Olga Smirnova - Dance Europe Dancer of the Year 2022

We are very happy to announce that Olga Smirnova has been voted at the Dancer of the Year 2022 by the readers of Dance Europe following the initial nomination by Valentina Bonelli in the annual Critics' Choice. Currently a principal dancer with Dutch National Ballet, Olga is featured on the front cover in Grand Pas Classique and in a filmed interview in the Dec/Jan issue of Dance Europe https://danceeurope.net

Dancer of the Year 2022
Video clips by courtesy of

Dutch National Ballet
The Sleeping Beauty
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Production: Peter Wright

Raymonda
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Production: Rachel Beaujean

Grand Pas Classique
Choreography: Viktor Gsovsky

Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo
La Belle
Choreography: Jean-Christophe Maillot

Filmed at the
National Opera & Ballet Amsterdam

Edited by
Emma Kauldhar

A Dance Europe Film
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