Ulyana Iopatkina

Dancer

Birthday October 23, 1973

Birth Sign Scorpio

Birthplace Kerch, Ukraine

Age 51 years old

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About

Russian prima ballerina, dancer, entertainer, performer, and artist who is best recognized for performing with the Mariinsky Theatre from the years 1991 through 2017. Her repertoire has included titles such as Giselle, Le Corsaire, La Bayadère, Grand pas from Paquita, The Sleeping Beauty, and Swan Lake.

Before Fame

She studied at the Vaganova Academy. She joined the Kirov/Mariinsky Theatre Ballet in the year 1991, where she was promoted to principal dancer in the year 1995. 

Trivia

In the year 1991, she was the recipient of the State Prize of Russia. In the year 2006, she won the People's Artist of Russia. Lopatkina is a tall ballerina. She is 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m), and wears shoes size 10.5 US (8 UK). Lopatkina uses two pairs of shoes in each performance which are specially made for her.

Family Life

She was married to architect and writer Vladimir Kornev until the year 2010. They have a daughter together named Masha. 

Associated With

She has performed alongside dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov.