Vladimir Petrovich Isaev

Background

Vladimir was born on January 22, 1954 in Biysk, Altaisky krai, Russian Federation.

Education

He began his ballet studies at the Choreographic School of Voronezh, obtaining the degree of “Ballet Artist” in 1973. After working as a ballet dancer for several years at the Opera House of Ufa and the Opera House of Odessa, he was admitted at the State Institute of Arts Lunacharsky G.I.T.I.S. in Moscow where graduated in 1986 as Ballet Master and Master Choreographer with the highest grades and honors of the Institution. His main roles are The Young Man (“The Blue Danube” by Johann Strauss), Colas “Vain Precaution” by Louis Herold, the Jester (“Swan Lake” Pyotr Tchaikovsky) and others.

Career

In 1987 he moved to Venezuela where worked with Choreographer Vicente Nebrada at the Ballet Nacional de Caracas- Teresa Carreño. He relocated to Miami in 1997. Since then he has worked with the most prestigious ballet schools and companies in South Florida such as Miami City Ballet School for five years, Magda Aunon School of Ballet, Orlando Ballet among others and several international companies, International Ballet competitions and a guest teacher for the most important ballet schools around the world such as the Vaganova Ballet Academy of Saint Petersburg, Russia; The National Ballet School of Beijing, The National Ballet School in Lima, Peru and the Korean Universal Ballet. As a Choreographer, he has staged several ballets in Russia, United States, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Japan, and Venezuela. Main performances: “Chipollino” Karen Khachaturian, “The Firebird” Igor Stravinsky, “The Nutcracker” Pyotr Tchaikovsky, “Concerto Ballet” to the music of Gioachino Rossini, “Ballet Suite” to the music of Dmitri Shostakovich, “Without End” to the music of Gustav Mahler and other.

Achievements

• Vladimir Issaev has been appointed to the Advisory Board of the Classical Dance Alliance and the UNESCO International Dance Council. Also a recipient of Miami Life Awards 2015, Mr. Issaev continues to represent the United States of America in different International Festivals and Ballet Competitions where he is continuously invited as a juror and director.
  
  He is the most influential teacher by the National Advancement for the Arts of the US and Best Educator in the Arts by the Florida Alliance of Arts Educators.