Our Teachers
principal
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.
Miss Willow
Willow has loved dancing and performing from her early childhood to adult life.
She took her first steps as a pre-schooler and continued to dance throughout her childhood in the United States, where she nurtured her passion exploring all dance styles.
Willow soon started competing in tap, jazz, and lyrical dance, discovered the thrill of performing in complementary disciplines such as singing in show choir teams that inspired her to take the big leap.
She enrolled in Dance and Environmental and Outdoor Education and Recreation as an undergraduate at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Meanwhile, Willow began teaching dance as an early years ballet teacher before expanding to teaching other styles. After a few, successful years, Willow was coaching competition teams with outstanding results.
Last year, Willow moved to the UK to study for a Master’s Degree at the University of Exeter. After graduation, she moved to London and is excited to cover a teaching role here. Willow looks forward to using her knowledge of dance and education to create a holistic learning experience for all her students. Her classes are infused with that joy and enthusiasm that have so far led her through a rapid and remarkable career.
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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 Kelis
Kelis began her dance journey in Chingford, where she trained in ballet, tap and modern from the age of 4. At 16, she started attending the London College of Performing Arts. This was the start of a successful journey that brought her to expand her talent to musical theatre, as well as deepen her skills across jazz, commercial and contemporary.
Two years on, Kelis started attending university for dance & musical theatre at 18, having had the chance to join Dancebox Studios & Theatreworks. Millennium Performing Arts was however her choice to seal the final year of aa very satisfactory curriculum of studies.
Kelis began teaching when she was only 17, helping to guide students through their IDTA examinations, as well as choreographing dances for their shows. Kelis is currently training for her level 4 teaching qualification, taking her final examination in Summer 2026.
Miss Sophie
Sophie moved to London from the USA.
Her curriculum lists highly regarded qualifications, such as a BA in Dance Pedagogy and her recently completed MA in Dance Movement Psychotherapy.
Sophie has over a decade of experience as a performer and as much background as a fully qualified teacher of Tap, Street, Contemporary/Modern, Jazz, Folk, Ballet, Children’s, and more styles.
Sophie’s approach to her dance classes is founded on three goals: establishing a healthy anatomical technique, building self-confidence, and nurturing a love of movement.
She looks forward to each and all of her classes and is a most enthusiastic staff member of Eos.