Natiya Kezevadze

Natiya Kezevadze started her training in Classical Ballet at V. Chabukiani State Ballet School in Tbilisi, Georgia. At age thirteen, she was afforded the privilege of being accepted to the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet on full scholarship and moved to St-Petersburg, Russia. While at the Academy, Natiya performed on the celebrated Mariinsky Stage in ballets such as Swan Lake, La Bayadere, La Sylphide, Chopiniana, Nutcracker, Giselle, Legend of Love to name a few. Ms.Kezevadze graduated from professor T. Udalenkova receiving a BFA and was invited to join Boris Eifman Dance Company. Natiya was also a soloist with Ballet Classic, Saint, Petersburg, Russia and moved to NYC in 2004 to further pursue her performing career. In NYC she continued her training with many notable dance masters including Milton Myers, Donald Byrd, Dwight Rhoden, Desmond Richardson, Nathan Trice, Elisa Monte, Joe Lanteri and numerous others. Natiya has appeared in New York International Festival’s “Icarus”, Ballet Builder’s “Passing Thru”, Eglevsky Ballet’s “The Nutcracker” and “Antigone”. She was also a featured model in a promotional video “Entropy” for Trienawear Dancewear. In 2005 Natiya joined Forces of Nature Dance Theater Company, under the direction of Abdel Salaam, where she continues to dance today. Additionally, Ms.Kezevadze became a member of Complexions Contemporary Ballet (CCB) in 2007 and had the amazing opportunity to tour worldwide performing widely acclaimed works by Dwight Rhoden, Desmond Richardson, Igal Perry, Jae Man Joo. In 2012 Natiya and her husband, Ilia, welcomed the birth of their daughter Vivi. Ms. Kezevadze left life on the road with Complexions to focus on motherhood. She then found time to embrace her love teaching both classical and contemporary ballet. Ms. Kezevadze has the pleasure of teaching for Complexions Summer and Winter Intensives, Pre-Professional Programs and teaching Company Classes.

She has taught at the Joffrey Experience in NYC, Broadway Dance Center, and has acted as assistant choreographer with the New York City Ballet’s Choreographic Institute and for Dwight Rhoden’s original international production of the Great Gatsby Ballet. 


Today, Natiya is honored to continue performing with CCB as an artist in residence, teaching at Complexions Academy, as well as collaborating in various dance projects.