Yekaterina Chebykina

Dancer

• Diploma-recipient at the XII International Ballet Dancers and Choreographers’ Competition (Moscow, 2013)
• Prize-winner at VII International Serge Lifar Competition (Donetsk, 2011, Gold Medal)
• Prize-winner at the III International Yuri Grigorovich Competition World Youth Ballet (Sochi, 2010, Bronze Medal)
• Diploma-recipient and recipient of the special prize For Artistic Growth at the III International Ballet Competition (Seoul, 2010)

Born in Kiev.
Graduated from the Kiev School of Dance in 2011. As a student she received grants from the Supreme Council of Ukraine (2008) and the Ukrainian Presidential Office (2009-2011). From 2011-2013 she was a soloist at the Shevchenko Ukrainian National Opera, where she danced roles in the ballets Swan Lake (Odette-Odile, Prince's Friends, Swans), The Sleeping Beauty (Aurora, Courage Fairy), Don Quixote (Queen of the Dryads), The Nutcracker (Clara) and Class Concert (Soloist). Took part in the gala Stars of the 21^st Century (New York, Lincoln Center, 2012).

Joined the Mariinsky Ballet in 2013.

Repertoire includes:
The Nutcracker (Elegant Ladies); choreography by Vasily Vainonen.