Natasha Kusch was born in Nikopol, Ukraine. She started her career at the Dnepropetrovsk Opera and Ballet Theatre in Ukraine before moving to Vienna to study with Shida Mubaryakova. In 2005 she joined the Vienna State Ballet, where she became a soloist. In 2012, Natasha danced the pas de deux from Le Corsaire with Daniel Gaudiello at a gala, and her wish to move to Australia was born. In 2013, she joined the Queensland Ballet as a principal dancer. In 2015, she achieved her goal to join The Australian Ballet. Natasha has danced many lead roles in classical ballets, as well as dancing in ballets by George Balanchine, William Forsythe, Jerome Robbins and Ben Stevenson. She has also toured in Austria, Germany, Italy, Egypt, Australia and Japan.

Giselle in Maina Gielgud’s Giselle 2015
Frederick Ashton’s Symphonic Variations 2015
Juliet in Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet and Rudolf Nureyev’s Romeo and Juliet 2014, 2012
Swanhilda in Greg Horsman’s Coppélia 2014
Clara and the Sugarplum Fairy in Rudolf Nureyev’s and Ben Stevenson’s The Nutcracker 2011– 2014
Princess Stephanie in Sir Kenneth MacMillan's Mayerling 2012
The Sylphide in Pierre Lacotte’s La Sylphide 2012, 2011
Olga in John Cranko’s Onegin 2012
The Ballerina in Jerome Robbins’ The Concert 2012
Flute variation in Serge Lifar's Suite en blanc 2012