KATERYNA LUCHKO
Program director / coach • USAG Safety and Risk Management Certified • USAG SafeSport Core Training Certified • USAG Certified Gymnastics Instructor
International Class Master of Sport of Ukraine in rhythmic gymnastic. Multi skills circus performer with 11 years performing experience. Started rhythmic gymnastics when she was 4 years old. Coached by L.L. Yavorskaya. At age of 13 entered to the World famous Deriugina School , Kiev (Ukraine) and Ukrainian Junior National Team . 1987-1998 School of Sports for Children and Adolescents, Kryvoy Rog, Ukraine, Qualified as Sport Instructor and a Judge in Rhythmic Gymnastics. 1994 Junior European Championships . Group exercises 4th place . 1998 -2010- touring as circus performer in Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Russia, France and Canada. Since 2010 Kateryna has worked as a coach in Ukraine, Canada and USA, where she coached and developed rhythmic gymnasts and acrobatic gymnastics groups up to national level athletes. Kateryna has raised many state, regional and national level champions. She has also taught at numerous camps and choreographed routines for rhythmic and acrobatics gymnastics. 2003 Graduated from the complete course of the Kiev (Ukraine) State College of Variety and Circus Arts. Coached by Yuriy Pozdnyakov. |
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SARAH BRODSKY Rhythmic gymnastics instructor. Tumbling and Trampoline instructor. • USAG CERTIFIED GYMNASTICS INSTRUCTOR Sarah has been doing rhythmic gymnastics since she was nine years old. She placed first in level 5 at the Florida state competition in 2014. Level 6 : PA State - 1st place, Region - 1st place. Sarah achive level 9 in Rhythmic gymnastics and level 7 in Acrobatic Gymnastics. She is student of ASCA since 2013. Sarah instructs beginner acro and rhythmic gymnastics classes for the third year. Her goal is that every girl who she teaches falls in love with gymnastics and looks forward to being in the gym. Sarah dedicates her time to teaching young girls who she hopes will one day become champions. |
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VERONICA PORTNOV
Rhythmic gymnastics instructor.
• USAG CERTIFIED GYMNASTICS INSTRUCTOR
USA RHYTHMIC CHALLENGE 2020 - ALL-AROUND GOLD MEDALIST,
LA LIGHTS 2020 INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT (LA, CALIFORNIA) - ALL AROUND BRONZE MEDALIST,
MISS VALENTINE 2020 INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT (ESTONIA) - ALL AROUND SILVER MEDALIST,
PA STATE CHAMPION 2018-2019,
REGIONAL CHAMPION 2018 - 2019,
USA JUNIOR NATIONAL TEAM MEMBER 2019-2020.
CONSIDERED ONE OF THE BEST AND MOST TECHNICALLY SKILLED RHYTHMIC GYMNASTS AT USA JUNIOR NATIONAL TEAM, VERONICA LEAD MASTERCLASSES FOR OUR TEAM ON APPARATUS DIFFICULTY, MASTERY AND FLEXIBILITY.
Rhythmic gymnastics instructor.
• USAG CERTIFIED GYMNASTICS INSTRUCTOR
USA RHYTHMIC CHALLENGE 2020 - ALL-AROUND GOLD MEDALIST,
LA LIGHTS 2020 INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT (LA, CALIFORNIA) - ALL AROUND BRONZE MEDALIST,
MISS VALENTINE 2020 INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT (ESTONIA) - ALL AROUND SILVER MEDALIST,
PA STATE CHAMPION 2018-2019,
REGIONAL CHAMPION 2018 - 2019,
USA JUNIOR NATIONAL TEAM MEMBER 2019-2020.
CONSIDERED ONE OF THE BEST AND MOST TECHNICALLY SKILLED RHYTHMIC GYMNASTS AT USA JUNIOR NATIONAL TEAM, VERONICA LEAD MASTERCLASSES FOR OUR TEAM ON APPARATUS DIFFICULTY, MASTERY AND FLEXIBILITY.
ELLA ZIMINA
Acrobatic gymnastics instructor • USAG CERTIFIED GYMNASTICS INSTRUCTOR Ella began doing Rhythmic Gymnastics in Russia when she was seven years old. At the age of nine Ella switched activity and spent almost 3 years practicing Aerobic Gymnastics, until she moved to United States. In 2016, Ella found ASCA Gymnastics and fall in love with Acrobatic gymnastics, were she achieved her Level 8 in Women's Pair. 2018. E.Zimina-K.Pavlichka: Women's Pair Level 7, age 14+ : PA State - 2nd place, Region - 5th place. 2019. E.ZIMINA-K.PAVLICHKA: WOMEN'S PAIR LEVEL 8, AGE 16+ : LOCAL - 1ST PLACE, PA&NJ STATE - 4TH PLACE. Coached by Kateryna and Val Luchko. Ella like getting to know all the athletes and helping them achieve their goals. She love working with kids and spreading her passion for the sport. |
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SOFIA DUBASHINSKY
Rhythmic gymnastics instructor. • USAG CERTIFIED GYMNASTICS INSTRUCTOR Sofia started her career in rhythmic gymnastics when she was 5 years old. Sofia has long list of achievements in her gymnastics career: Level 7 Canada AA3; Level 8 Regional AA 1; Level 8 Match Point AA 2; Level 9 Canada AA 3; Level 9 Match Point AA 2; Level 9 Regional AA 3 and four time (Level 7-9) Qualified for Junior Olympics/ USA Junior National Championship. Sofia stopped practicing gymnastics at Level 9 and started coaching in 2020. She has excellent rhythmic gymnastics skills, artistry and apparatus masteries that aid her in inspiring, coaching, and motivating children to fulfill their potential. Sofia coaching toddlers’ basic gymnastics through games for young children. These games progress into a full warm-up that develop both leg and back flexibility as well as core strength. Sofia also coaches beginner competitive level gymnastics using safe and effective strategies that encourage young gymnasts to improve their reflexes, agility, endurance, and coordination. She is a caring, dedicated and enthusiastic coach, she loves children and all things Rhythmic Gymnastics! "Nothing is beyond gymnast reach through hard work and love for the sport!" |
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YULIYA RAKOVA
Ballet Instructor
Yuliya Rakova was born in Russia and began her ballet training at the age of ten at the Perm State choreographic college in Russia, home of the famed Russian ballet traditions, where her studies included classical ballet, history of theater, history of art and music, acting, stage makeup, history of European and American ballet, character, historic dance, and pas de deux. Upon graduation in 1995, she was invited to join the Perm Tchaikovsky Opera and Ballet Theater. Ms. Rakova danced with the company for five years before moving to Moscow. She joined Moscow Dance Theater of Alexei Fadeechev as a soloist. She was featured in the modern dance choreographer Stanton Welsh`s world premiere Opus X. In 2001 she was invited to join Russian National Ballet and danced with the company until she moved to United States to teach. She toured nationally and abroad, enjoying great success and quickly building a classical repertoire while performing such roles as Odile, the Sugarplum Fairy, Lilac Fairy and Maria Taglioni from Pas de Quatre. Yuliya has worked with notable choreographers such as Trey McIntyre, Ben Stevenson and Alexei Ratmansky. Her repertoire include soloist roles in Swan Lake, Coppelia, Don Quixote, Paquita, Raymonda, Nutcracker, Chopiniana, The Sleeping Beauty, Le Corsaire and others. Ms. Rakova continues to teach as well as stage classical productions and original works around the country and abroad. As an accomplished dancer and experienced teacher, Yuliya Rakova would like to share her knowledge with passion for young dancers.
Ballet Instructor
Yuliya Rakova was born in Russia and began her ballet training at the age of ten at the Perm State choreographic college in Russia, home of the famed Russian ballet traditions, where her studies included classical ballet, history of theater, history of art and music, acting, stage makeup, history of European and American ballet, character, historic dance, and pas de deux. Upon graduation in 1995, she was invited to join the Perm Tchaikovsky Opera and Ballet Theater. Ms. Rakova danced with the company for five years before moving to Moscow. She joined Moscow Dance Theater of Alexei Fadeechev as a soloist. She was featured in the modern dance choreographer Stanton Welsh`s world premiere Opus X. In 2001 she was invited to join Russian National Ballet and danced with the company until she moved to United States to teach. She toured nationally and abroad, enjoying great success and quickly building a classical repertoire while performing such roles as Odile, the Sugarplum Fairy, Lilac Fairy and Maria Taglioni from Pas de Quatre. Yuliya has worked with notable choreographers such as Trey McIntyre, Ben Stevenson and Alexei Ratmansky. Her repertoire include soloist roles in Swan Lake, Coppelia, Don Quixote, Paquita, Raymonda, Nutcracker, Chopiniana, The Sleeping Beauty, Le Corsaire and others. Ms. Rakova continues to teach as well as stage classical productions and original works around the country and abroad. As an accomplished dancer and experienced teacher, Yuliya Rakova would like to share her knowledge with passion for young dancers.