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Teachers & Staff
Dance Teachers
All of our teachers are dance professionals.
Leena Porri
contemporary dance, jazz, afro
Anna-Maria Vairio
children’s dance, contemporary dance, choreogaphy, improvisation, contemporary flow
Tiina Jalkanen
contemporary dance, children’s dance
Susanna Veijalainen
contemporary dance, jazz, showjazz, dancemix, pilates
Jessica Piasecki
contemporary dance
Heli Tuohino
contemporary dance, children’s dance
Stina Bergholm
jazzdance, yoga
Satu Rapo
children’s dance, street dance, jazz, lyrical jazz
Eevamari Kitti
ballet
Marina Tirkkonen
ballet
Aarne Mäntylä
ballet
Marina Vyshnevskaya
ballet, character dance
Suvi Pohjonen
ballet
Laila Nousiainen
children’s dance, boy’s dance, contemporary dance
Venla Mustonen
street, lyrical jazz
Leena koskiahde
ballet
Nina Mamia
children’s dance, dance theater
Sonja Tamminen
street, lyrical jazz
Anita Cuadra
contemporary dance, children’s dance
Olli Lautiola
dance acrobatics, contemporary dance
Jaana Saaranen
ballet
Staff
The emails of our staff are in the format first.lastname@vantaantanssiopisto.fi
Merja Snellman
principal
Anna-Maria Vainio
deputy principal
Tiina Jalkanen
coordinator, customer service
Stina Bergholm
customer service
Riitta Lahti
office secretary
