In 1919 she finished her education in Moscow and the same year married Boris Popov, an opera soloist at The Bolshoi Theatre.

Although Belgrade audience adored her, the temptation to go to France was too strong, so she went to Paris in 1926, to one of the best ballet schools in the world.

From 1934 until 1937 she worked in Monte Carlo Opera, as a head of ballet, choreographer and lead principal dancer.

During the war years she managed to keep the ballet ensemble in session, although the building of The National Theatre was heavily damaged in bombing attacks in 1941.

Upon Red Army's arrival in Belgrade many Russian ballet dancers left the city for fear or reprisal.

Her ballet engagement at The National Theatre ended on 18 December 1951 with the farewell performance of the "Swan Lake" with her as a director and choreographer.

[3] After retiring she continued with the ballet, but she also found the time to fulfil an old desire and enrolled and finished Archeology at Belgrade University.