Alena Kovaleva

Alena Kovaleva was born in Saint Petersburg. In 2016, she completed her training at the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet (class of Yulia Kasenkova) with distinction and joined the Bolshoi Ballet Company in Moscow. Her coach at the Bolshoi is Olga Chenchikova.

In 2022 Alena was promoted to Principal Dancer of the Bolshoi Ballet. She dances much of the major classical repertoire from Swan Lake to Diamonds.

Alena's awards include the Ballet magazine “Soul of Dance” prize (Rising Star nomination) 2018 and the Positano Léonide Massine Prize (Dancer of the Year on the International Stage) 2020.