Lola Abigail Koch graduated from the Bolshoi Ballet Academy and trained at Maurice Bejart Ballet Company in Lausanne, Switzerland. She danced with the Bolshoi Ballet from 1998 to 2010 and received her Bachelor of Ballet Pedagogy and Choreography from the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts – GITIS in 2003.  Lola also holds a Master degree in Dance and Art as well as Public Administration. In 2009, she moved to the US and has since been teaching, choreographing, and has been a judge for the WBAC Grand Prix. She is the Founder and Creative Director of the Ballet Support Foundation.