Nastya is the certified specialist in dance/movement therapy. Swing dance teacher (blues, lindy hop), choreographer, public events director. Lead teacher in «DanceBanana Social Club» in St. Petersburg.
Nastya has been doing classical choreography since childhood. In 2003 she discovered the world of social dance, started to dance salsa, tango and swing. Attended many local and foreign events, where she took classes of the masters of lindy hop such as Steven Mitchell, Virginie Jensen, Frida Segerdahl, Skye Humphries, Peter Loggins, Mia Goldsmith, Vincenzo Fesi, Dax Hock, Fedor Nedotko, Vicci Moore and Adamo Ciarallo, Gaston Fernandez and Alba Mengual, Anne-Helene and Bernard Cavasa, and many others. Participated in many Russian and foreign dance performances as a dancer and a director.
Since 2007 together with her partner Michael Petrov has been teaching lindy hop and blues. Has taught at international dance festivals with Michael Petrov, Steven Mitchell, and Johnny Lloyd
Michael and Nastya are one of the founders of social open-airs in St. Petersburg. They have been organizing annual international swing dance festival Swingfest in St. Petersburg for several years now. When being serious, say that the main thing in dancing is not to be afraid to be funny, enjoy and improvise.