Anya has been teaching since the age of 14. Her teaching expertise ranges every where from training professional competitors to social dancers of all ages. From international Latin to Salsa/Mambo; Anya's teaching methods never cease to lose their effect. Her goal as an instructor is to fuel every one of her students with so much knowledge that their dance skills supersede her own. But most importantly, Anya strongly believes that any one can learn how to dance well.
Struggling as a student of dance herself, Anya began to understand that no matter the style, genre or age range, learning is part physical and part mental and, when both are engaged the right way the process of learning becomes very easy.
Anya always refers to herself as more of a teacher, than a dancer or performer. Teaching group classes, workshops, private lessons, choreographing and coaching; Anya has traveled the globe sharing her theories, knowledge and expertise. Focusing primarily on the mechanics of movement and how to use technical principles to make every thing very easy to ensure the most artistic control, Anya is referred to as the best instructor by all of those whom had the pleasure of working with her.
"Anya is one of the fiercest dancers I know who's got a presence that can't be ignored. She's clean, technical and beautiful in both her dancing and her teaching. She's always one of the instructors I refer to dancers because of the wealth of information she has to offer".
—Magna Gopal,
www.MagnaGopal.com
"Anya is pure elegance and beauty on stage with a fierce presence. It's like watching a ballerina sweep the stage".
—Chicago's Prince of Salsa Andy "LYRIK" Cruz,
www.AndyMambo.com
"Hi Anya! Thanks again for the fabulous lesson in NYC! Wow... I learned more in one hour than I have in a year. Now I have to un-learn and relearn. Also fabulous performance! Love watching you and Luis dance. So beautiful.".
—Shu-Jon Mao, Student
