Petra Conti graduated at the National Academy of Dance in Rome under the coaching of legendary Maestro Zarko Prebil and later joined the Mariinsky Ballet as a trainee, where she was assigned to work with Prima Ballerina Elvira Tarasova, now the coach of Maria Khoreva.

[4] At seventeen years old she was invited to dance as guest star in the Arena di Verona Ballet's Cinderella.

[8] She has danced alongside ballet stars Roberto Bolle, Ivan Vassiliev, Zachary Catazaro, Massimo Murru, Daniel Camargo, Eris Nezha, Alexander Stoyanov, Stanislav Olshanskyi and many more.

Her name is mentioned in numerous ballet publications, and she has been featured in several TV programs and documentaries, including one on SKY Classica about her rendition of Giselle, Romeo and Juliet and Don Quixote.

She modelled for Discount Dance Supply and was chosen as testimonial for fashion brands such as Furla, MAX&Co., Bagutta, Freddy, Dansez-Vous?.

[10] She was the subject of a 2010 Sky Italia documentary titled Dancers of Tomorrow which focused on her performances in Giselle, Romeo and Juliet, and Don Quixote.

In the show, teenage Conti was sent on a dream trip to Russia to dance a pas de deux alongside ballet superstar Roberto Bolle.