She is the Winner of the 1st place award and National Champion of Romania in Classical Ballet. Throughout her professional career, Mihaela performed for and was part of institutions such as the Opera House Bucharest, in Romania, the State National Theater of Serbia, in Novisad, Serbia and the Oleg Danovsky State Theater of Constanta, in Romania. She has also performed and toured around the world in famous ballets such as Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake , Nutcracker, Cinderella, Don Quijote, Giselle, La Fille Mal Gradee, Paquita, Bayadera, Carmina Buranna, Anna Karenina. Following her professional career as a Ballerina, she continued her passion for ballet by becoming a ballet master and teacher for children and adults. Certified under “Vaganova” methodology, and an associate & representative internationally with ARBTA UK, as well as a teacher member of CID UNESCO, Paris. Mihaela has taught students around the world from international schools in Europe, and the Middle East. Prior to her current role, Miheala, taught and developed Ballet and extracurricular programs from the ground, up for over ten years, during her time with the International School of SABIS. Whilst mainly residing across schools in Qatar and the UAE, during her time with SABIS, Mihaela also served as the Gulf Regional Coordinator for Ballet and Gymnastics for the Middle East. As a Coordinator, Mihaela further enhanced and expanded Ballet programs, as well as overseeing their implementation, and delivery across multiple schools and countries in the Middle East portfolio. Following a successful career with SABIS, Mihaela undertook a new challenge, this time aiming at bringing her expertise of building Ballet programs and maintaining them, to the European continent. Currently, Mihaela is a permanent Ballet Master of Åsane BalletteSkole, for the 'Elite training program' and for the 'Talent Group’, part of the State Ballet Academy (Den Norske Opera & Ballet) of Oslo, Norway, where she continues to develop students of various age groups in their pursuit of a professional career. Mihaela has taught classical ballet across all age levels and has organized abroad Ballet exams, competitions, festivals, workshops, performances and other events for over 18 years. Part of this process included preparing and promoting students for acceptance to full-time training programs in State Ballet academies and pre-professional students looking for a career in the arts. Additionally, she is up to date with the evolving Ballet world by attending various Ballet and Dance workshops and seminar programs in Romania, Italy, Norway, New York City, London, and Paris. Mihaela loves her students and is a dedicated teacher by working hard and encouraging students in achieving their own goals to their fullest. “Ballet is a true passion for me and I have been immersed in it for my entire life ever since I was a child”.