WE BUILT A TEAM OF ELITE PRO TEACHERS
who only teach what makes their souls come alive.
Staff
District Dance Academy

CROSS TRAINERS | COMMUNITY BUILDERS | DANCE INSTRUCTORS

WE ARE DETERMINED
We are determined to pair you with an instructor that is the perfect fit for your learning style and dance needs! We've developed three distinct instructor categories to help describe where our different instructors concentrate their passions. These categories do not relate to their expertise, but instead what type of student they prefer to foster.

GROWERS
These instructors are your new best friends! Growers live to help new dancers cross the sometimes terrifying bridge to enjoying movement! They are some of the kindest, most welcoming people you'll ever meet and are sure to make you feel right at home. Their teaching style is patient and easy to understand, and their private lesson rates are more accessible.

BUILDERS
These coaches are here to help you get past your limits! Your success is their success, and they are in this together with you, whether you're thinking about entering the competition scene or you're just trying to get better than your previous self. Their teaching style is focused on training your body to execute dance technique and styling mindlessly so you can focus on your partner and the music.

IMPROVERS
These instructors are champions and world title holders in their craft — truly some of the world's greatest dancers and instructors. They travel the world training, competing, and judging the most recent techniques and trends. They are prepared to do whatever it takes to help you reach your dancing goals. Their teaching style is fast paced, technical, and made to challenge you to be the best dancer you can be.

Meet Maryanka Alsina
FAVE CATCH PHRASE: "The truth is out there!"
WHERE YOU HAVE SEEN HER: Following fashion designers, and making sure everything is perfect for the students at DDA!
KNOWN FOR: Her fierceness.
GUILTY PLEASURE: Shoes! So so many shoes!
MANAGES: Everything related to District Dance Academy. Have a concern? Find me - I can handle any situation.
SHE WANTS YOU TO KNOW: You can count on me. Can I count on you? Loyalty begins with you, to you and then to others. Words that not imitate your actions, are just meaningless words. Let your actions be the forefront of your character.

Meet Alisa Burkina
FAVE CATCH PHRASE: "Don't wish for it work for it”
WHERE YOU HAVE SEEN HER: Rising Star American Smooth Championship Finals. International Tango festivals around the world. Em Rossi’s music video “Young Hearts”.
KNOWN FOR: Sharp leg action and bubbly personality!
GUILTY PLEASURE: Tango heels and baking.
TEACHES: Argentine Tango, Tango Barre, Salsa, Ballroom, Wedding Choreography
SHE WANT YOU TO KNOW: Be aware, dancing is addictive.

Meet Brooklyn Lanham
FAVE CATCH PHRASE: "If you fall I'll be there" -Ground
WHERE HAVE YOU SEEN HER: Traveling the national West Coast Swing circuit competing in Allstar and Rising Star Routines.
KNOWN FOR: Her crazy one-piece romper outfits on the competition floor!
GUILTY PLEASURE: Red wine and improv comedy
TEACHES: WCSwing, Shuffle, HipHop and Ballroom
SHE WANTS YOU TO KNOW: It’s important for you to take more chances and dance more dances!

TO PUSH PAST EVERY EXCUSE SO THEY CAN REACH THEIR DANCING GOALS.