Natalja Sawal
Natalja Sawal
performs in showcase and competition dances through the USA and Europe
winning countless competitions in ballroom, salsa and country western
dance. Recent awards include 2010 Semifinalist Rising Star Latin at the
Emerald Ball; 2010; Finalist Open Pro in the Texas Classic; 2010 3rd
Place Open Pro in the Sapphire; 2009 1st Place NYC Big Apple
Dance Competition UCDA; 2009 National Champion, ACDA; 2009 3rd Place in
the World Championship Country Western Dance Competition Final; 2008
Champion NYC Big Apple Dance Competition, Champion Texas Classic Dance
Competition, Champion Los Vegas Dance Final and 2nd Place in the World
Championship Country Western Dance Competition 2008, 2009, and
2010. She also won “Best Teacher” award at the Southwester
Invitation Dance Competition, Dallas Dance Festival and numerous other
competitions in 2008, 2009, and 2010,
Natalja is additionally an
accomplished musician with extensive performance experience as a solo
classical pianist and jazz band pianist playing concerts throughout
Europe, Russia, China and the USA. She’s an accompanist musician and
dance accompanist for Texas Ballet Theater, Texas Christian University,
and a member of the SCCD faculty at Texas Christian University teaching
courses in Latin Ballroom Dance. She has worked for the Paris Opera
Ballet, Dance Theater of Harlem, Suzanne Farrell Ballet, and for
Kennedy Center Dance and Education Department, to name a few. She
trained from 1995-2000 at the Hochschule fur Music und Theater - Felix
Mendelssohn Bartholdy in Leipzig, Germany and earned masters degrees in
both Ballet Accompaniment and Improvisation.
Recent Pro Dance Achievements:
- Semifinalist Rising Star Latin, Emerald Ball 2010
- Finalist Open Pro, Texas Classic 2010
- 3rd Place Open Pro, Sapphire 2010
- 1st Place NYC Big Apple Dance Competition, UCDA 2009
- National Champion, ACDA 2009
- 3rd Place Finals - World Championship Country Western Dance Competition 2009
- Champion NYC Big Apple Dance Competition, UCDA 2008
- Champion Texas Classic Dance Competition2008
- Champion Las Vegas Dance Final and 2nd Place in the World
Championship Country Western Dance Competition 2010, 2009, 2008
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