Valerija left Russia at the age of five for Germany, where she trained at the Hamburg Ballet School. As she knew her interests extended past ballet, in addition to completing her diploma of dance, she simultaneously finished a Bachelor of Arts degree from Staatliche Ballettschule Berlin, in 2009, and later earned a Master’s degree in Rome in 2023, further expanding her artistic knowledge and experience.
She joined the Béjart Ballet Lausanne in 2015. She has interpreted iconic roles by Maurice Béjart, such as the powerful solo I was Born to Love You in Ballet for Life and the contrasting figures of the Sophisticated Lady and Death in Serait-ce la Mort ?.
Her repertoire also extends to the company’s masterpieces, including The Magic Flute, 7 danses grecques, Dionysos (Suite), Duo, Sonata No. 5, Nutcracker, Altenberg Lieder, Im chambre séparée in Béjart fête Maurice, and Wien, Wien, nur du Allein.
Valerija has also contributed to contemporary creations within the company, dancing in Julio Arozarena’s Éclats, Yuka Oishi’s 空Ku, and Gil Roman’s t ’M et variations… and Tous les hommes presque toujours s’imaginent.