A woman with wavy red hair, light skin, and a tattoo on her shoulder, looking at the camera against a neutral background.

polina mankova

is originally from Brooklyn, NY, and is a recent graduate of the dance BFA program at The Juilliard School under the direction of Alicia Graf Mack and Mario Alberto Zambrano.

Polina has performed in works by Bryan Arias, Akira Uchida, Azsure Barton, Emilie Leriche, Yin Yue, Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber, Justin Peck, Johannes Weiland, Sidra Bell, and Caili Quan, amongst others.

As a gifted choreographer, Polina has created over 13 pieces and had her work featured in Juilliard’s Choreographic Honors and Senior Production 2025.

Polina has recently been given the role of rehearsal assistant for Caili Quan, supporting her with the restaging of her work “Playing Perspectives” on the Pa’lante Program at Ballet Hispánico. Polina is currently part of eni artist collective as a dancer and on the administrative team and is freelancing in New York, as well as sharing dance and movement as a healing power through her Pilates certification.

Polina is driven through art and supported by family.