Olga Smirnova - Dance Europe Dancer of the Year 2022

We are very happy to announce that Olga Smirnova has been voted at the Dancer of the Year 2022 by the readers of Dance Europe following the initial nomination by Valentina Bonelli in the annual Critics' Choice. Currently a principal dancer with Dutch National Ballet, Olga is featured on the front cover in Grand Pas Classique and in a filmed interview in the Dec/Jan issue of Dance Europe danceeurope.net
Dancer of the Year 2022
Video clips by courtesy of
Dutch National Ballet
The Sleeping Beauty
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Production: Peter Wright
Raymonda
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Production: Rachel Beaujean
Grand Pas Classique
Choreography: Viktor Gsovsky
Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo
La Belle
Choreography: Jean-Christophe Maillot
Filmed at the
National Opera & Ballet Amsterdam
Edited by
Emma Kauldhar
A Dance Europe Film
© 2022

[@mathildewesendonck7225]

Great choice for the award, she deserves it so much! She is incredibly wise and mature

[@corepilatestv6741]

Congratulations Olga!! Well deserved!!! Such a beautiful person, outside and inside.

[@user-us9ld8wm1o]

Поздравляю Нидерланды 👍🌟

[@sibylleacatos]

Beautiful dancer beautiful person !Always loved het national but now they really got our attention bravo to Dutch national as well !

[@deloor171]

👑❤

[@Old.Man.Of.The.Mountain]

Absolutely loved her thoughts on Russia and the war. Well said!

[@StefanHristov-yg9rb]

Великая балерина!

[@DanceEurope]

Yes, indeed, a wonderful ballerina!