About Natalia

Natalia Nikitin (she/her) is a New York-based freelance choreographer, performer, and teacher. Her work has been shown at 92NY's Future Dance Festival, Mark Morris' Choreolab, Green Space Studios and The Spark Theater Festival. Natalia's movement language is informed by her classical ballet training, post-modern education, and love for Gaga technique.

She is originally from Maryland where she trained with Ballet Theatre of Maryland and CityDance's Select Conservatory. 

Natalia holds a BFA in dance from NYU Tisch and a minor in sociology, graduating with honors (‘24). Alongside NYU, she has attended professional programs including B12 Summer Festival, GALLIM, and GagaLab New York.

Natalia has performed repertory by Jose Limon, Andrea Miller, Roni Koresh, Alex Neoral, and Robert Priore. She has also worked with Sidra Bell, David Dorfman, Netta Yerushalmy, Doug Varone, Laja Field, Pau Aran, Cameron McKinney, and Brett Easterling.

Natalia recently spent the summer as an intern at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival in Becket, MA where she created work for the Intern Showcase and taught improvisation to fellow Pillow interns. 

Currently, Natalia is in rehearsal for projects by Lydia Johnson Dance and Dance Theater Mark Bankin. She is also a production assistant for GALLIM Dance's Joyce Season.