Katya grew up in Hattiesburg and started her dance training with Yvonne Bergeron and Henry Danton at Pine Belt Ballet. She continued her training in such notable schools as The Kirov Academy and Nutmeg Conservatory for the arts. She has danced as a guest principal artist with her husband throughout the United States, performing such roles as Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, and Swanilda in Copellia. Mrs. Orohovsky is noted for her outstanding ability to coach young dancers in the classical ballet repertory as well as staging the full-length classics.
