Ihor’s journey began with training at the Leningrad Academic Choreographic Schoo, named after A.Y. Vaganova, in St. Petersburg. After 15 years of dance experience, Ihor has worked as a ballet artist at the Mikhailovsky Theatre in St. Petersburg and the Cuban Cossack Chorus in Krasnodar. In 1999, Ihor started to teach classical dance at the Kiev State Academy of Personnel Management in Ukraine. Ihor started his own studio of classical dance in Kiev in 2008, developing individual teaching methods that combined technical expertise, artistic expression, and personalized attention for students. Ihor has a focus on character development and discipline that enables his students to grow to be outstanding dancers and confident individuals