Meet Our Team

Creating The Magic…

 La Vida Dance Professionals

With over 100 years of experience combined, our dance team will provide you with the knowledge, guidance and skills to help you Reach Your Dancing Dreams!

Patricia West

With decades of experience in the dance world, La Vida Dance Studio Manager, Patricia West, is a talented teacher with a passion for getting novices to strut their stuff like pros.

Having been a dance teacher and judge for many years, Patricia has a keen eye for top-quality instructors. She leads a team of exceptional teachers who understand what it takes to help clients achieve their dance goals.

La Vida Dance Crew 

If you’re looking for a Ballroom Dance studio to try out for the first time, or if you’re already an experienced dancer, I recommend LA VIDA DANCE STUDIO in Aliso Viejo. OC is home to some of the BEST Ballroom Dance studios, and La Vida is definitely one of them! The group classes are super fun, easy to follow and social, and the private training is taught by some of the best dancers known internationally and nationally. The teachers and staff are so welcoming and truly make every student feel special, and most of all comfortable and confident to keep dancing. My personal instructor is Illia Sydorenko, who is so knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and encouraging in his teaching. Both he and his wife, Tanya Kuts, are champion competitors, and Tanya is also an instructor at the studio. I really can’t say enough about ALL the teachers and staff at La Vida Dance, it’s a wonderful studio to learn how to dance and so much fun.
— Terri S.
  • Tammy Romano

    DIRECTOR

  • Illia Sydorenko

    INSTRUCTOR

  • Tanya Kuts

    INSTRUCTOR

  • Matt Bielli

    INSTRUCTOR

  • Taya Hughes

    INSTRUCTOR

  • Oleg Teleha

    INSTRUCTOR

  • Mishka Teleha

    INSTRUCTOR

  • Alex Boiko

    INSTRUCTOR

  • Anne Montserrat

    INSTRUCTOR

  • Eva Dobesch

    INSTRUCTOR

  • Jerswin Poloyapoy

    INSTRUCTOR

  • Jackie Duenas

    INSTRUCTOR

  • Tony Nunez

    INSTRUCTOR

  • Lewis Suarez

    INSTRUCTOR

  • Krasi Petkov

    Instructor