Diana Gnatchenko

Diana Gnatchenko is a Ukrainian professional Oriental dancer whose career developed within the highly competitive Eastern European dance environment. She achieved numerous competition results before becoming an internationally invited teacher and judge. Her work has taken her to festivals and events throughout Europe, Asia and the Americas. Diana is known for technically polished stage performance and for training dancers within the professional competition system. Like many important Ukrainian teachers, her influence extends beyond her own performances because her coaching contributes to the development of younger dancers. She represents the generation that helped make Ukraine one of the major international centres of contemporary Oriental dance technique.