methods birth_place imagesize period kind birthname article_title name occupation
vaganova odessa , ukraine 230px 20th century and xxi classical ballet tatiana stepanova tatiana stepanova -lrb- ballerina -rrb-
 tatiana stepanova artistic director , choreographer , prima ballerina ,
tatiana stepanova -lrb- ballerina -rrb-

tatiana stepanova , also tetyana stepanova , -lrb- ; , `` tatiana stepanova '' -rrb- -lrb- born , odessa , ukraine then soviet union -rrb- is a highly accomplished ballerina and choreographer .
she is now the artistic director of stepanova ballet academy and toronto international ballet theatre .
as prima ballerina of the odessa state ballet company , she was awarded the honorary title of people 's artist of ukraine for her excellence in the art of ballet .
