safe, and of course i fear for them very much. but i hope they will be okay. well, so far she has not been charged for the actual on-air protest, but a moscow court did find her guilty of organizing an unauthorized public event for a video statement she recorded prior to her appearance. she was fined nearly $300 for that. now, one of russia s top ballerinas is also taking a stand, leaving the world famous bolshoi ballet to protest the war. olga smir nova left moscow for the netherlands, where she is joining the dutch national ballet with her first performance, in fact, already scheduled for april. the prima ballerina had been with the bolshoi for more than a decade, where she became a principal soloist. regarding the choice to leave her country, smirnova says, quote, i never thought i would be ashamed of russia.