World” in St. Petersburg and in the Third International Theater Festival in Paris, organized by “Compagnie des Matinaux” and Centre Classique International, as well as in the programs of international festivals in Prague, Budapest, Varna, Tokyo, Germany, Italy, France, some of which won Grand Prix and national awards. About France, Natalia Osipova says: “I love this country because of its values, quality of life and gastronomy!

As a ballet dancer, Natalia Osipova enjoys an inexhaustible list of central roles in the great classical titles in her repertoire, which she has had the opportunity to perform all over the world with the brilliance of her dancing and artistic talent, nurtured and developed by the greatest world school of ballet that exists and of which she is a representative. Part of her rich experience in the world of ballet are the central roles in the classical titles Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker, Don Quixote, Giselle, Romeo and Juliet, La Bayadere, Raymonda, Le Corsaire, Esmeralda and others. She has also performed central roles in modern, contemporary and neo-classical ballets, including the titles of "Les Misérables" by Frédéric Dvorak, "The Robbers" by G. Schiller, "Macbeth" and "Twelfth Night" by W. Shakespeare, "Faust" by J. Goethe, "The Idiot" by F. Dostoevsky, "Legend" by Al. Kuprin, "The Boomerang" by B. Brecht, etc.

Graduated as a ballet master-rehecturer in Russia with honours, in 2009 Natalia chose France as a place to work and live both for more freedom and personal preference. In 2012 she created her own dance school "C.I.A.N.O.", which offers qualified training in various dance styles. Today she is a choreographer and ballet teacher in Lyon.

Natalia was born on 22 November 1968 in St. Petersburg. In 1979 she entered the world famous Vaganova State Dance Academy and in 1987 she graduated with the status of solo artist. Between 1987 and 1991 she danced for the prestigious Boris Eifman Ballet Company.
After 1991 she was a soloist and soon afterwards established herself as a star of the Academic Opera and Ballet "Mussorgsky" in St. Petersburg (today Mikhailovsky Theatre) under the artistic direction of Fauh Ruzimatov. Natalia had the opportunity to dance with some of the greatest ballet artists as her partners - Delphine Mussin, Patrick Dupont, Marie-Claude Pietragala, Aurelie Dupont, Faroukh Ruzimatov...

Natalia received her Master's Degree in Choreography, accompanied by an honorary distinction, from the Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory in St. Petersburg. Then she organized her first master classes in ballet directing at the Nuremberg-Oster Tanz Tage.

Natalia Osipova's pedagogical performances are expressed in her participation and organization of dance seminars and master classes in classical, character and jazz dances in many European countries, Japan and Russia. Among them are the Ballet Intensiv Kurs Nurnberg Oster Tanz Tagz Balletforderzentrume&Tanzhause, the dance schools "Movimento" in Brussels (artistic direction Ornella Latino), the school "Ballerino" in Lembeck (Megali Berael), "Dances Passion" in Brussels (Sabine Bernimont), etc.

Natalia Osipova is part of the jury of the Grand International Choreographic Competition in Liège, the International Competition for Classical, Jazz and Contemporary Dance "Prix Arabesque" in Belgium, the Roann International Dance Competition.

In addition to performing classical productions such as the ballets Don Quixote and The Nutcracker in Lille, Brussels and Antwerp, Natalia Osipova has been working as a choreographer in the style of neoclassicism and modern ballet for two decades. Among the many productions she has realized, the titles of "Jewish Rhapsody" at the State Conservatory Theatre and "The Four Seasons of Woman" by T. Kogan at the Lensovet State Theatre in St. Petersburg, "D'Autre Regards" to music by Sibelius and Alfred Schnittke in Cologne, "Confessions of a Dancer" to music by Bach, Beethoven and Brahms at the Atalante Theatre in Paris, "The Summer That Never Ends" at the Priut Komedianta Theatre in St. Petersburg, "La Fille mal gardee" at the National Ballet of Kosovo and the Carmen Ballet in Lyon, Rousse and at the National Ballet Kombatar-Pristina and many more.
She has participated in the International Festival "Women Choreographers in the World" in St. Petersburg and in the Third International Theatre Festival in Paris, organized by the "Compagnie des Matinaux" and Centre Classique International as well as in the programs of international festivals in Prague, Budapest, Varna, Tokyo, Germany, Italy, France, some of which won Grand Prix and national awards.

About France Natalia Osipova says: "I love this country for its values, quality of life and gastronomy!