Our team
Lyudmyla
Founder & Director
Character dance teacher
With a career spanning over 20 years in professional companies and marked by numerous world tours, Lyudmyla Metyolkina founded LM Dance Academy with high standards, generosity, and vision.
A graduate of Ukraine’s top dance academies, she trained and performed with the prestigious “Virsky” National Ballet in Kyiv, one of the most internationally recognized companies in the world.
Today, she passes on the rigorous and refined heritage of this school through the teaching of classical ballet, character dance, and early introduction dance classes for both children and adults. Her philosophy is built upon a clear conviction: dance as a tool for personal fulfillment.
Her approach is built on three fundamental pillars:
Cultivating self-confidence
Encouraging the joy of dancing
Instilling the strength to believe in one’s uniqueness and personal potential
Through a pedagogy that is demanding, nurturing, and deeply human, her vision allows each student to grow within a structured environment where dance becomes a true path to self-expression and balance.
Diana
Professor of Modern
Diana Lambert studied dance in Paris before joining the Ballet Junior de Genève. She then danced with several contemporary dance companies in Switzerland.
She worked as an assistant to choreographer Noemi Lapzeson, a former Martha Graham dancer. Working alongside her, she developed an approach to movement centered on breath, grounding, and expansiveness.
Today, Diana teaches contemporary and modern dance, particularly to children. She imparts a rigorous technique, enriched by listening to the body, breath, and the breadth of movement. Her teaching combines high standards, kindness, and humanity.
She offers an approach attentive to each student’s needs, emphasizing body awareness, respect for the body, and personal expression. She encourages everyone to develop their own sensitivity and personality through dance.
Cynthia Pliego
Street Dance Instructor
Cynthia Pliego is a graduate of the Seville Professional Dance Conservatory. Initially trained in classical ballet and flamenco, she later specialized in urban dance styles, including Street Dance, Commercial Dance, and Urban Heels.
Her classes are designed for children, teenagers, and adults, with a clear objective: to foster progress, build self-confidence, and unlock each individual’s potential. Focused on technique, musicality, expression, presence, and energy, her teaching allows each student to develop their own style and flourish.
At LM Dance Academy, Cynthia shares her passion for Street Dance, which she sees as a universal language and an inexhaustible source of creativity.
Yurii Vakarchuk
Ballroom Dance Instructor
Originally from Kyiv, Yurii has been practicing ballroom dancing since the age of 9. With 12 years of experience, he holds the title of Candidate Master of Sports of Ukraine and has distinguished himself as a winner of several international competitions.
Main Achievements:
1st place — GO IDSF Adult+Youth (Tbilisi)
1st place — Ukrainian Championship Pro-Am 5 Dances (Lviv)
Beyond his athletic achievements, his teaching is distinguished by a human and caring approach. For Yurii, dance transcends mere technique or performance: it is synonymous with self-confidence, energy, the joy of movement, and progress at each individual’s own pace.
Target audience:
Children, teenagers, and adults
Beginners and long-time enthusiasts
Preparation for amateur competitions (upon request)
While ballroom dancing remains relatively undeveloped in Geneva, the LM Dance Academy is delighted to introduce this new discipline under its direction.
