Prof. Olga Melnikova Joins SPERA2025

We are thrilled to announce that Prof. Olga Melnikova, a professor at the Palucca University of Dance Dresden, will be one of the jury members for SPERA2025 Germany!

 

Olga Melnikova Award:

-Invitation to one week training at Palucca school.

*If the jury members could not find suitable children in the ballet competition, the prize will not be awarded.

 

Prof. Olga Melnikova was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, and received her education at the prestigious Vaganova Ballet Academy and the State Academy of Culture in St. Petersburg. 

She began her remarkable career at the Mariinsky Theatre (Kirov Ballet) in St. Petersburg and later became a Principal Dancer at the Semperoper Dresden.

She holds a diploma from the Vaganova Academy in "The Art of Ballet." As an experienced educator, she has served as a Guest Ballet Master at the Hungarian Dance Academy, a Ballet Master at the Semperoper Dresden, and a Mentor for the Semperoper’s Eleven Program.

Currently, she is a Professor of Ballet at Palucca Hochschule für Tanz Dresden, where she continues to inspire and guide the next generation of ballet artists.