Anna Podesnaya (born 13 August 1970 in Leningrad) is a Russian ballerina.[1]
In 1988 she graduated with distinction from the Vaganova Choreographic School of Leningrad in the class of A Safronova and then joined the Saint-Petesburg State Academy Ballet Theatre, directed by Askold Makarov. In 2000 she joined the Konstantin Tachkin` Saint Petersburg Ballet Theatre, becoming a principal dancer in the 2003/04 season.
Odette/Odile (Swan Lake), Clara and Sugar Plum Fairy (The Nutcracker), Pas de deux and Giselle (Giselle), Princess Florina and Aurora (The Sleeping Beauty), Phrygia (Spartacus), Seventh and Eleventh Waltzes (Les Sylphides).