Natalya Kusch was born in Nikopol (Ukraine). She began ballet training at the Opera and Ballet Theatre Dnepropetrovsk (Ukraine). She moved to Austria to continue her study of classical ballet at the Academy Europaballet Austria. Her first engagement as a professional dancer was at the Vienna State Opera Ballet. Manuel Legris appointed her as a Soloist Dancer after her first principal role as Giselle in “Giselle”.

In 2013, she moved to Australia to work as a Principal Dancer at the Queensland Ballet, where she was invited by Director Li Cunxin. In 2015, she joined the Australian Ballet by invitation from David McAllister.

In 2017, Natalya joined the Royal New Zealand Ballet as a guest soloist for the role of Carmen in Roland Petit´s Carmen.

Until 2018, she worked as a Principal Dancer in Seoul (Universal Ballet Seoul) and as a Guest Soloist at Teatro dell 'Opera di Roma for Petit´s Carmen. The role of Carmen also led Natalya to a guest act at the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow.

In 2019, Vladimir Malakhov invited her to Slovakia, where she joined the Kosice National Ballet as Principal Dancer. In 2020, Natalya became a Principal Dancer at the Odessa National Theatre.
In 2022, Natalya left Ukraine because of the war and went to Munich. She worked there as a Freelancer for different projects (mostly Gala Performances), and she started to teach at Munich International Ballet School. In 2023, she moved back to Austria, where she founded 2023 the "Natalya Kusch Classical Ballet Academy" and the "Natalya Kusch Audition Preparation Program".

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