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EPISODE · Jun 1, 2026 · 49 MIN

Ep 34. The Normal World of Vera Tsyganova

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In this episode of The Normal World, host Annaleid Bakker interviews Vera Tsyganova about her professional ballet career.We spoke about how she started with ballet and how she got into the Vaganova Ballet Academy in St. Petersburg at age 14. How her career progressed from Russia to Israel, to the Dutch National Ballet. Her hip injury, which forced her to quit, and life after her professional ballet career If you're interested in Annaleid's Powerful in Balance coaching program, send her a DM on Instagram: @actuallyannaxoOr check out her newest podcast: Powerful in BalanceBy sharing her story in this podcast, Annaleid hopes to support other (former) elite athletes or those approaching retirement. She also sees this podcast as a personal healing journey — a way to create something she wishes had existed when she left her elite career behind. Enjoy listening!Want to tell your story in this podcast? Send an email to [email protected] with "Podcast" in the subject.------------------------Music used in the intro and outro of this podcast is We Are Free by Ikson https://www.iksonmusic.comThe Normal World - Podcast © 2021 by Annaleid Bakker is licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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