[3] In 2007, after Kochetkova took classes with the San Francisco Ballet, she joined the company as a principal dancer at the invitation of Helgi Tomasson.

She created roles such as David Dawson's Anima Animus and Christopher Wheeldon's Within the Golden Hour.

[5] Kochetkova performed the Grand Pas de Deux in San Francisco Ballet's Nutcracker which was broadcast by PBS in 2008 and won the solo gold medal in the NBC series Superstars of Dance.

[4] In 2013, she appeared in documentary Ballet's Greatest Hits, dancing the Don Quixote grand pas de deux, with Taras Domitro as Basilio and Skylar Brandt as the bridesmaid.

[4] In 2018, Kochetkova left San Francisco Ballet after the company's Unbound Festival[7] because she wanted more freedom and to be closer to her mother, who lives in Moscow.

It featured works by David Dawson and William Forsythe, as well as appearances of Sofiane Sylve, Carlo di Lanno and Drew Jacoby.