Past Dance Workshop Teachers

  • Kachi Alcazar

    My name is Kachi, I was born and raised in Los Angeles and have been blessed with a successful career in the dance industry. I've worked with amazing artists like Rihanna, Camila Cabello, Major Lazer, Shakira, Kehlani, YG, Anitta & more you may know. I'm now living in Zurich and excited to share some of what I've learned over the years working as a dancer in LA!

    Follow her 👉 https://www.instagram.com/kachi/

  • Sofiia Matsevko

    My name is Sofiia. I am a dancer, dance teacher and choreographer from Ukraine. I’m dancing for more than 15 years.

    I studied at Dance Center Myway and was a part of “A.M.prjct” and “DeeRECting project”

    I’m the finalist of “I Am Choreographer 2019” and Winner of “Dance Monsters Championship” 2021.

    Now I work in Vienna in such studios: Empire Dance Studio, Anima Fabrik, TanzQuartier, Vienna Dance Center.

    In my choreographies I pay a lot of attention to musicality and body control. It’s important to be respectful to the movements, make them visible and understandable for the body and for the audience.

    Follow her 👉 https://www.instagram.com/sophia.matsevko/

  • Reesa Janschitz

    Teresa Janschitz - mostly known as Reesa or thisisgoaldigger on Social Media - is a professional dancer and choreographer based in Vienna, Austria. Besides her over 12-year education in different disciplines such as hip hop foundation, newstyle choreography, and commercial dance styles she found one of her greatest passions in heels dance 5 years ago. Since then she has been constantly training in heels, traveling to Los Angeles, New York and London on a regular basis. Reesa is also the Founder of Vienna Heels.

    As a professional dancer, Reesa has been working on television in live shows (ORF, ZDF) and in commercials (PUMA, Rittersport), performing live in front of a 50k+ audience at the Davis Cup in France as well as dancing for national artists on tour and in music videos (Vanessa Mai, Paul Young, Giovanni Zarrella, Lutricia McNeal and many more).

    Besides her experiences as a dancer she managed to build her own brand as a choreographer and movement directress. In the past years she has been able to choreograph for national TV-shows (ORF/Starmania), live performances (Anna-Sophie, Rose May Alaba) as well as music videos (MP the Kid, Anna-Sophie). Influenced by her passion for film she set her foot into directing movement which allows her to underline visual aesthetics with astonishing movement. Reesa's choreographies are influenced by a high stamina and fun approach, combining necessary technique, lines as well as grooves to create a challenging yet safe environment for her students to improve, grow and express themselves.

    Follow her 👉https://www.instagram.com/thisisgoaldigger/

  • Nimrod Poles

    Nimrod Poles was born in Tel Aviv in 1995. He is a graduate of the dance department at the Aleph High School of Arts and the Professional Dance Training Program ’Maslool - Bikurey Ha’itim Arts Center’ in Tel Aviv. Nimrod was an apprentice with Batsheva - The Young Ensemble (artistic director: Ohad Naharin) in the 2013/2014 season, performing in Israel and abroad.

    Nimrod worked with the choreographers Sharon Vazanna, Miquel G. Font, Maya Popova and Ido Tadmor and in the 2017/2018 season he was engaged as a guest dancer with Graz Oper Ballett, Austria (artistic director: Jörg Weinöhl). In the 2018/2019 season, Nimrod was employed as a dancer with the dance company at Theater St. Gallen, Switzerland (artistic director: Beate Vollack) and danced in pieces by Felix Landerer, Yuki Mori and Beate Vollack. From August 2019 until June 2021, Nimrod was a member of Tanz Linz (artistic direction: Mei-Hong Lin) at the Landestheater Linz, Austria. As of July 2021, Nimrod is a freelance artist based in Graz, Austria.

  • Sarah Krainberger

    Sarah is originally from Graz, Austria and started her dance training at the Graz Opera Ballet School in 2007. She eventually moved to Vienna and continued her education at the Vienna state Opera Ballet Academy in 2012, completing her education in 2019 with a Diploma and Matura. While at the Vienna State Opera Ballet Academy she had the opportunity to dance with the Vienna State Ballet and worked with various international choreographers. In 2018, Sarah danced at the famous Opera Ball under the choreographic direction of Eno Peci.

    Further, Sarah placed first at the European Ballet Grand Prix and Gala Performance at the Vienna International Ballet Experience Competition. From 2020 she started her studies in Education and Educational sciences at the University of Graz and taught at the Fachakademie für Ballett und Tanz. There she trained students in Classical Ballet, Pointe, Repertory and Modern.

    Follow her 👉 https://www.instagram.com/sarah_krainberger/

  • Sandria Stornig

    Sandria is a dancer, dance educator and sports/dance scientist who is trained in ballet, modern and contemporary dance as well as jazz, character and showdance. Her dance journey started 20 years ago and at the age of 8 she began her professional dance education in Austria. As a member of the International Association for Dance Medicine and Science, Sandria focuses on movement pedagogy, performance psychology and dancer's health. She received her further education in dance and dance education at the WWU College of Fine and Performing Arts (USA) as well as during workshops and trainings in Austria, Germany, Canada and the US.

    Sandria has been performing at the Performing Arts Center Bellingham as well as with the Australian Contemporary Circus "Circa", the french company la Compagnie XY and Dance Production Graz. In her classes, the teacher aims to promote body awareness, self-confidence and a positive attitude towards movement exploration.

  • Xianghui Zeng

    Xianghui Zeng comes from Shenyang (China), where he studied Ballet and Classical Chinese Dance. In 2003 he went to Frankfurt am Main for further studies. During his training in Germany, he danced works by William Forsythe, Rui Horta, Dieter Heitkamp, Marguerite Donlon, Marc Spradling, Toula Limnaios, Olga Cobos and Peter Mika. From 2006 to 2014 he was engaged in the Ballet of the Saarländisches Staatstheater Saarbrücken (director: MargueriteDonlon). In 2014 he performed in Lucyna Zwolinska's "Droga", which achieved various prizes at the "no ballet" competition. Currently, Xianghui Zeng is a freelance dancer: He teaches and is involved in dance projects throughout Europe. Together with Challyce Brogdon he founded "Existanz", an association for contemporary dance. In March 2017 he participated in the series "OpernKurzgenuss" - in Claudio Monteverdi's "Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda".

    Xianghui is currently the Chairman, Artistic Director, and Choreographer for the contemporay dance company, subsTanz. He can be seen time and again as a dancer himself in subsTanz productions. Through his sensitive manner, Xianghui knows how to bring out the best in his dancers and touch the audience with his pieces.

    Follow him 👉 https://www.instagram.com/luckyxianghui/

  • Marie Bugnon

    Originally from Lyon, Marie started modern dance at the age of 5, and then discovered contemporary and classical dance. She enriched her research and trained professionally through numerous international workshops. She follows the Lepine & Friends training in Belgium, and regularly follows Sabrina Lonis' classes in parallel.

    At the age of 17, she obtained her EAT jazz, and joined the company of the Ballet du Nord / CCN of Roubaix, with whom she danced on several tour dates.

    Today, Marie is a choreographer for the company NeoDance (alongside Cain and Céline Kitsais), and teaches in various regions of France, but also abroad.

    Follow her 👉 https://www.instagram.com/mariebugnon/

  • Genie Patrathiranond

    Genie is from Los Angeles and has been dancing since she was 3. Her dance education stems from her time at Gotta Dance Studio, Burbank Media City Ballet, Millenium Dance Complex, and The EDGE Performing Arts Center. She's also danced on several teams. These include Icarus Contemporary, NSU Modern, and Dance Production Graz. Her favorite styles are jazz, contemporary, and ballet.

    Genie believes that nothing is comparable to the thrill of learning new dance skills. She shares this unique adrenaline rush with her students by helping them push their limits but always in a safe and technique focused environment.

    Follow her 👉 https://www.instagram.com/genieinthewild/

  • Joel Teodoro

    Joel R. Teodoro, also known as Fee Ling, started in 2012 with popping and hip hop with dancer JoeJoe aka Joel Perez. Then his path led him to bboying and through workshops from international famous urban dancers like Jilou, Roxrite, Poe One, Kid David, Keebz, smooth like Silk, Chuchu, Hong 10, Ben, The.K and Jaekwon, he gathered his basic knowledge. Inspired by his crew members Pielgrzym and Melisha, he started to incorporate some contemporary elements into b-boying, as well.

    Fee Ling is very active in the Austrian and German battle and jam scene. He has also been active in the theater. He had a supporting role as a dancer and actor in the sold out musical "Breaking Free - A Tribute To Queen" at the Landestheater Linz and the Stadttheater Bad Hall.

    His motto is: "Music leads to free movements" - to move freely to the music without any guidelines or restriction of a style and to interpret and express the music with the body.

    Follow him 👉 https://www.instagram.com/joelrteodoro/

  • Sebastian Cio

    Sebastian Ciocirlan was born in Romania and is a choreographer, creative director and artist. He spent his childhood in Italy and now lives in Germany.

    He completed his training as a dance teacher at the Academy of the General German Dance Teachers Association, where he learned standard dance, Latin American dance (including Salsa, Bachata), Rock'n'Roll and Discofox. In addition, he has been attending national and international workshops and conventions for further training since 2015. In Germany, Sebastian Ciocirlan is a champion in hip-hop/street dance as a solo dancer as well as a formation dancer and choreographer.

    His international career began in 2021. He teaches in workshops in countries like Slovenia, Greece, Italy, Finland, Spain, Portugal, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands. As a dancer, he has performed for Mark Forster, Rea Garvey, Stefanie Kloß and Peter Maffay in the live show, The Voice of Germany.

    Follow him 👉 https://www.instagram.com/sebastian.cio/

  • Łukasz Czapski

    Łukasz Czapski is a performer, dancer and teacher originally from Poland.

    He got his first dance experience from learning breakdance. For many years he participated in many breakdance competitions around the world. He graduated in contemporary dance at Anton Bruckner University in Linz.

    As a performer he has worked with Jan Lauwers, Paul Blackman, Jianan Qu, Hygin Delimat, SILK Flugge Company, Akos Hargity and Bert Gstettner.

    Since then years, Łukasz worked with a multitude of theatres and festivals such as: Impulstanz Festival, Staatsoper Wien, Dschungel Wien, Tanztage Linz, Fringe Edinburgh, Parentesis San Jose, Danzig Dance Festival.

    As a dance teacher, he led the training at the Anton Bruckner Privatuniversität, Musik und Kunst Wien, Tanzquartier and Tanz die Toleranz Youth Dance Company in Vienna.

    Follow him 👉https://www.instagram.com/lukasz_czapski/

  • Veronika Maidukova

    Veronika Maidukova, a highly accomplished performer and choreographer from Ukraine, now based in Linz, Austria, boasts a diverse skill set in ballet, contemporary dance, improvisation, and contact improvisation. Her training includes learning from influential figures like Felix Landerer and Evangelos Poulinas. Veronika's extensive career includes collaborations with esteemed choreographers such as Roni Chadash from Israel and Maciej Kuzminski. Her artistic journey has been enriched by these partnerships, broadening her creative horizons. Additionally, Veronika has showcased her talents on the global stage, both as a dancer and a trainer/choreographer. Her participation in world dance championships, alongside her students, highlights her commitment to excellence and her ability to inspire and guide the next generation of dancers.

    Follow her 👉 https://www.instagram.com/veronikamayd/

  • Mira Mizrahi

    Mira is Ukrainian dance teacher. Her classes are about combining femininity and underground dancing styles. She has been dancing since early childhood, has visited many workshops from pioneers in different dance cultures, and actively participated in festivals, concerts, competitions, and battles.

    Since 2009 she has taught street and club dancing styles. Mira has worked in several different countries in a variety of shows. During this time she also gained experience in teaching dance for different nationalities.

    She is currently the Ukrainian Mother of International Ballroom House - The Iconic House of Mizrahi and professional show & Go-Go dancer.

    Follow her 👉 https://www.instagram.com/mira.mizrahi/

  • Dominik Velina

    Dominik’s main style are Commercial and Contemporary. He finished his dance education in Germany and passed with excellent performance. He also completed further training in New York and LA, dancing at renowned studios such as Playground and Millennium. Last summer Dominik stepped onto the dance stage, landing the role of Double J for the Saturday Night Fever tour.

    Follow him 👉 https://www.instagram.com/dominikvelina/

  • Zör Lung Li

    My name is Zör Lung Li, I am a choreographer and dancer from Austria/Vienna. I started dancing with the year of 6 as a Latin Dancer and additionally found my passion in Showdance/Hip Hop/Commercial and Modern Contemporary. I would call myself an allrounder with classical and urban foundation but I am specialized in Urban and Commercial Dance Style/Choreographies.

    I have been teaching since I am 15 years old and I have been participating at many big dance camps around Europe. For example Fairplay Dance Camp in Poland, Urban Dance Camp in Germany, Beat Camp in Croatia, Yes We Dance Sevilla in Spain etc or any international workshops.

    I have been choreographing for many stage performances or music videos for artists and combine my passion and experience as a professional dancer to transfer my knowledge to my students.

    Follow him 👉 https://www.instagram.com/zxr_lung/

  • Sebastian Hofbauer

    Sebastian has been dancing since he was five years old in a wide variety of styles from contemporary, jazz and tap to commercial and hip hop. He has been successfully taking part in national and international competitions since he was eight years old and has won multiple world championship titles and special awards such as “Best Male Talent”, “Future Talent” and “Best Personality On Stage”. Sebastian has also appeared in numerous commercials, shows and music videos and has worked with various brands such as Hermes and McDonalds. In addition to performing, teaching is also one of his passions. He regularly attends dance classes abroad (Los Angeles, New York, etc.) in order to continue his education and pass on his skills to his students.

    Follow him 👉 https://www.instagram.com/sebastian_hofbauer/

  • Pauli Friess

    Pauli Friess is a dedicated dance instructor who teaches commercial dance at the highest level. Known for his energetic and precise dance style, Pauli creates a learning environment where every dancer feels comfortable and receives constructive feedback. The focus is on personal growth as a dancer and building self-confidence. With Pauli, you not only learn the technique but also how to unlock your full potential in a dance class.

    Follow him 👉 https://www.instagram.com/paulvonfriess/

  • Ida Adlgasser

    Originally from Salzburg, Ida (she/her) brings a wealth of expertise to dancers through her extensive training in classical ballet. She completed her Bachelor’s degree in primary education, along with advanced pedagogical training in dance education, specializing in "Dance in Schools" in Vienna and Salzburg.

    Ida has a wide range of dance experience, from her classical ballet training at the Salzburg State Theatre to working as a choreographer and teacher for all age groups. She developed her skills further at the Trinity Laban Conservatoire in London and the Iwanson International School of Contemporary Dance in Munich.

    Currently, Ida works as a dancer and dance trainer and performs as Dance Captain in La Cenerentola at the Graz Opera. Guided by her motto, "Everyone can dance," Ida believes in the power of movement to bring joy and confidence to all. She is passionate about inspiring others to discover their own love for dance.

    Follow her 👉 https://www.instagram.com/adl.ida/

  • Rosy Frank

    Rosy originally comes from Germany. She discovered her passion for dance at the age of 12 — and since then, the stage has simply been a part of her life. Competitions, shows, and workshops like the Urban Dance Camp at her studio “Dance Energy” or trips to Los Angeles have inspired her and shaped her unique dance style.

    At 16, Rosy took on her first job as a dance instructor and has since successfully trained several championship teams. She has trained in a wide range of styles including Commercial, Urban, Latin, Hip-Hop, Dancehall, and more, which reflects her versatile and open approach to dance. For Rosy, the joy of dancing and sharing that passion with others always comes first.

    Follow her 👉 https://www.instagram.com/rosyfranky/

  • Cornelia Pirchner

    Cornelia Pirchner is a dancer, choreographer, and dance instructor from Salzburg, specializing in hip-hop choreography and commercial dance. At just 16 years old, she began gaining experience in teaching, performing on stage, and working in front of the camera—both as a dancer and a choreographer. Her career has taken her to numerous dance competitions such as IDO, Dance Star, and ASDU, as well as various stages in Austria. In addition to her active career on and behind the stage, she regularly teaches classes and workshops in Austria, particularly in Salzburg. Her goal is to share her passion for dance and help dancers develop both technically and artistically.

    Follow her 👉 https://www.instagram.com/cornelia.pirchner/

  • Dilara Kočová (aka Di-Licious)

    Hi, my name is Dilara Kočová (aka Di-Licious) and I am a dancer and choreographer based in Austria! 

    I would describe myself as an „experimental“ dancer, learner and choreographer in the sense of that I love to explore other dance styles and mix them together! That’s why you will often find different styles in one choreography. :) 

    I am still exploring my movement and other styles and love to get input by other talented performers/dancers/choreographers during classes/workshops/camps. 

    I had the honor to choreograph for singers/performers like Eli Preiss, Nicolina Galla, JESS, danceshows, competition routines and commercials! What I love the most is connecting and meeting other like minded dancers throughout my dance/choreography journey!

    What a lot of people don’t know about me ist the fact, that I started to dance because of K-pop (yes)! I always admired people that were able to dance and so I started off with HipHop and Breaking. Now I find myself being intrigued by dance styles like Commercial, Lyrical, Heels, Locking, Popping, Waacking, Afro, Voguing (and many more)! 

    Follow her 👉 https://www.instagram.com/diweirdo/