MEET YOUR TEACHERS

Adelson Carlos

Ballet
Mini Movers
Creative Dance
Dance Lab

Adelson Carlos is a professional dancer, teaching artist, and educator trained at the Bolshoi School in Brazil. He was a company member with the Ballet of the Grand Théâtre de Genève for eight years and has worked as a choreographer with Cinevox Dance Company. His teaching includes workshops at the Joffrey Ballet and guest classes for Eisenach Dance Theater and Bangkok Dance School. Based in Geneva and quadrilingual (Portuguese, English, Spanish, and French), Adelson integrates elite technical standards with creative, play-based movement for young dancers.

Asrin Cekic

Street Dance

Asrin Cekic is a dancer and teacher with international training in Istanbul, London, and Zurich. His professional background includes teaching at the Monthey Dance Center and Open Movement Dance School in Lausanne. He has also performed in major productions, including Béjart Ballet’s Bolero. Asrin's dance background includes jazz, hip-hop, and professional stage performance. 

Eléonore Ansari

Ballet
Adult Pilates

Eléonore Ansari is a ballet and contemporary specialist, and certified pilates coach, with a distinguished professional career as a dancer for Béjart Ballet Lausanne, Jean-Christophe Maillot, Vertical Danse Noemi Lapzeson, among others. She received several awards and distinctions in the fields of dance and choreography, including a residency in New York City. Her international career spans performance, choreography, directing, and producing dance films. Eléonore has taught in London for all ages and levels, and she has served as an expert for Ballet and Contemporary dance CFC examinations in Geneva.

Gabe Miles

Musical Theatre Dance

Full teacher bio coming soon. 

Hakima Mbala

Street Dance

Hakima Mbala is a former professional dancer and art director who trained in Los Angeles. She has taught extensively in public and private educational institutions, leading workshops and intensives for dancers of all ages and backgrounds. Bilingual in English and French, Hakima organises international dance events and has served as a jury member for numerous competitions. 

Maria Busquets

Tap

Maria Busquets is a professional tap dancer and choreographer with advanced training from Steps on Broadway in New York and the Luthier School in Barcelona. She holds a Master’s in Acting for Film and a degree in Musical Theatre. Her performance credits include Savion Glover’s Dance Holiday Spectacular and international festivals, and she has taught tap across Europe. Maria currently also teaches at Dance Area in Geneva. 

Naomie Frésard
Creative Dance
Musical Theatre Dance

Naomie Frésard is a musical theatre professional with a diploma from Cours Florent in Paris. Her experience includes working as a choreographer and director at Jenna Dance School and Danse Évasion, alongside coordinating international artistic projects. Bilingual in French and English, Naomie brings professional experience in jazz, modern dance, choreography, and musical theatre performance. 

Tatiana Jaquet

Contemporary Jazz
Contemporary Mix
Adult Street Dance

Tatiana Jaquet is a dance professional trained at the Alvin Ailey Dance School in New York and the Conservatoire de Genève. She has extensive teaching experience within international school environments, including nearly a decade as a dance teacher at Ecolint. A certified Pilates instructor and performer with the Art-Monica company, Tatiana brings specialist experience in contemporary jazz, technical movement, and performance. 

Véronique Schenker-Farina

Ballet

Véronique Schenker-Farina is a ballet specialist with a distinguished professional career as a dancer for Béjart Ballet Lausanne and the Ballet National de Marseille. She has taught classical ballet for more than 30 years at institutions including the École de danse de Genève and the International School of Lancy. Véronique's background includes classical technique, barre au sol/floor barre, and extensive work with young dancers. 

Widtney Soto

Street Dance

Widtney Soto is a street dance specialist with international training at Millennium Dance Complex and Kinjaz Dojo in Los Angeles. She completed her professional dance training at the Centre de formation Artys and has worked as an instructor in studios across Geneva and France. Widtney's expertise focuses on urban dance styles, contemporary industry techniques, and choreographic practice. 

Sergio Villalpando
Tiny Tots Drama
Mini Drama
Drama Lab
Drama Club
Drama Group

Sergio Villalpando is a theatre educator, professional actor, and voice-over artist. He trained at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York and holds a BA in Contemporary Media Practice. His recent teaching includes serving as a Drama Teacher at Simply Theatre Academy, where he also prepared students for LAMDA examinations. Sergio is fluent in English, French, and Spanish. 

Sophie Bolomey

Drama Lab
Drama Group

Sophie Bolomey is a theatre teacher with training from the British American Drama Academy in London and a BA in Theatre from Reed College. Sophie's recent professional experience includes teaching drama at Simply Theatre, where she worked with students aged four to nine. She has led numerous student productions and specializes in script adaptation and physical theatre. Sophie is fluent in English and French.

Virginie Ghanimé

Mini Drama
Creative Drama
Drama Lab

Virginie Ghanimé is an early childhood educator with 25 years of international experience in the UK, USA, Canada, and Germany. Her background includes teaching in diverse environments such as the Berlin Brandenburg International School and ACE Nursery School. Fluent in French and English, Virginie holds a Boston Preschool Teacher Certificate and has extensive experience leading story-driven activities for young learners. 

Viviane Cléret

Creative Drama
Drama Lab

Viviane Cléret holds a master’s in Arts from the Sorbonne Nouvelle and completed professional theatre training at L’Atelier Blanche Salant and Studio Alain de Bock. She has taught theatre and French at the Collège Montessori des Aiglons and the Institut Catholique de La Salésienne. Viviane's teaching background includes creative writing, improvisation, movement, and communication. She is fluent in English and French. 

Anna Bradley

LAMDA Acting

Anna Bradley is a London-trained actor who studied at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts. Her screen credits include appearances on BBC’s Doctors and The Break, and she has performed extensively on stage, including touring as Juliet with the Young Shakespeare Company. Anna's background includes Shakespearean performance, scene study, and acting for screen. 

Dafydd White

LAMDA Acting

Dafydd White is a theatre educator and director with professional training from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London. He is the Head of Department for Secondary Performing Arts at LGB, and holds a BA in Theatre and a PGCE. With two decades of experience across educational and professional settings, including five years as a former LAMDA coordinator, Dafydd has directed more than 50 productions and specialises in actor training.

Emilie Cavalieri

LAMDA Introductory
LAMDA Acting

Emilie Cavalieri is a theatre professional and performer with a Bachelor’s degree in Theatre from La Manufacture in Lausanne. Her experience includes professional stage productions at Théâtre des Amis in Geneva and Théâtre Le Pommier in Neuchâtel. A BAFA-certified animator, Emilie has worked in diverse educational settings and is bilingual in French and English. 

Kelly Wragg

LAMDA Speaking in Public
LAMDA Acting

Kelly Wragg is an ICF-accredited coach with an Executive Coaching Certification from IMD Business School in Lausanne, and Licentiate Diplomas from Trinity College London in Speech and Drama Performance, Teaching, and Musical Theatre. After nearly a decade teaching speech and drama in Cape Town to students ages 6-18, she founded 4th Wall Communications in Switzerland where she partners with emerging and established leaders to build authentic, embodied communication, helping them move beyond performance to develop a powerful and credible presence.  

Matthew Binder

LAMDA Speaking in Public

Matthew Binder is a CELTA-qualified, award-winning educator and novelist with an MA in Political Science. His teaching background includes work at the GREAT Academy and Gotham Writers Workshop, where he taught academic writing, creative expression, and communication skills. Matthew's literary work has received the NYC Big Book Award and been optioned for television, bringing his public speaking students a strong foundation in rhetoric, structure, and spoken communication.

Naomie Frésard
LAMDA Musical Theatre

Naomie Frésard is a musical theatre professional with a diploma from Cours Florent in Paris. Her experience includes working as a choreographer and director at Jenna Dance School and Danse Évasion, alongside coordinating international artistic projects. Bilingual in French and English, Naomie brings professional experience in jazz, modern dance, choreography, and musical theatre performance. 

Sophie Bolomey

LAMDA Introductory
LAMDA Speaking in Public
LAMDA Musical Theatre

Sophie Bolomey is a theatre teacher with training from the British American Drama Academy in London and a BA in Theatre from Reed College. Sophie's recent professional experience includes teaching drama at Simply Theatre, where she worked with students aged four to nine. She has led numerous student productions and specializes in script adaptation and physical theatre. Sophie is fluent in English and French.

Amber Papp

Creative Dance
Dance Lab

Amber Papp is the owner and director of Piri Ballet, with a professional background in early childhood education. Her experience includes teaching at the North Education Center and working as a director and choreographer at Jam Hops. Amber specializes in designing play-based dance curricula aligned with developmental milestones, bringing a strong pedagogical foundation to her work with young dancers. 

Hakima Mbala

Street Dance

Hakima Mbala is a former professional dancer and art director who trained in Los Angeles. She has taught extensively in public and private educational institutions, leading workshops and intensives for dancers of all ages and backgrounds. Bilingual in English and French, Hakima organises international dance events and has served as a jury member for numerous competitions. 

Naomie Frésard
Musical Theatre Dance

Naomie Frésard is a musical theatre professional with a diploma from Cours Florent in Paris. Her experience includes working as a choreographer and director at Jenna Dance School and Danse Évasion, alongside coordinating international artistic projects. Bilingual in French and English, Naomie brings professional experience in jazz, modern dance, choreography, and musical theatre performance. 

Roisin Gudaitis

Creative Drama
Drama Lab

Roisin Gudaitis is a primary educator with a PGCE from the University of Sunderland and extensive experience in international primary settings. Her background includes more than 18 years at the Institut International de Lancy and teaching within the Ecolint primary programme. Fluent in English and French, Roisin specialises in storytelling and play-based approaches for younger learners, and has extensive experience supporting class assemblies and whole-school performances.

Naomie Frésard

Drama Club
Drama Group

Naomie Frésard is a musical theatre professional with a diploma from Cours Florent in Paris. Her experience includes working as a choreographer and director at Jenna Dance School and Danse Évasion, alongside coordinating international artistic projects. Bilingual in French and English, Naomie brings professional experience in jazz, modern dance, choreography, and musical theatre performance. 

Sergio Villalpando
Creative Drama
Drama Lab

Sergio Villalpando is a theatre educator, professional actor, and voice-over artist. He trained at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York and holds a BA in Contemporary Media Practice. His recent teaching includes serving as a Drama Teacher at Simply Theatre Academy, where he also prepared students for LAMDA examinations. Sergio is fluent in English, French, and Spanish. 

Chloé Wipraechtiger

LAMDA Introductory
LAMDA Musical Theatre

Chloé Wipraechtiger is a Swiss bilingual actor and educator with First Class Honours training from the London College of Music. Since 2022, she has taught LAMDA Acting, Musical Theatre, and Public Speaking. Her performance experience includes a European tour of Le Malade Imaginaire and a multilingual production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in London. Her teaching focuses on clear communication, character work, and confident performance.

Giulia Ferrati

LAMDA Acting

Giulia Ferrati holds a First Class Honours BA in Drama and Theatre Studies from Royal Holloway and a Master’s in Art Mediation and Education. As Artistic Director of Flamboyant Children Theatre, she brings long-term professional practice to her classroom teaching. Giulia's experience includes preparing students for LAMDA and Trinity College examinations at the International School of Lausanne and Simply Theatre. She is trilingual in French, English, and Italian. 

Lisa Bessuges

LAMDA Acting

Lisa Bessuges is an experienced English and Drama teacher, theatre practitioner, and educator with professional acting training. She holds a BA (Hons) in English Literature and Drama, a Master’s in Acting, and a PGCE. A professional actress earlier in her career, and with over two decades of experience across international contexts, Lisa has combined her passion for performance with education, teaching English, Drama, and Creative Expression, as well as directing various full productions. She brings extensive experience in actor training, voice, and performance to her teaching practice.

Sandra Furnari

LAMDA Speaking in Public

Sandra Furnari is an ICF-accredited coach with an MA in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages from the University of Brighton. She brings more than 20 years of international experience as a communications trainer, including four years delivering public speaking workshops for the British Council. Trilingual in English, French, and Italian, Sandra has worked extensively within international school environments in Geneva and Singapore. 

Sophie Bolomey

LAMDA Speaking in Public
LAMDA Musical Theatre

Sophie Bolomey is a theatre teacher with training from the British American Drama Academy in London and a BA in Theatre from Reed College. Sophie's recent professional experience includes teaching drama at Simply Theatre, where she worked with students aged four to nine. She has led numerous student productions and specializes in script adaptation and physical theatre. Sophie is fluent in English and French.

Adelson Carlos

Creative Dance
Dance Lab

Adelson Carlos is a professional dancer, teaching artist, and educator trained at the Bolshoi School in Brazil. He was a company member with the Ballet of the Grand Théâtre de Genève for eight years and has worked as a choreographer with Cinevox Dance Company. His teaching includes workshops at the Joffrey Ballet and guest classes for Eisenach Dance Theater and Bangkok Dance School. Based in Geneva and quadrilingual (Portuguese, English, Spanish, and French), Adelson integrates elite technical standards with creative, play-based movement for young dancers.

Eléonore Ansari

Ballet

Eléonore Ansari is a ballet and contemporary specialist, and certified pilates coach, with a distinguished professional career as a dancer for Béjart Ballet Lausanne, Jean-Christophe Maillot, Vertical Danse Noemi Lapzeson, among others. She received several awards and distinctions in the fields of dance and choreography, including a residency in New York City. Her international career spans performance, choreography, directing, and producing dance films. Eléonore has taught in London for all ages and levels, and she has served as an expert for Ballet and Contemporary dance CFC examinations in Geneva.

Anju Debono

Creative Drama

Anju Debono teaches creative drama for young children, bringing warmth, energy, and a playful approach to her work with early years students. She has taught in international school settings in France, the Czech Republic, Dubai, and Geneva, and trained with the Creative Movement Therapy Association of India. In Geneva, Anju has performed in local arts and wellness festivals and has explored Forum Theatre, developed by Augusto Boal. Her classes combine storytelling, improvisation, movement, and creative play to support confidence, expression, and imagination. 

Viviane Cléret

Creative Drama
Drama Lab

Viviane Cléret holds a master’s in Arts from the Sorbonne Nouvelle and completed professional theatre training at L’Atelier Blanche Salant and Studio Alain de Bock. She has taught theatre and French at the Collège Montessori des Aiglons and the Institut Catholique de La Salésienne. Viviane's teaching background includes creative writing, improvisation, movement, and communication. She is fluent in English and French. 

Roisin Gudaitis

LAMDA Introductory

Roisin Gudaitis is a primary educator with a PGCE from the University of Sunderland and extensive experience in international primary settings. Her background includes more than 18 years at the Institut International de Lancy and teaching within the Ecolint primary programme. Fluent in English and French, Roisin specialises in storytelling and play-based approaches for younger learners, and has extensive experience supporting class assemblies and whole-school performances.

Tatiana Jaquet

Street Dance

Tatiana Jaquet is a dance professional trained at the Alvin Ailey Dance School in New York and the Conservatoire de Genève. She has extensive teaching experience within international school environments, including nearly a decade as a dance teacher at Ecolint. A certified Pilates instructor and performer with the Art-Monica company, Tatiana brings specialist experience in contemporary jazz, technical movement, and performance. 

Sergio Villalpando

Drama Club
Drama Group

Sergio Villalpando is a theatre educator, professional actor, and voice-over artist. He trained at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York and holds a BA in Contemporary Media Practice. His recent teaching includes serving as a Drama Teacher at Simply Theatre Academy, where he also prepared students for LAMDA examinations. Sergio is fluent in English, French, and Spanish. 

Anna Bradley
LAMDA Acting

Anna Bradley is a London-trained actor who studied at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts. Her screen credits include appearances on BBC’s Doctors and The Break, and she has performed extensively on stage, including touring as Juliet with the Young Shakespeare Company. Anna's background includes Shakespearean performance, scene study, and acting for screen. 

Francesca Samways

LAMDA Musical Theatre

An Ecolint graduate, Francesca Samways holds a BA in Performing Arts from the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. She has achieved LAMDA Distinction Awards in both Acting and Musical Theatre, reflecting her own strong grounding in these disciplines. Francesca's experience includes working as a pedagogical assistant within the International School of Geneva. 

Kelly Wragg
LAMDA Speaking in Public

Kelly Wragg is an ICF-accredited coach with an Executive Coaching Certification from IMD Business School in Lausanne, and Licentiate Diplomas from Trinity College London in Speech and Drama Performance, Teaching, and Musical Theatre. After nearly a decade teaching speech and drama in Cape Town to students ages 6-18, she founded 4th Wall Communications in Switzerland where she partners with emerging and established leaders to build authentic, embodied communication, helping them move beyond performance to develop a powerful and credible presence.