Who we are
A classical ballet school founded by Victoria Ananyan, heir to an artistic dynasty of Vaganova-trained teachers. An academic education, structured and demanding, in the tradition of classical ballet.
Discover the schoolLet's dance through this life.
Dansons à travers cette vie.
A classical ballet school for the children of Monaco.
To pass on, with patience and rigour, what dance gave me. It is not really a business, it is a vocation.
A career, now passed on
Victoria Ananyan danced for twenty-three years. She now teaches in Monaco, for the children who live here.
- Ten years as a principal dancer, under Jean-Christophe Maillot.
- Twenty-three years of international career, ending in Monaco.
- The Perm Choreographic Ballet School diploma with highest honours. Diplôme d'État (Ballet Teacher) and a diploma in choreographic arts / fine arts. MBA, International University of Monaco.
- Best Entrepreneurial Project award, 2025.
- An artistic dynasty of Vaganova-trained teachers. Alongside her mother, Zhanna Muradyan, Victoria Ananyan carries on a family tradition of transmission and rigour.Discover the school's heritage
Those years of experience find their full meaning in transmission: offering Monaco an excellent ballet education, in a demanding and privileged setting, where each student is supported according to their potential and commitment.
Our place in Monaco
Monaco is home to the Académie Princesse Grace, internationally recognised for training young dancers toward a professional career. Ananyan Ballet takes its place in the Monaco landscape with a complementary approach: offering the children and families of Monaco an excellent ballet education, demanding and deeply personalised.
What we teach
The Vaganova method, adapted to the rhythm of family life in Monaco: posture, verticality, precision and breadth of movement. Beyond technique, classical ballet is also an artistic and cultural education, one that passes on discipline, musicality, elegance, respect and artistic sensibility.
See the ballet classesThe summer and winter intensivesWho we welcome
Children from the age of three, and the adults who wish to discover classical ballet or return to it. Each student is welcomed and supported according to their age, level, potential and commitment.
How to join usWhat we pass on
Ananyan Ballet passes on classical ballet as an art, a discipline and a culture. Rooted in the Vaganova tradition and enriched by generations of teaching and by international professional experience, our approach combines technical rigour with musicality, intelligence, individuality and respect for the student. Some of our students may choose a professional path; others will carry ballet with them into entirely different lives. All receive the same foundation: a true artistic education.
A lesson, in motion
A few videos
Stage archives, films and conversations. Some of them were filmed long before the school, in the years when Victoria danced with companies.
The Nutcracker
Théâtre des Variétés, Monte-Carlo · 27 June 2026 · Past season
The school's students, from three-year-olds to adults, on stage alongside danseurs étoiles of Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, for an evening offered to the Monegasque public.
An evening, in photographs
News
All newsWhy I teach
A few notes on what led me from the stage to teaching, and on what I try to pass on in class.
Gold, silver and bronze at Toulon
Toulon and Sanremo, with the whole class.
The summer and winter intensives
Two gatherings a year, open to the school's students and to dancers coming from elsewhere.
Come and see a class
The simplest way is to come. A trial class, with no commitment, so that you and your child can see what an hour in the studio looks like.
Book a trial class