photo by Nikita Gorlov
Polina Mankova
Polina Mankova (she/her) is originally from Brooklyn, NY, and is a graduate of the dance BFA program 2025 at The Juilliard School under the direction of Alicia Graf Mack and Mario Alberto Zambrano. Polina has performed in works by Akira Yoshida, 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 assisted Caili Quan, supporting her with the restaging of her work “Playing Perspectives” on the Pa’lante Program at Ballet Hispánico, and will continue to assist her in rehearsals for Juilliard’s New Dances 2026. Polina is currently part of the “eni collective” and a dance member of the upcoming immersive experience Floor 13. She 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.