We love Iana Salenko

by Ambar Gavilano | Reviewed by Georgina Butler

Iana Salenko wearing Swan Queen T-shirt by Ballet Papier! Purchase here

"Iana Salenko is the epitome of a prima ballerina in the 21st Century."

Iana Salenko wearin Black Swan T-shirt by Ballet Papier! Purchase here

Prima ballerina Iana Salenko (Staatsballett Berlin) is a great inspiration for Ballet Papier’s artist Berenice La Place and we are delighted that she is so happy to be a muse for our brand.

Iana Salenko is the epitome of a prima ballerina in the 21st Century. She is elegant but at the same time athletic. 

She can be alluring when it is required (as a powerful and seductive Odile, for example) but is equally able to embody a naïve character (as the romantic Juliet in “Romeo and Juliet”, or as young Marie in “The Nutcracker”). 

She can even convey great grief without losing her glamour (particularly when she dances “The Dying Swan”).

Iana Salenko wearing Swan Queen T-shirt by Ballet Papier! Purchase here

Iana is stylish, charismatic and very active on social media. This online presence is extremely important nowadays to encourage more people to engage with ballet. As she is one of the top ballet étoiles in the world, we love admiring her online posts. We see her warming up, watch her rehearsing and enjoy her comedy antics when she laughs and jokes with her fellow dancers in the wings.

Each photo Iana shares is a gift to her fans and gives us a glimpse into her life as a ballet star - and as a person too!

Ballet Papier’s creators, Berenice La Placa and Ambar Gavilano, first saw Iana dancing live at the 2016 IBStage Gala at Barcelona Gran Teatre del Liceu. They fell in love with her performances of “The Dying Swan” and “Black Swan Pas De Deux”, partnered with the fantastic Steven McRae as Siegfried.

Berenice and Ambar now consider Iana to be one of their most relevant modern muses for the Ballet Papier brand.

This year, Iana has been dancing the “Ruby” variation of George Balanchine’s “Jewels” with the Staatsballett Berlin. Motivated by this dazzling role, Berenice created a special Ballet Papier drawing based on Iana. 

This led to us excitedly designing some sparkling new products for our fans – who we know are also fans of Iana!

Iana Salenko inspired "Jewels Collection" by Ballet Papier! Purchase here

Ballet Papier is honoured to have been featured on Iana Salenko’s Instagram account multiple times. 

We have loved seeing her wearing Ballet Papier t-shirts and pullovers in her rehearsals and classes and feel very lucky and grateful to have our ballet garments worn by such a gorgeous ballet star!

Iana Salenko wearing Pirouette Cropped Pullover by Ballet Papier in Royal Ballet rehearsal with Steven McRae! Purchase here

We would like to urge our fans to follow Iana’s account @iana_salenko and discover beautiful pictures of her dancing, rehearsing, training and modelling. 

Every single day she amazes us with her stunning ballet pictures and we are so proud that she has embraced Ballet Papier so wholeheartedly.

Iana Salenko wearing Pirouette Cropped Pullover by Ballet Papier at rehearsal! Purchase here

Thank you Iana Salenko!

Iana Salenko wearing Anatomy Tie Back ballet T-shirt by Ballet Papier! Purchase here