Ballet dancer's journey: Graduation ceremony of Moscow State Academy of Choreography at Bolshoi Theatre

Ready to step onto the professional stage right now. Graduates of the Moscow State Academy of Choreography are in high demand at the country’s leading theatres. 

What educational philosophy does Rector Svetlana Zakharova follow? What benefits do frequent performances bring to the students? What emotions do their parents experience while sitting in the audience?

Our feature explores how one falls in love with "Swan Lake" as a child and, thirteen years later, performs the lead role in that very ballet.

TV BRICS reporter: Maria Neustroeva 

TV BRICS cameraman: Nikita Dmitrov

Translated and voiced by Artificial Intelligence.