Meet Our Dance Faculty
Guided by passion and expertise, our team is dedicated to nurturing every dancer's unique heart and talent.
Miss Yana
Miss Yana is a graduate of the Department of Dance at Ukraine National Pedagogical University, where she majored in classical ballet, modern, and lyrical dance, as well as dance education. She has extensive experience working with professional youth dance groups, choreographing award-winning routines for competitions and large-scale productions. Her career includes teaching master classes, serving on judging panels, and mentoring aspiring dancers. In 2021, she collaborated with the Bulgaria Balkan Circus to choreograph ballet performances and also worked with the National Figure Skating Team as both a choreographer and coach. Miss Yana is widely recognized for her discipline, dedication, professionalism, and heartfelt commitment to her students.
Ms. Emmi
Ms. Emmi is an experienced dance and Pilates instructor with a strong background in ballet, contemporary, jazz, and creative movement. She currently teaches at Turning Pointe Academy of Dance, Central Studio, and St. Louis Academy of Dance, working with students ages 3 through adult. With years of experience across Missouri and Rhode Island, she has choreographed for pre-professional companies, coached soloists, and taught STOTT Pilates. A company dancer with Resilience Dance Company and Ballet 314, she holds a BFA in Dance from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Commonwealth Honors College.
She also has many years of experience teaching figure skaters, specializing in off-ice dance training and performance enhancement. Known for her effective techniques and engaging teaching style, she is highly popular among her students. She brings a deep love for teaching and a strong ability to cultivate children's artistic expression. Her classes are both inspiring and well-loved by her students.
Guest Teacher
Ms. Elizabeth
Miss Elizabeth Harrison has earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ballet Performance from University of Oklahoma and a Masters of Fine Arts from Univeristy of Wisconsin Milwaukee with Distinction. Since young, she has undergone intensive training at Le Studio Ballet Hong Kong and Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts. And after graduation, she has entered Milwaukee Ballet Artist and performed as soloist and principle roles. With over 9 years of teaching at various ballet schools in Hong Kong and in locally, Miss Elizabeth is excited to instill her love of ballet into the dancers and help them to achieve higher goals.
