About
Background and Approach
At about the same time, Dmitri Roudnev produced his first album of Ballet Class Music. There are 12 different albums available today, and more then 35,000 copies have been sold world wide.
Based on the wisdom and maturity earned from his years of experience as a dancer and teacher, Dmitri Roudnev has developed a new method for mastering ballet technique. This method can benefit all levels of dancers who are eager to gain the most from their training.
At the age of 10 Dmitri Roudnev was accepted to the world renowned ballet academy of the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow, Russia. The academy was established in 1773 by the order of Ecaterina II, Empress of Russia. The academy is one of the oldest educational institutes in Russia, with a large number of world renowned alumni, including Maya Plisetskaya, Vladimir Vasiliev, Mikhail Lavronsky, Natalia Bessmertnova, Asaf Messerer, Olga Lepeshinskaya and many more.
After graduation Dmitri Roudnev worked as a soloist at the Bolshoi Ballet under legendary choreographer Yury Nikolayevich Grigorovich. His time at the Bolshoi gave Dmitri unique dance experience and a knowledge base for teaching ballet.In 1997 in the United States, Dmitri
Roudnev founded the Ballet Intensive from Moscow, a student and teacher training program. The program was based at two US universities, Northern Illinois University and Michigan State University.
In addition to the Ballet Intensive program, Dmitri Roudnev became an off-ice ballet coach for the future Olympic gold medalist figure skating couple Maxim Marinin and Tatiana Totmianina.
Focus Areas
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Private ballet lessons are offered for dancers age 10 thru adults. Lessons are accompanied by corrective advice and suggestions that can be applied to one’s own training. Students will acquire new tools to supplement their own technique, increase their extension,...
Ballet lessons via Zoom for dancers age 12 thru adults are available per your request. Also, special lessons for improving technique of your jumps your pirouette your fouetté turns are available per your request. Please contact to set your lesson...
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Dmitri Roudnev is available for guest master classes and workshops.
This new ballet training method is for all levels of dancers who are eager to gain the most from their training, as well as for all ballet teachers who want to deepen their understanding of how to increase the efficiency of their teaching.
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