Olga Kifyak

The repertoire includes the largest works of classical ballet, as well as many roles in modern ballets. Critics say that "Olga Kifyak was born to dance and in a short time has become principal ballerina par excellence. From the dramatic to the lyrical to the tricks of a master, Kifyak has it all – public accolades and professional awards". "A graduate of the Ukrainian Academy of Dance in Kiev, Kifyak held the audience's attention throughout the score, moving the tragic story along with her incredible footwork and graceful arm sweeps. Kifyak's small frame disguised a powerful repertoire that included standing on tiptoe for minutes at a time." Critics call her acting "superb, her extensions in the pas de deux sky-high and her 32 fouettes razor-sharp"

Olga Kifyak (Ukrainian: Ольга Петровна Кіфяк , Russian: Ольга Петровна Кифяк , born April 24, 1984) is a Ukrainian ballet dancer, the 1-st soloist at the National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater named after T.G. Shevchenko (since 2001). Merited Artist of Ukraine since 2012.

Was born in Kiev, the Soviet Union in 1984. She began her dance studies at the age of 5. In 1995 she entered the Kiyanochka choreographic school. At the age of 14, she entered the Ukrainian Academy of Dance (under the guidance of A. Kalchenko, Merited Artist of Ukraine. Founder of the Ukrainian Academy of Ballet.) In 2001 she graduated from the Academy with a degree in choreography, qualified as a ballet dancer. In the same year, she received a diploma of the International Slavic University with a degree in choreography. In 2002 she entered the Kherson State University. In 2006 she graduated from the university with the qualification of a teacher of choreography, aesthetics, artistic culture. Since 2001 she has been working at the National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater of Ukraine named after. T.G. Shevchenko. Her first dance at the theater was as Paquita with Mikheev.