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Miss Ari
Having performed in various ballet and Jazz companies in Italy and abroad, Arianna qualified as a teacher at the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) and started her student’s exams at the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance (ISTD).
She moved to the UK in 2005 to work for a prestigious school in Central London and founded Eos Dance in 2010. She has worked for nearly 30 years in Italy and UK with children and adults of all ages and levels.
Miss Ari is now a mentor of the Royal Academy of Dance, currently training prospective new teachers.
Ari is also a Pilates and fitness trainer, seniors’ instructor, diet and supplementation consultant, a rehab advisor and a Sports and Remedial Massage therapist, having graduated at the North London School of Sports Massage.
Miss Yevheniya (Gina)
Yevheniya started learning dance at a Choreography Studio in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine. She later graduated from V.N.Karazin National University (Ukraine) and enjoyed a career as a performer in Ukraine, Bulgaria and Lebanon. Yevheniya graduated as a teacher at the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD).
Between 1997 and 2022, Yevheniya worked in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and China. She taught hundreds of students while choreographing dozens of performances for students and teachers. With the ambition to continue teaching and making dance education inclusive, process-driven and enjoyable for all, Yevheniya completed an MA in Education (Dance Teaching) from the RAD, validated by the University of Bath.
Yevheniya believes that the joy of dancing and moving must be shared and that skills are built through students’ active participation in their learning. She considers that passion for dance a key to succeed, for students and professional dancers alike. Teaching with enthusiasm, creativity, expression and the ability to see the wonder in every individual are the driving forces of her approaches.
Miss Maria
Maria was born in Madrid, Spain, where she trained in a professional Dance Conservatoire studying ballet, contemporary and character dance.
Alongside the Conservatoire, she was also trained and graduated in Musical Theatre perfecting other styles such as Flamenco, hip hop, and commercial dance, alongside ballet, jazz, tap, street dance and acrobatics.
Despite her achievements as a dancer, Maria always felt that her real aspiration was teaching. She started assisting at the age of 16, to then become a full-time dance teacher. She decided to move to London to focus more on her dance career as a dance educator and enrolled in a BA course at the Royal Academy of Dance.
Miss Maria is currently engaged in a broad range of studies, such as on Dance Science and Somatic Practice, Dance History, Dance Analysis, Dance Repertoire, Fundamentals of Ballet Technique, Dance Teaching and choreography, and counting.
Mehdi
Mehdi Bendguigue (AKA Mido Ben) is a professional dancer, choreographer and performer from Casablanca, Morocco.
Mehdi began his career in 2002, as a little child who much enjoyed breakdancing with his big brother. He then started Hip-Hop/Popping journey in 2008.
After winning several solo national titles, his Dance Crew 04LKARWA was invited to Represent Morocco in Les Jeux de la Francophonie 2017 (Abidjan – Ivory Coast), where they won the Hip-Hop Silver Medal in a contest including 77 countries.
Electrified by the outcome of such important event, Mehdi decided to aim to the international dance scene, leaving his mark in the Netherlands, Germany, Turkey, Italy and most recently, the UK.
He subsequently mastered in Street Dance and started working in workshops and regular dance classes to educate and inspire the younger generations.
Mehdi has been teaching several street dance styles for over 11 years, including Hip-Hop, Popping, Breakdance, House, Afro and more. He has held courses in countries such as Italy, Germany, Turkey, Switzerland and Morocco.
Mehdi likes to keep his lessons fun and at the same time, focussed on technique and accuracy. His enthusiasm and energy make every child feel immediately involved and comfortable. His students always go home excited, rewarded and impatient to attend their next class. This feedback from his students, as well as their parents’ warm comments are the sources of his own momentum and motivation to giving more, to each child and at all times.
Miss Anuschka
Anuschka was born in Germany, where she trained as a professional classical and contemporary dancer.
She performed with the opera ballet of Nuremberg State Theatre in 2013. At the same time, she graduated in dance education.
Anuschka then decided to move to London to further her career in dance and teaching. She has here appeared in stage productions, music videos, short films and photoshoots.
Her main focus is teaching young children. She is however highly skilled and experienced with a variety of age ranges and in several dance styles.
Miss Poppy
Poppy began her training at Helen K’ School of Dance in Kent. Here she had the opportunity to perform Nationally and Internationally, dancing competitively in Freestyle Disco, Rock ‘n’ Roll, Street and Slowdance/Lyrical and has won several titles with IDTA (International Dance Teachers Association) and ADFP (Association of Dance Freestyle Professionals).
At the young age of 16, Poppy began teaching alongside her own performing career and gained her Pre-Associate qualification under the Freestyle Branch with IDTA.
At 19, she progressed to take her Associate examination, qualifying as a teacher of dancing with a high distinction. She was also nominated for a award with IDTA in her first year of teaching.
Subsequently, Poppy decided to further her performing career and enrolled in the Millennium Performing Arts College, where she will soon graduate with a BA hons in Musical Theatre. Her dream is performing in the West End and on Cruises while pursuing her teaching career.
Miss Anita
After performing as an improvisation dancer in several settings in the Netherlands, Miss Anita decided to study dance academically in the UK. She was awarded a bursary to study at the Trinity Laban Conservatoire, where she gained Diploma in Dance Teaching and Learning (children and young people) Level 6 teaching qualification. Miss Anita then furthered her education at Birkbeck University.
Miss Anita has always loved teaching. She started at the age of 16 and carried on alongside her studies. She was trained in Street Dance/ Hip Hop, RAD Ballet, Contemporary Dance, Jazz Dance, African People’s Dance, Contact Improvisation and Choreography.
She is specialised in teaching Early Years and Primary stages and has worked as a guest teacher in many schools and nurseries. Over the last few years, Miss Anita has increasingly grown fond of Tango and is now running an Argentine Tango school with her dance partner, for adults. The last venture before the lockdown was setting up a Performance Group for elderly people to perform Argentine Tango at Tate Modern’s Flourishing Lives festival.
Miss Berni
Berni started dancing from an early age and is trained in BBO Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Street Dance and Contemporary.
Whilst in Coventry, Berni trained at Three Spires Dance School and joined the Coventry Youth Operetta Group, as well as the Belgrade Youth Theatre where she performed in many productions at the Belgrade and The Butts Theatre.
Berni then moved to London to complete her BA Honours Performing Arts Degree. Since leaving University, Berni has performed in many shows including performances in the West End, The O2 Arena and The Olympic Stadium.
Berni is IDTA qualified and began teaching dance in 2005 after being asked to choreograph a Tap routine for a London based theatre group. She has since taught for other theatre groups and worked in many school, taking two of her groups to perform at Fairfield Halls as part of the Making History Dance Show.
Berni is founder of Warren Performing Arts School teaching Musical Theatre and Violin.
Miss Niamh
Niamh began her dance journey at Doogan Dance Academy in Northern Ireland, training and competing in ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, hip hop and contemporary. She there gained multiple exam credits through The British Association of Teachers of Dancing(BATD).
Doogan gave her opportunities to perform in competitions all over Europe, including the Dance World Cup where she had the honour of representing her country. She was also chosen to dance in the film “A Christmas Star” and performed at the US premieres in Washington and LA.
Determined to further her studies of ballet and contemporary dance, Niamh then attended the Scottish ballet for a year.
In 2023, Niamh distinguished herself again for her professional skills and was offered to be an ambassador in Can You Dance (CYD).
Her teaching career started as an assistant when she was only 14. Since then, she has choreographed several award winning competition pieces for local and national dance festivals.
Having studied dance and drama at A Level, Niamh is currently completing her contemporary dance degree at Trinity Laban.
Miss Emma
Miss Emma is a multi-disciplined dancer specialising in Street dance, Ballet, Ballroom and Latin. She was trained to teach and compete by two Dancesport class A International adjudicators, as well as performed and choreographed for stages all across Britain, with a Dance Collective named Daisy Roots Movement.
Miss Emma has also worked as head of operations and director of movement for DRM, running teams of professional dancers for stage work. These include Boomtown Fair Festivals opening show, in which she choreographed and performed for an audience of 15,000.
Aside from her eclectic dancing abilities, Miss Emma is also a confident teacher, who enjoys working with children, teenagers and adults. She prides herself on the ability to build her students’ self confidence and skills by creating an encouraging environment where dancers are free to express themselves, regardless their age or dance experience.
Miss Marilia
Marília fell in love with ballet at the age of two and a half, at the Oficina do Movimento Academy in Lisbon, Portugal.
After moving to London, she began attending classes at the RAD, completing all exams from Grade 1 through to Advanced 1. Her interest in teaching grew as her tutor invited her to assist in the Primary classes, where she then realised how much she enjoyed working with children.
After graduating at the RAD with a BA(Hons) Ballet Education and attaining the Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Dance qualification, Marilia was invited to be a ballet teacher in a newly established school in Belgrade, Serbia, the Belgrade Centre for Ballet. She had the opportunity to be involved in their first ever show, the Nutcracker. This served as an incredible experience, as well as a golden chance to share her passion and enthusiasm for teaching, by helping the students with their choreographies and solos.
Marília strives to share her knowledge and love of dance with her pupils, motivating them to be the best artists they can. She believes that passion is the key to ignite talent and to benefit from music and movement.