Balanchine asked Kozlova and Kozlov to join New York City Ballet in 1983, where she remained a principal dancer until 1995, when she left the company.
[5] Describing Kozlova's performances in Balanchine's A Midsummer Night's Dream, The New York Times' critic Anna Kisselgoff commented that her Titania "has the virtue of her strong dramatic projection and a supple quality that Russian dancers call plastique."
Further, Kisselgoff notes that "the glamour and high extensions that are hallmark [...] also attracted contemporary choreographers, including Jerome Robbins, who have cast her in their works.
"[6] In the wake of glasnost, Kozlova returned to Moscow in 1991 to perform at the Kremlin with dancers from NYCB, New Jersey Ballet and Paul Taylor Dance Company.
[11] The competition, managed by the non-profit Dance Conservatory Performance Project, aims to showcase young talent, pushing them to learn new repertory and furthering their careers by putting them in front of an esteemed jury and Artistic Board.
In 2014, Ms. Kozlova expanded VKIBC to have its FIRST EDITION: Contemporary Dance and Choreography Competition in NYC, April 28-29th (2014) at Symphony Space in the Upper West Side.