Kristina and Alexei have been married for six years. Kristina was born in 1983 and started dancing at the age of six. Her first ballet performances were whilst she was a student and caused a sensation. She practically jumped from school to principal dancer, becoming a prima ballerina at the age of 17. Kristina has toured Spain, Switzerland, France, Holland, Germany and has also danced for Ellen Kent & Ballet International including performances at the Royal Albert Hall in 2000 and 2005 where Kristina danced the demanding part of Marie in Nutcracker. She has danced in Don Quixote, Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, Chopiniana and Golden Century. In 2002 Kristina joined the Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada as a principal dancer.
Last year Kristina took part in the prestigious International Dance Competition in Vienna, Austria. She was the only dancer, out of more than 300 participants from across the world, to receive the Grand Prix award.
Alexei Terentiev trained at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy. His repertoire includes Prince (Nutcracker), Bazilio (Don Quixote), Rothbart (Swan Lake) and Prince Desire (Sleeping Beauty). Alexie has toured Spain, Holland, Italy, Germany, France, Switzerland. Alexei also danced for Ellen Kent & Ballet International at the Royal Albert Hall in 2000 and 2005 where he danced the role of Prince Nutcracker. In 2002 Alexei joined the Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada as a principal dancer.
‘She gives an inspired and intense performance, technically accomplished and perfectly timed’
Kristina Terentieva (The Stage)
‘He was a storybook Prince Siegfried with endless legs, chiselled cheekbones and a charismatic on-stage presence’
Alexei Terentiev (Liverpool Echo)
‘Kristina and Alexei Terentiev were mesmerising. The delicacy and precision with which she executed the role was everything you could want’
(Edinburgh Evening News)
