 While still in Russia, Geva began appearing professionally in ballet concerts.In 1924, together with Balanchine and Alexandra Danilova, Geva defected from Soviet Russia on a tour to Germany, after Diaghilev had invited them to join the Ballets Russes, where she danced until 1926.She also appeared in 1925 in a German production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" as Oberon.