Tatiana
Samoshkina

Trained at the Moscow State Academy of Choreography at the Bolshoi Theatre. Founder of Danses du Monde in Nice, teaching on the French Riviera since 2020. In 2026, worked in New York with the Educational Department of American Ballet Theatre within the National Training Curriculum.

Tatiana Samoshkina standing in the auditorium of Teatro alla Scala in Milan
Tatiana Samoshkina teaching young ballet students in the studio

A dancer since the age of four —
now creating dance programmes and making ballet accessible to every child.

Tatiana Samoshkina began dancing at four and was performing abroad by six — appearing at the Summer Surprise Festival in Dubai as its youngest soloist. At nine she entered the Moscow State Academy of Choreography at the Bolshoi Theatre, and also trained at the Igor Moiseyev studio-school.

She holds a choreographer's diploma with honours, a master's degree in marketing from the State University of Management in Russia, and a second master's in performing arts management from the Accademia Teatro alla Scala with Politecnico di Milano.

Training
Dancing since the age of fourBeginnings
Summer Surprise Festival, Dubai — youngest soloistfrom age 6
Moscow State Academy of Choreography, Bolshoi Theatrefrom age 9
Igor Moiseyev Studio-SchoolFolk & character
Choreographer's Diploma, with honoursChoreography
MA Marketing — State University of Management, RussiaMaster I
MA — Accademia Teatro alla Scala & Politecnico di MilanoMaster II
Practice

Moskvich Cultural Centre, Moscow

Teaching and staging productions with children aged 4 to 15.

Danses du Monde, Nice — France

Founder of her own company, teaching across the Côte d'Azur since 2020.

American Ballet Theatre, New York

Educational Department, 2026.

Tatiana Samoshkina with her young ballet students after a class at Danses du Monde in Nice
Danses du Monde — Nice

Classes built for every age.

From four-year-olds to pre-professional students, each class is calibrated to the child's stage of development — and technique is taught through narrative, where imagery and fairy-tale dramaturgy carry every exercise.

Teaching Program

The Programme

Age-Adapted Classical Training

Every class is structured around the developmental stage of the child — pacing, vocabulary and physical demands calibrated to each age group, from 4 years to pre-professional level.

01 / METHOD

Narrative Pedagogy

Technique is taught through story: imagery and fairy-tale dramaturgy carry each exercise, so young dancers internalise musicality, coordination and artistic expression alongside correct form.

02 / APPROACH