Bossov Ballet Theatre - Vaganova Ballet Technique

Natalya was born in Russia on 27 March 1975. She was a gymnastics champion by the age of ten and studied dance at the Leningrad Academy Choreographic School (Kirov Theater) under Kovaleva.

In 1993, Natalya graduated with honors from the Uzbek Choreographic School under Inna Kevorkova's instruction. Upon graduation from the Uzbek School, she joined the Turkmenistan State Theater of Ballet and Opera where her repertoire included:

Zarema (Fountain of Bakhchisarai)
Lady (Lady and a Hooligan)
Queen of Dream (Don Quixote)
Mirta (Giselle)

Later, in 1995, Miss Getman joined The Moscow Ballet and worked with such famous masters of ballet as Ludmila Semenyaka, Mikhail Lavrosky, Anatoly Golovan (Bolshoi Theater) and Galina Shylapina (Perm Theater). Again, she was a soloist in such repertoires as The Swan Lake, Pakhita, Nutcracker, and The Golden Key.

In 1996 Natalya began touring with the Moscow Ballet to countries such as Turkey, Spain, Israel, and China. In 1999 she came to the United States of America with the Moscow Ballet to dance and teach choreography to local children in over 50 U.S. cities to allow them to dance in the children's roles with the visiting company when they travel with the Nutcracker to their city. During this time she also became a model and spokeswoman for Ford, Mercedes, Hopman Jewelers, Seng Jewelers, AIDS, M.A.D.D., and Lord and Taylor.

Anna Karpova entered the Academic Ballet School of St. Petersburg (Vaganova Academy) in 1981 and graduated in 1989.

As a professional ballerina she toured internationally in Europe and North and South America with the Kirov Ballet as well as other Russian companies. She began her career under Ballet Mistress Alla Osipenko and subsequently worked with choreographers and ballet masters including Oleg Vinogradov, Irina Jacobson, Dmitri Briantsev, and Igor Belski. She performed leading roles in Romeo and Juliet, Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Le Corsaire, Coppelia, and Fairy Doll.

Since leaving Russia in 1996 she has performed as a principal and soloist in ballet companies in China and Canada. Since 2004 she has been teaching for Elite Danceworx and Performing Dance Arts in Ontario, Canada, during the fall-winter-spring and for Bossov Ballet Theatre each summer.

Vladimir Karpov entered the Voronezh Ballet School, Voronezh, Russia, in 1968 and graduated with honors in 1976.

As a professional danseur he toured internationally as a principal and soloist in Europe and North America with the Kirov Ballet as well as other Russian companies. He worked with choreographers and ballet masters including Oleg Vinogradov, Boris Eifman, Irina Jacobson, and Nicolai Boyarchikov. He performed leading roles in Romeo and Juliet, Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Le Corsaire, Coppelia, and Fairy Doll.

In 1980 in Moscow at the International Ballet Masters Contest he was a prize winner for his performance of choreographic miniature Comediants.

Since leaving Russia after 1980 he has taught classical ballet in China and Canada. Since 2004 he has been teaching for Elite Danceworx and Performing Dance Arts in Ontario, Canada, during the fall-winter-spring and for Bossov Ballet Theatre each summer.

	Michael D. Wyly, a 1962 Annapolis graduate and retired U.S. Marine colonel, founded Bossov Ballet Theatre in 1996 in order to make Andrei Bossov's talents, as teacher, dancer, choreographer, and director, available to American youth and young people from around the world. Colonel Wyly retired in August 1991 after 30 years of service for which he received the Legion of Merit in addition to his combat awards. Colonel Wyly is committed to running a strong and successful Ballet Company and school. As a father of a dancer he has a deep understanding of the physical and emotional demands of Ballet. He also understands the joys. He is a wonderful advocate for all BBT families. When asked why he has given his time, talent and energies to this endeavor, he says, "Andrei is a master of incredible caliber, this is not going to be a recreational program for rich kids. This is a program of study for serious ballet students who are pursuing a dance career." Back to top


	Thomas G. Bowman Counsel for the U.S. Veterans Administration, Washington, D.C. Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps (Judge Advocate General) (ret.)
	John Dodson Managing Partner, Thayer Gate Development, LLC. Formerly Major, U.S. Army. Graduated U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y., 1968
	Patrick J. Garvey Currently Chairman, U.S. Cavalry, Inc. Formerly City Manager, Peekskill, New York; General, New York Militia; Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve (ret).
	William A. Heine President, American Construction, Inc., Austin, Texas. Rear Admiral, U. S. Naval Reserve (ret.) Graduated U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md., 1962.
	James Hornor Dean of Academics, Maine Central Institute
	Charles A. Leader III. President, Nichols Corp., Washington, D.C. Formerly Captain, U.S. Marine Corps and Major, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.
	James B. Longley Nationally recognized analyst supporting important defense, intelligence, and technology programs. Veteran of service in Northern Iraq in the first Gulf War. Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps (ret). Formerly Member, House of Representatives, United States Congress, representing Maine's First Congressional District.
	Chet Richards President, Kettle Creek, Corp. Atlanta, Georgia. Author, "Certain to Win" and "Swift, Elusive Sword". Colonel, U.S. Air force Reserve (ret).
	Fred W. Scott, Jr. Formerly Sergeant, USMC Fred spent a lifetime as a purebred beef cattleman in Virginia. He has long been interested in civil civic discourse and improving public governance. He serves on the board of the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership at the University of Virginia and is the lead sponsor for the National Discussion and Debate Series (a McNeil/Lehrer production; broadcast by PBS and NPR nationwide) at the Miller Center of Public Affairs at UVA. In his youth, Fred was a Sergeant of Marines, repairing aviation search radars.
	James H. Webb United States Senator for the state of Virginia Formerly Secretary of the U.S. Navy. Novelist, titles including "Fields of Fire", "A Country Such as This", "Sense of Honor", "Something to Die For", "The Emperor’s General", and "Lost Soldiers". Winner of Emmy Award for journalistic coverage of bombing of Marine Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, 1983. Screenwriter, film "Rules of Engagement" starring Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel Jackson. Most recent literary work, his first major non-fiction: "Born Fighting; How the Scotts-Irish Shaped America". As a U.S. Marine officer in Vietnam won Navy Cross, Sliver Star, two Bronze Stars, and two Purple Hearts. Graduated U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.,1968.
	G. I. Wilson Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps, reactivated for service in Iraq following retirement.


Bonnie Brooks and General Patrick J. Garvey

Col. G. I. Wilson and Sandra

James B. Longley and Michael Wyly

Maj. John Dodson, Col. Chet Richards and Ginger Richards

Maj. Charles A. Leader III and Col. G. I. Wilson

James H. Webb, An Hoa Basin Republic of Vietnam 1969

Newest Board Memeber Fred W. Scott, Jr., formerly Sergeant, USMC, (right) poses in front of his trusty aircraft with Bossov Ballet Patron Colonel J. W. Peyton Robertson, USMC (ret). The photo was taken at the Waterville Airport after both men flew up to Waterville, Maine, from Virginia in order to attend Bossov Ballet Theatre's 2006 "Nutcracker".

Backstage, Waterville Opera House, after the 2006 Bossov Nutcracker: Front row, left to right: Bossov Ballerina Rose Whitney, Bossov Ballerina Erica Marcoux, Bossov Associate Director Natalya Getman. Back row, left to right: Col. Michael Wyly, USMC (ret.); Bossov Board Member Fred W. Scott (formerly Sergeant, USMC); Col. Ron Gatewood, USMC (ret.); Col. J. W. Peyton Robertson, USMC (ret)