07/13/2026
Faculty Announcement 📢
We’re excited to introduce our incredible 2026 VIBA Summer Intensive Faculty, an inspiring team of internationally acclaimed artists, educators, choreographers, and healthcare professionals dedicated to helping dancers grow both technically and artistically.
✨ Piotr Stanczyk – Former Principal Dancer, National Ballet of Canada; internationally sought-after ballet master and rehearsal director.
✨ Jera Wolfe – Award-winning choreographer whose acclaimed contemporary works have been created for The National Ballet of Canada, Canada’s National Ballet School, and leading dance organizations across North America.
✨ Sabina Yapparova – Former Soloist, Mikhailovsky Theatre, with over 22 years of professional experience.
✨ Victoria Mironova – Founder & Artistic Director of VIBA; Vaganova Ballet Academy graduate and former Soloist with the Mikhailovsky Theatre.
✨ Ani Aharonyan – Trained at the prestigious Perm Ballet School under renowned Vaganova pedagogue Lyudmila Sakharova. Internationally recognized ballet educator, choreographer, stage director, and adjudicator.
✨ Vladyslav Romashchenko – Former Second Soloist, National Opera of Ukraine; instructor with the National Ballet of Canada’s InStudio program.
✨ Liza Lordski – Former professional dancer with the Moscow State Ballet Theatre; Co-Director and Principal Teacher at VIBA.
✨ Kirill Lordski – Former dancer with Ballet Jörgen Canada, the National Ballet of Canada, Victoria Ballet Company, and Tiny Pretty Things; Co-Director of VIBA.
✨ Jesui Monterrubio – Guest Artist with Victoria Ballet Company, specializing in classical technique, ballet history, and movement science.
✨ Dr. Anna Rybalko – Chiropractor, ballet teacher, and former dancer dedicated to dancer health and injury prevention.
Registration is still open, with limited spots available for select weeks.
Learn more about our faculty and Summer Intensive on our website https://www.victoriaballet.com/announcing-vibasummerintensive-2026-faculty/