Katya has been a loyal student of Mme. Stepanova for 15 years and has been teaching ballet and jazz for 5 years. She is an alumni of the Claude Watson Art Program and Earl Haig Secondary School where she graduated top of her class in classical ballet. Katya has worked with various well known choreographers such as William Yong, Gino Berti, Allen Kaeja, and Ben Jorgen. She has an extensive list of repertoire including Mermaid in The Little Mermaid, Fairy Godmother in Cinderella, Russian Dance, Waltz of the Flowers, and Waltz of the Snowflakes in The Nutcracker, as well as variations in Coppelia and Fairy Doll.