Instructors

Natalia Kirillova

Have started her dancing career since she was 6 years old. Was trained in choreography of national dance for 7 years. Annually participated as the soloist in record concerts of children's choreographic ensemble «Young Zilovets». When she was 9 years old together with ensemble performed during her first tours in Bulgaria. For a while Natalia had to interrupt her hobby for dances to finish the musical education. When 17 Natalia has continued her dancing career, by opening for herself the world of salsa. She studied Latin American club dances in Dance Academy with great enthusiasm.




Expanding for herself the borders of salsa-world, Natalia has taken part in V International Salsa-congress in St.-Petersburg in 2006, where continued improving her skill with the help of world- leading instructors, such as Luis Vazquez&Melissa Fernandez, Frankie Martinez, etc.




At this time she realised it is the moment for brining to life her creative ideas. Being the co-author and the producer of a stage show number, Natalia has taken part in the Berlin Salsa-congress, where she acted on one scene with world stars as a part of group «Salsa Pa’Siempre».




After she received positive responses from instructors of a world scale, such as Neeraj Mascara, Natalia has decided to secure her place as a professional in the world of salsa. She continued her training with leading instructors of Moscow, such as Mila Velichuk, and in 2005 Natalia made her first step n teaching.




Without stopping to develop her talent, Natalia became the author and a producer of her next stage-number in which she performed herself with a group «Salsa Pa’Siempre» at the International congress in Kiev in 2006. This time the positive response was expressed by Luis Vazquez , one of the founders of salsa Los-Angeles style. That stimulated Natalia to move further. In spite of the fact that the show group has broken up, Natalia as the choreographer brought the idea of the stage-number into the new group, thus number «The Angels of Cha-Cha» has been shown on VII International Salsa-congress in Berlin in 2007. At this festival Natalia has got acquainted with the marvellous choreographer and the producer Eric Lalta from Holland. He has analysed Natalia’s show statements, expressed his admiration and has noted talent presence.




At festival in Berlin among the performances there was one more number in which the instructor of Academy of Dance Natalia Kirillova and Anna Remenjuk participated. This performance was a part of the show program at the International Salsa-congress in Kiev in 2007 and VII International Salsa-congress in St.-Petersburg in 2007.




Natalia also improved her skills with the most well-known instructors of the world at such festivals, as the International Salsa-congress in Sofia in 2007, the International Salsa-congresses in Munich, St.-Petersburg, Rostov-on-Don in 2008.




Natalia masters various salsa-styles (LA, casino, NY). She specialises on teaching linear styles, in particular salsa LA-style. Natalia has become the instructor of Latin American club dances in Academy of Dance since year 2005. During 3 years Natalia was giving her master classes at the festival organised by Academy of Dance on Seliger 2006, 2007, 2008. In 2008 , already being one of the best teachers of Russia, she has given a master class on salsa LA-style within the program of Salsa Teacher’s Party 2008 where the best teachers of salsa, dancers and DJs of Russia and the CIS countries gather annually.




Natalia is the ideologist of MASalsa project creation, the author of her own training program. Thanks to her communication skills, Natalia is able to create favourable and easy atmosphere during the lessons. Her main goal – is to see the light in the eyes of her pupils.