Welcome to Katarina's Classical Ballet Academy

Katarina Dimitrijevic is a graduate of The State Ballet Academy of Belgrade, Serbia. 

Katarina danced with the Simionov Ensemble and instructed classical ballet at three different ballet institutions in Belgrade.  She then spent several years in Italy as a ballet instructor, choreographer and dancer at ballet schools in Ragusa. Cosimo, Acate and Grammichele.  

In 1997, Katarina opened her own dance school, KAYA, in Belgrade.  She also completed a four-year course in Ballet Pedagogy at the University of High Culture and Arts in Rome, Italy, where she continued her studies in the Vaganova methodology.  She served as Assistant to Professor Ivan Goliandin in the Character Dance Department.  

While studying in Rome, she taught classical and character dances at several studios while also dancing professionally.