Anna Nikulina

Anna Nikulina (Russian: Анна Никулина; born 23 March 1985) is a principal dancer with the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow, Russia. Her first lead role was Odette-Odile in Swan Lake in 2004 at the age of 19. She has toured both internationally and within Russia. Her répétiteur (rehearsal coach) as of 2021 is Olga Chenchikova, a former Kirov principal. In previous years her répétiteurs have been the important Russian dancers Ekaterina Maximova, Nina Semizorova, and Ludmila Semenyaka. She graduated in 2002 with honors from the Moscow State Academy of Choreography.

She has worked with Russian choreographer Yury Grigorovich in performance of his productions. In late 2021 when Grigorovich received an artistic award but could not travel due to pandemic restrictions, Nikulina accepted the award on his behalf.