Born in Sofia, Kristina Grigorova began her ballet studies at the school of Sofia National Opera and Ballet. At the age of 14 she moved to Italy and continued her ballet studies at the National Academy of Dance in Rome and with étoile and maître de ballet Margarita Trayanova. In addition to dance, Kristina also studied piano.
In 1982 Mrs. Grigorova joined the company of the Theater Opera Roma, where she performed as a soloist and prima ballerina in many ballets, including: "Spartacus", cor. L. Massine, "Ma Pavlova", cor. R. Petit, "Pas de Quatre", cor. A. Alonso, "Allegro Brillante", cor. G. Balanchine, "A Midsummer Night's Dream", cor. P. Lacotte, etc.
In 1987 Kristina was chosen for the photos and the cover of the dance book "Technique of Classical Dance", by F. Pappacena.
In 1988 she began to work with the world famous Aterballetto company, directed by A. Amodio, participating in various productions and tours in Argentina and Brazil.
In 1991 Mrs. Grigorova participated in the summer season of the Teatro Arena di Verona, dancing in the ballet "Romeo and Juliet", cor. Cranko with C. Fracci and G. Iancu.
Meanwhile, she continued to dance as a guest soloist in various companies such as: Italian Dance Company (directed by C. Fracci), Balletto di Roma (directed by F. Bartolomei and W. Zappolini), Art Dance (E. Terabust and G. Vantaggio), Ballet de Temps Moderns (with V. Derevianko), etc.
From 1991 to 1996 Kristina danced with the company of Teatro alla Scala di Milano and soloist roles in "The Nutcracker", cor. R. Nureyev, "Pilar of Fire", cor. A. Tudor, "Il Tricorno", cor. L. Massine, "Etudes", cor. Lander, "The Sleeping Beauty", "Don Quixote" and more. Also with Teatro alla Scala di Milano, she participated in numerous tours in Italy and abroad, including Japan, Egypt and other countries.
from 1996 to 2004 Mrs. Grigorova danced in the Opera and Ballet Theater in Florence - Maggiodanza, where she performed as soloist and principal dancer in numerous productions, incl. "Swan Lake" (cor. Bourmeister), "Magnetic fields" (P. Decina), "Four songs" (cor. R. Van Danzig, "Who cares", "Serenade", "Concerto Barocco",, "Divertimento N. 15", "Theme and Variation", "Agon", "Four Temperaments" and "Apollon musagete", "QXK" (cor. T. Martin), "chairman" and "Chamber symphony" (cor. L. Childs), "E. Onegin" (cor. Cranko), "Sleeping Beauty" (cor. A. Holmes and cor. G. Montero), "Tout satie" (cor. R. Petit), "The Rite of Spring" (cor. J. Nuemeyer), "Sylphide" (cor. A. Bournonville), "Carmen - suite" (cor. A. Alonso), "Don Quixote" of V. Derevianko and many more.Currently, Mrs. Grigorova is an international ballet teacher of classical ballet and repertoire, also a guest teacher in masterclasses, workshops, dance intensives, exhibitions and commissions for ballet examinations and also judges in international ballet competitions in Italy, Germany, Spain, Hawaii, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, England, Brazil, Finland, Portugal and more. In 2025 Kristina is joining our team of esteemed adjudicators for Dance Grand Prix Special.
International teacher, jury
Dance Grand Prix Sofia
