Vladimir Issaev, Choreographer and Ballet Master proudly presents this first DVD of The Vaganova Ballet Academy, featuring an authentic Vaganova Class at the prestigious Vaganova Ballet Academy in Saint Petersburg Russia.

Artistic Director, Mme. Altynay Asylmuratova, formerly prima ballerina of the Mariinsky Ballet (Kirov) introduces the class by highlighting the strong influence that Ballet Mistress Agripina
Vaganova produced in the Dance Method utilized by the greatest dancers in Ballet History.

The class is performed in the classroom where Agrippina Vaganova taught and Marius Petita created his most magnificent ballets.