#07: Polina Tiabut 🐈

⭐️ Polina is a dancer, performer and teacher, born and raised in St. Petersburg, and currently based in Pamplona, Spain.

Her artistic journey began at the age of seven with a local dance collective. Over the years, she delved into urban dance styles like House and Waacking, which eventually inspired her to explore contemporary dance and performance practices. Driven by her passion for movement, art, and culture, Polina has attended numerous educational dance events across Russia and Europe, learning from leading masters of contemporary dance and physical theater.

In 2012, Polina co-founded the Waacking Sharing dance festivals, bringing together artists and audiences to celebrate this unique dance style. Since 2015, she has been a co-founder and dancer in the "Naprimer" dance company, alongside Elizaveta Nekrasova, focusing on the intersection of urban and contemporary dance disciplines.

Polina has been a student at La Faktoria Dance Center (2019, 2023–2025), continuously honing her skills. Since 2019, she has also been performing with Dinamo Danza, a company directed by Carmen Larraz in Navarra, Spain.

Connect with Polina:
IG: @pollisha

📚Book she recommends you to read: 
-Anton Chekhov “Rothschild's violin"
-Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt “Monsieur Ibrahim And The Flowers of the Qu'ran”