Anna Merkulova, dance

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Born in Donetsk, Ukraine, Anna has started her ballet education at the age of 7 and has graduated From Ukrainian Academy of Dance in 1999.  Her journey as a professional dancer took her to many countries like Ukraine, Estonia, USA, Denmark where she worked as a soloist in various companies before arriving to Semperoper Ballet Dresden in 2006. As a member of Semperoper Ballett Dresden, Anna went through all ranks of the company starting at corps de ballet and arriving to Principal in 2016. During her carrier she performed as a soloist in leading roles the works of William Forsyth, J. Kylian, David Dawson, Matz Ek, G. Balanchine, F. Ashton, K.MacMillan  ,Jacopo Godani, Stijn Celis , Ohad Naharin and Aaron Watkin, ext. Her repertoire and knowledge ranges far and wide from traditional classical ballets to neo-classical work and contemporary creations.