TESTIMONIALS
From the Parents:
“Our daughter has been working with Xenia for about a year. The relationship that she has built with her not only has established a trust, but also has built a foundation that increased our daughter's confidence in her dance. Just recently, Xenia took the time to personally attend her performance in the Nutcracker. Xenia coming meant so much to us. She truly takes the extra steps and efforts with her clients. Together, they work on technique, practice dance routines, and build my daughter's confidence in dance. Xenia's approach makes her unique. Our daughter enjoys their instructional time together. These lessons only enhance the other classes she is involved in. The techniques she has learned have definitely been notice by her other instructors.”
“Xenia is an amazing teacher because she is knowledgeable, talented, patient and, most importantly, kind. Xenia has taught my daughter more than just how to dance. Xenia has given my daughter the confidence to believe in herself no matter what she pursues. Xenia's positive attitude is infectious, and my daughter is always happy when she has a dance lesson, which makes me happy!”
“Xenia has helped my teenage daughter continue her love of dance in a welcoming and supportive environment, and helped instill in her a more athletic, I-can-do-it! mindset. Xenia's positive impact on my daughter's physical and mental health cannot be underestimated.”
From the Students:
“I have been working with Xenia for a little over three years now, and not only has she transformed me as a dancer, but also as a whole person. When I started with her, I had a little bit of dance experience, but not nearly enough. My whole goal was to make my high school’s dance team. Xenia saw my potential and made it into a reality. She taught me the value of hard work while also teaching me how to be mindful. She teaches things that can tend to be brushed up on, these things making me a more well rounded dancer. Xenia is very welcoming and incredibly caring, making the environment extremely comfortable. When I tell people that I have been dancing for three years, they are beyond shocked. I wouldn’t be the dancer I am today if it weren’t for her.”
“I love working with Xenia because she helps me grow as an athlete and a person. She teaches in a way that meets my needs and helps me reach my goals. After our sessions, I always feel excited to see Xenia next time!”
“I have been working with Xenia for over 1 year now, and she has changed so much for me. I have always loved to dance, but had trouble dancing to my fullest potential. Xenia has taught me to move with a purpose, fill out and complete my movements, and my favorite-to take up space. We have worked on almost everything from technique, to dance routines, and preparation for my nutcracker audition and performances. Nutcracker is very special to me, and before going on stage to perform I found myself thinking and saying things Xenia would say, like "exhale and smile!" Little things like this make big impacts and help very much.”
“As a tango dancer, I reached out to Xenia as a resource for strength and conditioning training. Lessons with Xenia are a joy. She exudes positive energy while paying close attention to technique. She has an amazing wealth of knowledge to share and does so with kindness and care of my unique needs. Every lesson feels new and creative. I have noticed significant improvement in strength and balance. As my skill level in tango evolves, she continues to adapt my lesson to match. I highly recommend her as a skilled dance instructor for students of all levels.”
“Xenia was the best to work with because she really took time to understand what I wanted to do and what my personal goals were. She always incorporated the best skills/activities for us to work on depending on how I felt and what I liked to do. She would play fun music, include new things for us to try, check in on me and my health/how I was feeling, was always very encouraging, and so easy to talk to and work with overall. Our sessions would challenge me and I would always look forward to them mainly because she created such a good environment for us to be in.”
“I wanted to work with Xenia because I thought it would be therapeutic for me to have a type of "movement therapy" to work through other traumas and locks in my body. In such a short time, under her expressive and incisive guidance, I found more fluidity and play in movement than I ever had before. I'm excited to continue in my movement journey because of her!”