Growing up, being a very artistically inclined child, I got to express my emotions and explore my talents at a very young age. Having very supportive parents and being a passionate individual I did everything I could to master my skills.

Starting off with ballet classes at age 5 at the Russian Ballet School, gave me a solid foundation that boosted my confidence to explore other styles like contemporary and Ballroom Latin, which I found to be my favourite one yet, going on to win a gold at the national ballroom competition conducted by the UKA. All this while I auditioned to be part of an established dance company and successfully became a company dancer for 8 years. After 3 years of dancing professionally, I was promoted to being an instructor, at first teaching children Ballet and contemporary and then moving on to becoming an assistant choreographer in 3 major productions that toured nationally. Performing gives me great joy and being on stage feels like a natural calling.

My art on the other hand was always something I did on the side that kept me occupied. Growing up a single child with not many friends I would always be in my room sketching something I thought was interesting which was a lot of trees or dogs… but I gradually realized I was passionate about it and started looking into art colleges to refine my skill. Doing my bachelor’s degree in sculpture made me the person i am today. It taught me life lessons the hard way and really made me appreciate the skill and talent that I possess. Now having the experience and skill that I acquired I now do commissioned work and always find time to paint for myself.