CHECK OUT THE LATEST INTERVIEW WITH YULIYA BY CHINA DAILY NEWSPAPER:

An overloaded life prompts a Russian mother to combine her love of music with everything else, Mikala Reasbeck discovers

While most Beijingers are still getting to grips with the idea of mother and baby swimming classes, one Russian woman is charging ahead with a range of shared courses for parent and child that includes salsa, Kindermusik and global culture awareness.

Yuliya Mavletbaeva arrived in the capital almost nine years ago with one suitcase and $300. After living in Tajikistan for 10 years, she decided her future was in Beijing.

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