AnastasiiaLysytsyna

I was born in Odesa, Ukraine, into a family that already loved music and movement. I started dancing at three — and three decades later, I've never really stopped.

As a teenager I trained at Kyiv's top studios, competing across Ukraine and Europe. I earned a degree in Physical Education & Sport, which gave me the biomechanics and coaching foundation I still use with every student today.

In 2018 I moved to the United Kingdom and continued competing at the highest levels of professional ballroom and Latin, picking up some titles along the way:

• Under 21 European Champion
• Under 21 UK Champion
• Under 19 & Under 21 German Open Champion
• World Professional Rising Stars Champions
• World Professional Semifinalists

Now, through ALTA Dance, I share that experience across five venues in Staffordshire, Cheshire, Shropshire and Greater Manchester. My students range from five-year-olds at their first Tuesday class to couples learning their first dance, to competitive pairs preparing for the championship floor.