OksanaMaslovaBio | Connecticut Ballet

Oksana Maslova’s artistic development began early on with rhythmic gymnastics, which

eventually led her to an intensive ballet program with Irina Sycheva, former ballerina of St.

Petersburg Ballet. Oksana then went on to the Kiev Choreographic College, where she studied

under renowned teachers and artists such as Anna Petrenchuk, Evgenyi Kaigorodov, Yana

Gladkih, and Dmitriy Kaigorodov. While attending the Choreographic College, Oksana began

performing with Kiev Youth Ballet, where she danced the part of Arabian in The Nutcracker,

Kitri in Don Quixote, and Odette in Swan Lake. After graduating from Kiev, Oksana became a

student at the Institute of Culture and Arts, where she received her master’s degree as a

choreographer and ballet master.

After working with Kiev Youth Ballet, Oksana was a member of Suziriya Dance Theater, and in

2004, she became a member of the Odessa National Opera House, where she rose to the rank of

soloist and performed a variety of principal roles. In 2008, she joined Grand Rapids Ballet as a

principal dancer, performing their entire classical repertoire. In June 2011, she (and her husband,

Anton Kandaurov) joined Connecticut Ballet as a principal dancer, where she danced in

Cinderella, Giselle, Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker, and. created the role of Alice in Brett

Raphael’s Alice in Wonderland.

Oksana joined Philadelphia Ballet as a soloist for the 2014/2015 Season. She has since danced

featured roles in Christopher Wheeldon’s Polyphonia, as well as the role of Odile/Odette in

Christopher Wheeldon’s Swan Lake. In 2016, Oksana was promoted to principal dancer and has

continued to perform a mixed repertoire of classical, modern, and full-length works, including

David Dawson’s The Third Light, Brian Sanders’ Chicken Bone Brain, George Balanchine’s

Western Symphony (Second Movement), and Ben Stevenson’s Cinderella (Cinderella).

Connecticut Ballet is pleased to welcome her back to reprise her role in Giselle.

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