Kristina Kretova

Known for: Acting

Born: January 27, 1984 in Oryol, RSFSR, USSR

Russian ballerina, leading soloist of the Bolshoi Theater. Until 1994, she studied at a choreographic school, then entered the Moscow Choreographic School (from 1995 - Moscow State Academy of Choreography), where her teachers were Lyudmila Kolenchenko, Marina Leonova, Elena Bobrova. After graduating in 2002, she was a soloist of the Kremlin Ballet Theater; since 2010, she has been dancing at the Theater named after Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko. Since 2011 - leading soloist of the Bolshoi Theater; rehearsing under the guidance of Nina Semizorova. In 2011, she participated in the Russian television project Bolero (Channel One), where she, together with Alexei Yagudin, won first place. Since 2017, she participated in the show “You are super” and “Dancing” as an invited member of the jury.