Background
Makhateli was born in Tbilisi, Georgia, to Nikoloz Makhateli and Marina Loladze, dancers at the Georgian National Ballet. Her grandfather was a notable folk dancer in Georgia.
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Maia Angela Makhateli
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Makhateli also attended the school where she danced in The Nutcracker together with her elder brother David Makhateli.
Career
After terms with the Colorado Ballet and the Birmingham Royal Ballet, she joined the Dutch National Ballet in 2006 where she now is a principal dancer. She trained in ballet in Tblisi at the Cabukiana Choreographic Institute with Larisa Chkikvishvili. When she was 15, her father was offered a job with the Sun Valley Ballet School in Ketchum, Idaho, United States. She trained in Colorado with German Zamuel and Valentina Mukhanova.
In 2002, she joined the Colorado Ballet, dancing several principal roles.
In 2006, Makhateli moved to England where she spent a year with the Birmingham Royal Ballet. Two years later, she became a soloist and was promoted to principal dancer in 2010.
Achievements
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Nina Ananiashvili & Gilbert Albert Star Award (2011, Georgia) Youth American Grand Prix 2002 (2002, New York City, United States) Finalist, Denver Ballet Guild"s Young Dancer’s competition (2002, United States) First place, Youth America Grand Prix Competition (2002, Denver, United States) Second place, Chabukiani-Balanchine International Ballet Competition (2001) Diplomat, International Ballet Festival, (2001, Kazan, Russia).
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Nationality
Georgian
Awards
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Star award; Youth America Grand Prix Competition Nina Ananiashvili & Gilbert Albert Star Award (2011, Georgia) Youth American Grand Prix 2002 (2002, New York City, US) Finalist, Denver Ballet Guild's Young Dancer’s competition (2002, US) First place, Youth America Grand Prix Competition (2002, Denver, US) Second place, Chabukiani-Balanchine International Ballet Competition (2001) Diplomat, International Ballet Festival, (2001, Kazan, Russia)Star award; Youth America Grand Prix Competition Nina Ananiashvili & Gilbert Albert Star Award (2011, Georgia) Youth American Grand Prix 2002 (2002, New York City, US) Finalist, Denver Ballet Guild's Young Dancer’s competition (2002, US) First place, Youth America Grand Prix Competition (2002, Denver, US) Second place, Chabukiani-Balanchine International Ballet Competition (2001) Diplomat, International Ballet Festival, (2001, Kazan, Russia)