“Sometimes you need to remind yourself why you do this- the answer should be because you love it”
1998-
Vsevolod's childhood
“I grew up in Kyiv, Ukraine, and I always had big dreams.”
Vsevolod’s journey into professional ballet begins with ballroom dancing, which he started at age 5, following his mother’s suggestion. Soon, he and his sister started competing professionally, and even winning championships. Later on, he switched to ballet at the age of 12. From 2009 to 2016, Vsevolod trained at Kyiv State Ballet School. He began to seriously make his mark when he started to participate in international ballet competitions, such as Youth America Grand Prix.
2016-
Youth America Grand Prix
“Without YAGP, I would not be who I am today.”
Vsevolod competed in Youth America Grand Prix in 2016 and 2018. The first competition earned him a scholarship with Ellison Ballet in New York, where he trained for a year starting when he was 16. This training soon paid off at next year’s YAGP Finals, where his performance landed him a job at one of the world’s most renowned ballet companies in St. Petersburg, Russia: the Mariinsky Ballet.
2018-
Mariinsky Ballet
“Dancing at the Mariinsky ballet – it was my lifelong dream.”
2022-
Dresden Semperoper Ballett
“Leaving the company of my dreams –
it was one of the most difficult decisions I ever had to make.”
Starting afresh, Vsevolod obtained several auditions in Europe, one of which led him to his next ballet company: Dresden Semperoper Ballett. After a year dancing at the Semperoper, from 2022-2023, he was offered a position in English National Ballet as a soloist.
2023-
Dancing around the world
“I want to dance so many different roles – Life is short. What matters most is your dreams.”
Works cited
Olivia Manno, DANCE maganize, English National Ballet Dancer Vsevolod Maievskyi’s Journey to Loving Ballet, 22 July, 2024
Sergey Gordeev, Park Magazine NY, DANCING FOR LIFE An Escaped Ukrainian Dancer’s Story Vsevolod Mayevskyi