Ekateryna Khanyukova graduated in 2007 from the Kiev Ballet School and has danced with the National Opera since that time. She is a laureate of several international competitions, including Serge Lifar International Ballet Competition in Kiev (II prize in 2003 and I prize in 2005), International Yury Grigorovich Competition Young Ballet of the World in Sochi, Russia (II prize, 2007), International Ballet Competition in Seoul (I prize, 2011) and Istanbul International Ballet Competition (I prize, 2012).