OUR TEACHERS

Karin Kakun has been dancing all her life. She holds a university dance degree and has now taught dance for more than 15 years. She teaches WCS, Hip-Hop, stretching. She also choreograph and performs. Before starting dancing WCS, she was the Israeli salsa champion. Karin started her WCS career in 2014 and from the first moment she fell in love. She is now competing in Champion divisions and teaching in Israel, where she directs a West Coast Swing school. She actively travels and teaches all around Europe

Liel was born dancing. She has been part of the West Coast Swing community in Israel since she was 14 years old, and her solid Hip Hop education is influencing her unique dance style. Among the several roles she covers in the Studio, she is also our Administrative coordinator, and runs our Social Media channels.

Meet Anastasia, a former ballroom dancer with over ten years of experience, who also performed salsa and bachata with a dance troupe. Currently, she is one of our skilled West Coast Swing instructors. Beyond her passion for dance, Anastasia holds an engineering degree and works as a product manager.

Dancing for her is a way of living. Through the motions, she finds a way to express herself. She came from a ballet background and fell in love with West Coast Swing dancing because of the endless possibilities to improvise and create something new with someone else. In her classes, she tries to show her students how fun West Coast Swing can be.

Masha's been dancing her entire life, ballet, rock and roll, hustle and discofox. In 2015 she met West Coast Swing and fell in love with it immediately: the magical flow of the dance together - a real dialogue without words. She is passionate about dancing and teaching complex concepts in a simple manner.

With his first wish to dance ballet at the age of 5, Uriya finally started to dance at the age of 11 by founding the first ballroom dance school in his settlement. During his ballroom dancing era, he competed and won in multiple competitions. At the age of 15, he started dancing salsa and bachata and competing in the Israeli Bachata Championship as well. With over a decade of experience, he started dancing West Coast Swing in 2016 and is currently competing in the All-Star division. His rich experience in over 20 different dance styles is present in every class he's teaching. Uriya is one of the most experienced instructors in our community.

Meet Liron Dvir, whose heart beats to the rhythm of West Coast Swing since 2015! Liron's dance journey began with jazz in her childhood and later transitioned to salsa. However, West Coast Swing (WCS) truly captivated her with its freedom of expression and the variety of motions with each partner. For Liron, WCS is more than just a dance—it's a family she can't imagine living without. This dance has taken Liron around the world, connecting her with many beautiful souls on and off the dance floor. As a passionate teacher, Liron loves sharing the spark of WCS with her students, helping them unlock its magic and experience the joy of connection within the WCS community.

Ronnie is part of our DJs Team

Tana is an Italian DJ based in Israel, where she discovered her passion for West Coast Swing. She quickly started DJing in the local party scene. Charmed by the powerful impact of music on people, Tana sought to improve her skills by learning from some of the best DJs worldwide. After playing social sets across Europe for a couple years, in 2022 she began Competition DJing. Inspired by her love for community building, Tana co-founded the Westie DJs Guild, a platform that connects DJs from around the world, fostering networking and education.