Tetyana Gazizova

PD Artistic Faculty

Tetyana Gazizova joined the RWB School Professional Division Faculty in 2023.

Born in Donetsk, Ukraine, Ms. Gazizova began her dance training at the age of seven years old. She has trained at Vadim’s Pisarev School of Choreographic Mastery with Galina Volodina and Olena Ogurtsova, as well as at Kyiv National I.k. Karpenko-Karyi University of Theatre, Cinema and Television, and the Donetsk National University. At the age of 15, Ms. Gazizova was accepted to the ballet company of the Donetsk National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre named after A. Solovyanenko (Donbass Opera) as a ballet dancer. Ms. Gazizova holds two Master’s degrees with honours in Education – Directing for Ballet and Culturology. Ms. Gazizova is trained in ballet, historical dance, and character dance. She has been teaching ballet since 2008, when while continuing to work at the theatre, she became a ballet teacher at Vadim’s Pisarev School of Choreographic Mastery.

Ms. Gazizova’s students are trained at some of the most prestigious institutions in Europe including the Ballet Academy of La Scala Theatre, the Royal Ballet School, the John Cranko School, the Paris Higher National Conservatory of Music and Dance, among others. She has taught at Vadim Pisarev School of Choreographic Mastery, Den Norske Balletskole and Academy, and Alberta Ballet School.

Career highlights for Ms. Gazizova include studying and working under the guidance of Vadim Pisarev, and obtaining her Master’s degree under the guidance of Sergiy Bondur. As a ballet dancer, Ms. Gazizova has performed on the stages of the USA, Germany, Spain, and Norway.