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Ballet masters & teachers

Ballet masterclasses, courses and
staging ballets from the classical repertoire.

About

AfterPetipa offers guest teaching for ballet schools, companies and festivals, from a single masterclass to a full course, as well as individual ballet coaching for dancers.

It is led by Anastasia Dunets and Stanislav Belyaevsky, ballet masters and teachers with international careers as performers and educators. Their work also includes staging classical ballets, including reconstructions based on historical choreographic notation.

Anastasia
Dunets

Anastasia Dunets is a Ballet Master at the Hungarian National Ballet. She studied with Natalia Dudinskaya at the Vaganova Ballet Academy, where she later earned a degree in ballet pedagogy. She danced with the Mariinsky Theatre, Staatsoper Berlin and Finnish National Ballet.

Her international teaching experience includes the Royal Winnipeg Ballet and School and Kirov Academy of Ballet. Her students have joined companies such as the Bavarian State Ballet in Munich and American Ballet Theatre. In 2015, she was awarded the Order of the Lion of Finland.

Anastasia Dunets

Stanislav
Belyaevsky

Stanislav Belyaevsky trained with Vladilen Semenov at the Vaganova Ballet Academy and was a principal dancer with the Mariinsky Theatre, Staatsoper Berlin and Finnish National Ballet. He is currently a Ballet Master at the Hungarian National Ballet.

He has taught internationally, including at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School, and served as Assistant Artistic Director at the Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington, D.C. His work includes staging classical ballets and award-winning contemporary choreography. He also serves on juries at international ballet competitions.

Stanislav Belyaevsky

Summer Ballet Camp

A summer ballet camp in Kranevo, Bulgaria, for dancers aged 12–18+. Small groups organised by level, individual attention and up to 5.5 hours of daily training with international teachers.

Ballet Masterclasses & Private Coaching | AfterPetipa
  • Ballet classes
  • Pointe work
  • Men’s technique
  • Variations
  • Character dance
  • Contemporary
  • Floor barre
  • Stretching

Every participant takes part in the final gala, featuring solo and group performances.

Our Work

Stanislav Belyaevsky leading a ballet class

Guest ballet teaching

Ballet masterclasses and guest teaching for schools, companies and festivals, led by Anastasia Dunets and Stanislav Belyaevsky, ballet masters at the Hungarian National Ballet. From a single class to a full course, our work also includes preparing ballet productions for the stage, coaching soloists and the corps de ballet throughout rehearsals.

Anastasia Dunets coaching a dancer

Private ballet coaching

Private ballet coaching with Anastasia Dunets and Stanislav Belyaevsky to refine technique, work on variations and prepare for competitions. One-to-one sessions bring together technical precision, musicality and artistic interpretation, helping dancers develop both their execution and expression.

Stanislav Belyaevsky working with dancers in rehearsal

Heritage productions

Staging classical ballet productions for ballet companies and schools, including reconstructions based on historical choreographic notation. We work with soloists and the corps de ballet throughout the rehearsal process, bringing classical repertoire to the stage through coaching and preparation.

Anastasia Dunets

Education & training

  • Vaganova Ballet Academy, St. Petersburg — BA in Ballet Pedagogy and Choreographic Arts, 2005–2009
  • Vaganova Ballet Academy, St. Petersburg — Ballet Dancer, 1980–1988

Awards & distinctions

  • Order of the Lion of Finland, 2015
  • Pro Dance Award for the role of Masha in John Neumeier’s The Seagull, 2006
  • Vaganova Grand Prix — Second Prize, 1988

Professional experience

  • Hungarian National Ballet — Ballet Master, since 2024
  • Espoon Tanssiopisto (Espoo Dance Institute), Finland — Ballet Master and Choreographer, 2023–2024
  • Ballet Nacional de Costa Rica — Guest Ballet Master, since 2023
  • Kirov Academy of Ballet, Washington, D.C. — Ballet Master, 2017–2019
  • Danilova Ballet School — Artistic Adviser, Guest Teacher and Ballet Master, since 2017
  • Royal Winnipeg Ballet and School — Ballet Master, 2015–2017
  • Helsinki Dance Institute (Helsingin tanssiopisto), Finland — Ballet Teacher, 2007–2009
  • Finnish National Ballet and Finnish National Ballet School — Ballet Dancer and Ballet Master, 2000–2015
  • Staatsoper Berlin — Ballet Dancer, 1997–2000
  • Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg — Ballet Dancer, 1988–1997

Selected productions

  • 2026 — La Esmeralda, Pas d’action “Diana and Actaeon” — Hungarian National Ballet.
  • 2025 — Raymonda, Grand Pas — Hungarian National Ballet. Staged by Anastasia Dunets and Stanislav Belyaevsky.
  • 2021 — Coppélia (after Petipa) — Teatro Eugene O’Neill, Costa Rica. Staged by Anastasia Dunets and Stanislav Belyaevsky.

Selected roles

  • Raymonda — Raymonda
  • La Bayadère — Gamzatti
  • The Seagull (Neumeier) — Arkadina
  • Giselle — Myrtha
  • The Sleeping Beauty — Carabosse and Princess Florine
  • Swan Lake — Princess, Pas de six and Pas de trois
  • Serenade (Balanchine) — Lead Waltz
  • Violin Concerto (Balanchine) — First Aria
  • Divertimento No. 15 (Balanchine) — Solo
  • Don Quixote — Cupid and Girlfriend
  • Cinderella — Godmother
  • The Wood Nymph (Wang) — Nemesis
  • The Nutcracker — Liza, Snowflake Solo and Flower Waltz Solo
  • Stepping Stones (Kylián) — Solo
  • Sechs Tänze (Kylián) — Solo Couple
  • Blood Wedding (Marston) — Mother
  • Romeo and Juliet (Cranko) — Lady Capulet.

Stanislav Belyaevsky

Education & training

  • Vaganova Ballet Academy, St. Petersburg — BA in Ballet Pedagogy and Choreographic Arts, 2009–2012
  • Vaganova Ballet Academy, St. Petersburg — Ballet Dancer, 1982–1991

Awards & distinctions

  • 2014 — Grand Prix for Contemporary Choreography, Speaking in Tongues, Finnish National Ballet Competition
  • 2010 — Prix for Contemporary Choreography, Chella llà, Finnish National Ballet Competition
  • 2002 — Prix for Contemporary Choreography, Tango de Roxanne, Prague International Ballet Competition
  • 2002 — Pro Dance Award

Professional experience

  • Hungarian National Ballet — Ballet Master, since 2024
  • Ballet Nacional de Costa Rica — Guest Ballet Master, since 2023
  • Danilova Ballet School — Artistic Adviser, Guest Teacher and Ballet Master, since 2017
  • Panamá Ballet Festival — Artistic Director of the International Ballet Gala and Ballet Master, 2019
  • Kirov Academy of Ballet, Washington, D.C. — Assistant Artistic Director and Ballet Teacher, 2017–2018
  • Royal Winnipeg Ballet School — Ballet Teacher, 2015–2017
  • St. Petersburg Eifman Ballet — Guest Ballet Master, 2011–2012
  • Helsinki Dance Institute (Helsingin tanssiopisto), Finland — Ballet Teacher, 2009–2015
  • Finnish National Ballet School — Ballet Teacher, 2007–2015
  • Ballet West, Salt Lake City — Guest Principal Dancer, 2003
  • Universal Ballet, Seoul — Guest Principal Dancer, 2002
  • Finnish National Ballet — Principal Dancer, 2000–2015
  • Staatsoper Berlin — Soloist, 1997–2000
  • Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg — Principal Dancer, 1991–1997

Selected productions

  • 2025 — Raymonda, Grand Pas — Hungarian National Ballet. Staged by Anastasia Dunets and Stanislav Belyaevsky.
  • 2021 — Coppélia (after Petipa) — Teatro Eugene O’Neill, Costa Rica. Staged by Anastasia Dunets and Stanislav Belyaevsky.
  • 2020 — Les Ruses d’Amour (after Petipa) — Hermitage Theatre, St. Petersburg.

Selected roles

  • Giselle — Albrecht
  • Swan Lake — Prince Siegfried, Pas de trois, Rothbart
  • The Sleeping Beauty — Prince Désiré
  • The Nutcracker — Prince
  • Don Quixote — Basilio
  • Romeo and Juliet — Romeo, Tybalt, Paris
  • La Fille mal gardée — Colas
  • Raymonda — Jean de Brienne
  • Les Sylphides — The Poet
  • Onegin (Cranko) — Lensky
  • Cinderella — Prince
  • Symphony in C (Balanchine) — First and Fourth Part Solo
  • Petite Mort (Kylián) — Fourth Solo
  • Napoli — Gennaro
  • The Fountain of Bakhchisarai — Vatslav
  • Prodigal Son (Balanchine) — Prodigal Son
  • The Seagull (Neumeier) — Trigorin
  • Le Concours (Béjart) — Ivy
  • Anna Karenina (Ratmansky) — Vronsky
  • A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Spoerli) — Oberon
  • Études (Lander) — Solo.