Studying at the Bolshoi Ballet School in Moscow, she won awards in the top ballet competitions; including a gold medal at the Moscow International Ballet Competition 2001, First Prize at the Vaganova-Prix Ballet Competition in St Petersburg 2002, and Junior Prize at the Nagoya (Japan) International Ballet Competition 2002.
Cando estudaba no Bolshoi Ballet Academy de Moscú, conseguiu varios premios nas principais competicións de ballet, entre eles a medalla de ouro na Moscow International Ballet Competition de 2001, o Primeiro Premio na Vaganova-Prix Ballet Competition en San Petersburgo de 2002 e o Premio Júnior na International Ballet Competition de Nagoya, en Xapón, en 2002.