Elena Martinson  & Andrei Ustinov  - Guest Artists

Ms Martinson is a native of St. Petersburg, Russia and trained at the famed 
Vaganova Ballet Academy under the direction of Natalia Dudinskaya and 
Konstantin Sergeyev. Ms Martinson served as a Principal Dancer of the Kirov 
Ballet and toured extensively with that company throughout the world. 
Additionally she has performed with the Maly Theatre in St. Petersburg, 
Russia, the Universal Ballet in Seoul, Korea and Festival Ballet of Chicago. 
Her repertoire included all of the major standard repertoire ballets 
including Kitri in Don Quixote, Odette/Odile in Swan Lake, the title roles in 
both Giselle and Esmeralda. In 1985 she received High Honors at the 
International Ballet Festival in Moscow. She has performed extensively as a 
Guest Artist throughout the United States. She is now a resident of St. 
Petersburg, Florida and she is married to fellow dancer Andrei Ustinov. 

Mr. Ustinov is a native of St. Petersburg, Russia and trained at the famed 
Vaganova Ballet Academy under the direction of Natalia Dudinskaya and 
Konstantin Sergeyev. He danced soloist and principal roles with the Kirov 
Ballet and with that company toured extensively. Additionally he has appeared 
with the Maly Ballet, Moscow Classical Ballet, Estonia Ballet Theatre, London 
City Ballet and Festival Ballet of Chicago. His repertoire includes all of 
the major standard repertoire ballets as well as the many of the works of 
George Balanchine. He was a non competing partner for the gold medal winners 
at the Moscow International Ballet Competition in both 1980 and 1981. He has 
performed extensively as a Guest Artist throughout Europe and the United 
States. He is now a resident of St. Petersburg, Florida and he is married to 
fellow dancer Elena Martinson.