Meet Our Studio Team

Fred Astaire Dance Studios Professionals & Staff

Our friendly staff and talented Dance Instructors can help you realize your dance goals – and you’ll have lots of fun doing it! Browse this page to meet our team of certified Dance Pros and learn about their qualifications and experience. Then call us, and get started today.

Jolanta is one of the most sought after teachers at the studio. She has most...

Darius is a teacher and a coach and has published several articles on competing and...

With Darius & Jolanta Mosteika, Val is the owner of the Fred Astaire West Side Studio.  Born in Lithuania, Val...

Lyall has been a member of the FADS  organization since 1976. He was top teacher...

Olga Barashihina was born in Latvia and moved to New York in 2003.  She is an International Ballroom and Latin...

Talia has been with Fred Astaire Dance Studios since 2012 when she discovered her passion for bringing dance to the...

Anna joined the Fred Astaire West Side family in 2017, following her championship career representing her homeland of Russia. She...

Ekaterina Serbina (Katya) joined the Fred Astaire family in 2018, after a successful career in the International Latin division, with...

Anabel Henriquez has been the West Side’s front desk manager for nearly a decade, welcoming...

Marko Paunovic has been an active member of the dance world since childhood. He began his competitive career as a...

Dragan joined Fred Astaire West Side in January 2016. Dragan was twice champion of Bosnia & Herzegovina in Latin (2008...

Originally from Serbia, Shone joined the West Side Studio in 2015. Shone has competed in Serbia and nearby countries such...

Ivan joined the Fred Astaire West Side family in 2017, following an extensive and successful championship career in his homeland...

Will joined the West Side studio from Midtown, he has been part of the Fred Astaire family for more than...

Daniil Golyshev joined the Fred Astaire family at the end of 2022, following an extensive competitive career internationally and within...