Swan Lake Ballet Studio, LLC

Ganna Ruslanivna Berge, Founder & Ballet Master, was born in Crimea, Ukraine where she began dancing classical ballet. Starting at a young age, she began practicing classical ballet six hours a day, four days a week. She won first place in the festival Pearl of Crimea in Foros, Ukraine. At 14, Ganna moved to the United States where she attended the Royal Academy of Fine Arts and performed with the Bay Area Houston Ballet Theater (BAHBT) in Houston, TX. She received the Graded Division Award and Certificate for successfully completing skill level three in the art of ballet on May 18, 2003. After relocating to Wisconsin, Ganna volunteered for a Boys and Girls club of the Greater Chippewa Valley in 2007 to organize the program Move It. In 2009, Ganna earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree with Dance minor from the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire. While attending UWEC, she participated with the Concert Dance Company where she choreographed and danced classical ballet. Her dance repertoire has included Nutcracker, Carmen, Swan Lake, Bayadere, Esmeralda, Don Quixote, and Preludes.