I worked with Tiana (Tatiana) on my flexibility and conditioning for contortion and aerial circus arts. As a child, I received training in rhythmic gymnastics, in Moscow, Russia. Overall, after as few as about ten weekly sessions with Tiana, I see and feel a great improvement in my physical form. Tiana's system is one of whole-body conditioning, safely increasing range of motion, honing balance and body awareness, building strength and power for leaps and jumps, improving coordination for spins and acrobatic elements, with constant and meticulous attention to long, gorgeous, extended lines.
From the moment I experienced her teaching for the first time, I knew that Tiana's school of International Rhythmic Gymnastics and Ballet (IRG Ballet, http://www.irgballet.com/) is the real deal. If you are looking for world class training in the sport of rhythmic gymnastics, you will have found it here.
Tiana is genuinely, contagiously, passionate about this sport. She looks after and cares about each and every single one of her students very deeply. She is a tremendously experienced and talented coach who has worked with Olympic athletes. Meticulous attention to proper conditioning, warm-up, technique, form and alignment creates beauty while keeping the students safe and healthy. I can also see that the girls love Tiana very much, and love the sport. The class structure allows all ages (4 and up). The older girls mentor the younger ones, age 4 and up, and the younger girls can look up to the older, more experienced girls. This makes for such a wonderful community and environment for training together and improving!
Do expect to come here and drill your self-discipline: you will be working very, very hard. Come here if you expect to see results and if you truly want to pursue the most graceful sport in the world, rhythmic gymnastics. You do not need to travel to Russia to be trained in the system that has made Russian and the Ukrainian athletes so successful in countless World Championships and the Olympics. Tiana also regularly brings instructors from the Ukraine and Russia, including recent Olympians, to train her athletes. In my opinion, she is the Greater Seattle Area's window to the world in terms of rhythmic gymnastics.
I believe in Tiana's school and I believe that her athletes will achieve great results with their hard work, at the highest level of competition in the sport. I recommend this school! You can contact me directly at alina.cirque@gmail.com if you have any questions. - Alina read more