INGE SAARSALU is from Tallinn, Estonia. Graduated from the Tallinn Ballet Academy and danced as a soloist and principal with Estonia National Opera, eventually rising to the rank of Prima ballerina. She was third-prize winner at the National Ballet Competition in Moscow (Russia),Recipient of a People's Choice Award of Estonia.She has danced principal roles in"SwanLake", "Raimonda”, "Serenade", "Sleeping Beauty", "Giselle”, "Don Quijote","The Nutcracker", "Romeo and Juliet", "La Bayadere", e.t.c. All these roles she prepared at Kirov Theatre Ballet with famous Russian ballerinas and teachers I.Kolpakova, N.Dudinskaya, N.Kurgapkina, N.Tikhonova. Inge Saarsalu has toured as a guest artist with various Russian companys all around Europe, Asia and South America.She has numerous years teaching ballet.She taught in Tallinn Ballet Academy and National Opera Ballet,she also taught as a guest teacher in Finland and Germany and prepared students for International Ballet competitions.In 1999,I.Saarsalu accepted the position of Ballet Mistress at the Colorado Ballet company .She staged and coached classical ballet repertoire. In 2004 I.Saarsalu joined UNLV Department of Dance.