[PAR] [TLE] Yulia Makhalina [SEP] Yulia Victorovna Makhalina (Russian: Юлия Викторовна Махалина ), also Yulia, (born 23 June 1968) is a Russian ballet dancer.  Since 1986, she has been with the Kirov/Mariinsky Ballet where she is a principal dancer.  Along with Ulyana Lopatkina, Makhalina is a member of 'the basketball team', a group of Kirov dancers who are characterized for being especially tall and slender. [PAR] [TLE] Ulyana Lopatkina [SEP] Ulyana Vyacheslavovna Lopatkina (Russian: Ульяна Вячеславовна Лопаткина ; born 23 October 1973) is a Russian prima ballerina who performed with the Mariinsky Theatre from 1991-2017.  She studied at the Vaganova Academy with Natalia Dudinskaya.  Upon graduation Lopatkina joined the Kirov/Mariinsky Theatre Ballet in 1991, and was promoted to principal dancer in 1995.  Lopatkina was married to Vladimir Kornev, architect and writer (divorced in 2010), and has one daughter (Masha, born 2002).  Lopatkina did not dance during the 2016-2017 season due to injury, and her retirement from the Mariinsky was announced on the company's website on June 16, 2017.
[PAR] [TLE] Yulia Makhalina [ SEP ] Yulia Victorovna Makhalina ( Russian : Юлия Викторовна Махалина ) , also Yulia , ( born 23 June 1968 ) is a Russian ballet dancer . Since 1986 , she has been with the Kirov / Mariinsky Ballet where she is a principal dancer . Along with Ulyana Lopatkina , Makhalina is a member of ' the basketball team ' , a group of Kirov dancers who are characterized for being especially tall and slender . [PAR] [TLE] Ulyana Lopatkina [ SEP ] Ulyana Vyacheslavovna Lopatkina ( Russian : Ульяна Вячеславовна Лопаткина ; born 23 October 1973 ) is a Russian prima ballerina who performed with the Mariinsky Theatre from 1991 - 2017 . She studied at the Vaganova Academy with Natalia Dudinskaya . Upon graduation Lopatkina joined the Kirov / Mariinsky Theatre Ballet in 1991 , and was promoted to principal dancer in 1995 . Lopatkina was married to Vladimir Kornev , architect and writer ( divorced in 2010 ) , and has one daughter ( Masha , born 2002 ) . Lopatkina did not dance during the 2016 - 2017 season due to injury , and her retirement from the Mariinsky was announced on the company 's website on June 16 , 2017 .
Yulia Makhalina's fellow member of 'the basketball team' studied at what academy?
Yulia Makhalina 's fellow member of ' the basketball team ' studied at what academy ?
Vaganova Academy
Vaganova Academy