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Val Salnikov

Member of well known companies. Kirov Ballet, Mikhailovsky Theatre St Petersburg, Russia, Saratov Opera House, Voronezh Theatre of Opera and Ballet, Augusta Ballet. Val Salnikov performed in Germany, Russia, Italy, Finland, Spain and through many states in USA: Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Oregon, California, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi. His repertoire includes performances of most famous choreographers: Moris Bejart, Marius Petipa, Leonid Jacobson, Georgi Alexidze, Boris Eifman, George Balanchin. Val collaborated with famous musicians Winton Marsalis and Mstislav Rostropovich and with performers such as Julie Kent, Marat Daukaev, Joseph Phillips and Jorge Barani. Val Salnikov taught Classical Ballet at University of South Carolina, Columbia Music Festival Association, South Mississippi Ballet Theatre, Houston International Ballet Academy and other known places for Classical Ballet. His students have been accepted in major professional companies in United States such as New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Boston Ballet and many more. He founded Biloxi City Ballet in Mississippi and Lynchburg City Ballet in Virginia. In the past he directed a number of his own productions such as: Don Quixote, Swan Lake, Snow Maden, Les Corsaires, Les Sylphydes, Carmen, Nutcracker, Romantic Night, Treasured Classics. Dance with Friends, Mozart Day.