Lilia Batyrev

Lilia Batyrev

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Lilia Batyrev

Lilia Batyrev, Teacher for Acrobatic & Contemporary

Lilia was born in Germany and started rhythmic gymnastics when she was four. As a competitive athlete, she was a multiple winner in the state of Baden-Württemberg and southern Germany, and was also German champion in rhythmic gymnastics in 2015.

For Lilia, dancing in gymnastics has always been the highlight, so she trained as a trainer in gymnastics and dance and started working at a German dance school. There she specialized in acrobatic dance and contemporary. Lilia created choreographies for her children and led them all the way to the 2018 World Cup in Portugal.

In 2019 she moved to Vienna to study Transcultural Communication, where she specialized in Russian as a native speaker.

From 2020, Lilia will be expanding the team at Kristina’s Broadway Connection as a teacher of acrobatics and contemporary.

 

Edina Daic, Teacher for Acrobatic

Edina Daic

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Edina Daic, Teacher for Acrobatic

Edina Daic, Teacher for Acrobatic

Sport and movement have been an important part of Edina Daic’s life for many years. She trained in sports acrobatics for ten years and subsequently gained several years of experience as a coach in this field.

She also completed her degree in Physical Education and Sports at the University of Vienna and works as a physical education teacher. In her acrobatics classes, she places particular emphasis on building up acrobatic skills step by step with proper technique, ensuring a safe training environment, and fostering enjoyment of movement and training together.

Anna Winter, teacher for the Musical Company and the Musical Academy

Anna Winter

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Anna Winter, teacher for the Musical Company and the Musical Academy

Anna Winter, Teacher for the Musical Company and the Musical Academy

While still studying Musical Theatre at the Folkwang University of the Arts, Anna Winter performed on various German stages, including Theater Dortmund, Staatstheater Karlsruhe, and Kammertheater Karlsruhe.

Since completing her B.A. in 2016, she has also worked in diverse contexts involving theatre and dance education. She leads courses, workshops, and performative research projects that invite participants to explore theatre-making through co-creation, and she teaches acting, improvisation, and movement. In addition to her work in education and outreach, she is active as a director and movement director within the independent theatre scene.

Alongside her practical work, she successfully completed training as a certified dance and movement educator and earned a B.A. in Theatre, Film, and Media Studies from the University of Vienna.

 

Jeanne Richter

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Jeanne Richter, Teacher Tanzsterne

Jeanne has been in Vienna since January 2025 to study at the Broadway Academy of Musical Theatre.

She is originally from Cologne, where she has been taking dance lessons since the age of 3. In addition to modern jazz dance, she developed a passion for K-Pop, ballet, and street dance.

She has performed in numerous dance and theater performances, including the Cologne on Pop Festival in Cologne.

Since 2020, she has been teaching children and adults, introducing them to the joy of dance.

 

Ektoras Georgiou, Musikalische Leitung Company

Ektoras Georgiou

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Ektoras Georgiou, Musikalische Leitung Company

Ektoras Georgiou, Vocal Coach Broadway Company

Ektoras was born and raised in Cyprus, and completed his education in the United States. He attended Berklee College of Music on a scholarship, and he graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Music in Performance and a minor in musical theater.

He then attended Boston University, where he received his Master of Music in Voice Performance. During his studies in the USA, he got the opportunity to participate in the workshop process for two new musicals, and train with the Boston University Opera Institute.

He has been performing as a lyric baritone, and his career as a voice teacher has been focused on working with actors, professional, and pre-professional singers. He is passionate about giving people the technical tools needed to express themselves with ease and consistency.

Bianca Ogris, Lehrerin für Acro, Jazz, Urban

Bianca Ogris

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Bianca Ogris, Lehrerin für Acro, Jazz, Urban

Bianca Ogris, Teacher for Acro, Jazz, Urban

Bianca Ogris is a dancer and dance teacher as well as a former artistic gymnast living in Vienna. Since she was three years old, the Carinthian native has been training in a wide variety of dance styles, devoting herself primarily to contemporary, acro dance, jazz, ballet, lyrical and commercial styles.

The highlights of her dance career to date include TV appearances (ORF, Die Große Chance 2024, solo act), video projects (INSPIRO 8 by Dane Bates in Liverpool), theater and musical productions (Klagenfurt City Theater, ensemble member) and participation in competitions at home and abroad with high placings (including Dance World Cup, Austrian Ballet Competition, ASDU, ESDU).

For around two years now, Bianca has also been passing on her knowledge and expertise to her students. In addition to the further training she has already completed, she will be trained as a dance instructor at the University of Vienna in the future. Her lessons are characterised by educational, varied and creative content that is taught with passion and joy. For the trained elementary teacher, learning through play is the main focus, especially when dancing with young children.

“It is important to me to create a comfortable and pleasant space for my students. A space in which everyone can try things out, develop further and the joy of dancing plays a central role.”

Bianca Ogris, Lehrerin für Acro, Jazz, Urban

 

Yvonne Kellinger, Teacher for Jazz, Ballet & Tap

Yvonne Kellinger

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Yvonne Kellinger, Teacher for Jazz, Ballet & Tap

Yvonne Kellinger, Teacher for Jazz, Ballet & Tap

Yvonne grew up in Vienna and started dancing at the age of 3. The fascination for movement and rhythm first led her to Latin American children’s dance, before she discovered the world of jazz dance at the Performing Center Austria at the age of 6. There she expanded her dancing horizons with ballet lessons and deepened her passion.

At the age of 11, Yvonne attended tap dance and hip-hop classes. At the age of 9 she started to take part in the Austrian and European Open. In 2014/2015, Yvonne joined the contest group of Kristina’s Broadway Connection. Until 2018 she lived out her passion for dance in this group, refined her individual style and took part in new artistic challenges.

Since 2018/2019, Yvonne has been sharing her enthusiasm as a dance teacher with children from the age of 3 and adults. Her classes span jazz, ballet and hip-hop and are held at prestigious venues such as Danek Dance School, Kiddy Dance Club, KREADANCE, ferien4kids, United Ballet Schools and Das Prema.

Yvonne’s dance style reflects her diverse education and experience. She combines different styles and thus creates her unique dance language. For her, the stage is a place of expression where she shares her love of movement.

In addition to being on stage and teaching, Yvonne loves developing new choreographies and being creative. She strives to continually improve and pass on the art of dance.