Yuval Cohen

Yuval Cohen began dancing at age six, when he joined the Mehola Dance Company, specializing in folk and modern dance. Between 2013-2018, Yuval studied ballet, under Nadya Timofeyeva. After winning an excellence scholarship in 2017 from the America-Israel Cultural Foundation, he joined the Jerusalem Ballet School under the artistic direction of Nadya Timofeyeva.
In 2018, Yuval won first place in Russia?s famous “The Nutcracker” competition. That year, he accepted a position at The Vaganova Ballet Academy, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
During his time there, Yuval danced roles including Blue Bird Variation in Sleeping Beauty and the prince in The Nutcracker. After graduating from the academy in 2021, Yuval joined The Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, Russia. Yuval joined Philadelphia Ballet II for the 2021/2022 Season , During the season Yuval got promoted to apprentice for the 2022/2023 season and after dancing soloists roles such as Gold in Sleeping Beauty and the mean stepsister in Cinderella he got promoted to corps the ballet for the 2023/2024 season. 
In June 2023 Yuval competed at the USA International ballet competition in Jackson MS where he won the bronze medal, Yuval is the first Israeli dancer who won a medal in the competition