Welcome to LaVida Dance Studio's "Under the Sea Recital"!

Join us as our young dancers transport you to the depths of the ocean with routines set to songs inspired by the sea. From graceful waves to powerful currents, watch as they bring the underwater world to life with their performances.

In addition, our talented Youth Competition Teams will showcase their extraordinary skill and dedication through a series of captivating routines and solos they have been perfecting throughout the season. Each piece highlights their hard work, creativity, and passion for dance.

Serving as a common goal, our Recital ignites focus in class and provides a platform for students to display their hard work while expressing their love for dance. This event gives them the opportunity to perform on a professional stage, delighting their family, friends, and patrons of the arts.

With your support, participating in staged dance performances offers children a range of valuable holistic learning experiences that extend beyond the realm of dance itself and encompasses physical, emotional, social, and cognitive development.

We genuinely hope you enjoy the performances!

- Sincerely, Natasha Maltseva, Artistic Director

UNDER THE SEA RECITAL - 11AM 

UNDER THE SEA REMIX
Pre-HipHop (ages 4-5) – Choreography and Instruction by: Heather Gonzalez
Performed by: Leah Bravo, Luka Cannelos, Yu-An Chuang, Amelia Denisov, Ziva Diwan, Adriana Ivanov, Maya Manastyrna, Naomi Musteata, Isabella Pan, Ariana Sanchez, Ridhi Shrivistava, Anna Yang, Andy Yuan

LITTLE FISHES
Twinkle Star Dance (ages 3-5) – Choreography and Instruction by: Ashley Berndahl & Leah Woodsum
Performed by: Evie Barr, Avril Grajales, Luna Jiang-Zhu, Nora Ma, Scarlett Sue Mediate, Mercury Pitzer, Hayden Shannon, Ava Stevens, Harper Tran, Claire Xiong

TRUTH OR DARE
Teen LVD Team HipHop – Choreography and Instruction by: Heather Gonzalez
Performed by: Viktoria Brusilovski, Alisa Darskaya, Vera Fang, Abigail Kesselman, Lisa Komashinskaya, Irina Maltseva, Daria Nosyreva, Kotono Shimojo, Veronika Yufereva

HOW FAR I’LL GO
Me & My Hero (ages 2-3) – Choreography and Instruction by: Heather Gonzalez & Leah Woodsum
Performed by: Laila Austin, Kira Fletcher, Medina Iman, Cameran Mcfarland, Meera Mullapudi, Ekansh Sabharwal, Freya Shi

BORN A DREAMER
Mini LVD Team Contemporary Solo – Choreography and Instruction by: Ashley Berndahl
Performed by: Nika Zusman

HAWAIIAN ROLLER COASTER RIDE
Twinkle Star Dance (ages 3-4) – Choreography and Instruction by: Heather Gonzalez
Performed by: Paisley Blatchford, Isabella Hanning, Willow Lode, Sreshta Nair, Lia Parziale, Nitara Sharma, Valentina Tava, Giavanna Valdez Tillman, Alice Wong

MY FUTURE
Teen LVD Team Contemporary Solo – Choreography and Instruction by: Ashley Berndahl
Performed by: Alisa Darskaya

BABY SHARK
Twinkle Star Dance (ages 5-6) – Choreography and Instruction by: Ashley Berndahl & Alexandra Kurilova
Performed by: Mara Bumgarner, Mila Ghaderi, Aashvi Gudla, Kaylee Horng, Leila Kirby, Emma Litvinenko, Leah Lomeli, Elodie Millard, Nell Nader, Isha Pradeep

WHAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF
Twinkle Star Dance (ages 3-5) – Choreography and Instruction by: Heather Gonzalez
Performed by: Anishka Allamsetty, Charlianne Donoghue, Atrisa Hakami, Olivia Hilton, Adriana Ivanov, Leni Lerma Robles, Avina Malekabadi, Kinsley Orozco, Olivia Roberts, Audrina Sahni

16 SHOTS
Teen LVD Team HipHop – Choreography and Instruction by: Heather Gonzalez
Performed by: Irina Maltseva, Daria Nosyreva, Kotono Shimojo, Veronika Yufereva

CAKE BY THE OCEAN
Pre-HipHop (ages 5-7) – Choreography and Instruction by: Heather Gonzalez
Performed by: Ella Fletcher, Aaruvi Ganacharya, Dayahlynn Madden, Bastien Ochoa Benitez, Lorena Perico-Gribova, Isaad Salim, Iyana Salim, Elie Tamneva, Sasha Tella, Arya Vinoth, Jay Xu

THE SUN IS RISING
Junior LVD Team Contemporary – Choreography and Instruction by: Ashley Berndahl
Performed by: Tal Alony, Eugena Comsin, Ariel Harris, Shylee Ori, Gabriela Palagashvili, Alicia Perico-Gribova, Eva Salazar

BABY BELUGA
Twinkle Star Dance (ages 3-4) – Choreography and Instruction by: Leah Woodsum
Performed by: Simon Campbell, Cameran Hunter, Charlotte Hunter, Leo Hunter, Alexandria Ngan, Chloe Yim

WONDERLAND
Ballroom Fusion Solo – Choreography and Instruction by: Lena Dovgan
Performed by: Raya Oks

BANANA BOAT SONG
Twinkle Star Dance (ages 5-6) – Choreography and Instruction by: Heather Gonzalez
Performed by: Sophia Almeida, Roya Dore, Wyatt Downs, Varvara Dzhur, Violet Kantor, Aiyana Maheshwari, Gabriella Mendonca, Bella Sakoda, Isla Southerland, Emma Waters, Zoey Yang

WHO WE ARE
Teen LVD Contemporary Solo – Choreography and Instruction by: Emma Winter
Performed by: Veronika Yufereva

BEYOND THE SEA
Twinkle Star Dance (ages 4-5) – Choreography and Instruction by: Heather Gonzalez
Performed by: Deesha Chougule, Aarna Gehlot, Saisha Ghatkar, Amaya Honnalli, Meera Kumar, Aadhya Lahoti, Amy Lin, Sofia Marmol, Olivia Stuani, Ellie Wong, Rose Wong

THE MERMAID SONG
Pre-Ballet (ages 5-7) – Choreography and Instruction by: Ashley Berndahl & Leah Woodsum
Performed by: Meera Agarwal, Olivia Cabranes, Chloe Campbell, Charlianne Donoghue, Aaruvi Ganacharya, Sasha Hajian, Mya Munoz, Amelia North, Effie Pauv, Mika Pauv, Sasha Tella
 
HIT THE ROAD
Teen LVD Team Contemporary – Student Choreography (choreographed by performers)
Performed by: Maya Cherny, Irina Maltseva, Daria Nosyreva, Kotono Shimojo, Diana Vrublevskaya, Veronika Yufereva

CROCODILE ROCK
Twinkle Star Dance (ages 3-4) – Choreography and Instruction by: Alexandra Kurilova
Performed by: Georgia Batingal, Diya Kaul, Leni Lerma Robles, Sabrina Stanger

OCTOPUS’S GARDEN
Twinkle Star Dance (ages 4-5) – Choreography and Instruction by: Ashley Berndahl & Alexandra Kurilova
Performed by: Nela Fikic, Lena French Cortes, Audrey Juretic, Finley Klingler Spencer, Leila Martinez, Hannah Ngyuen, Juliana Sanchez Ruiz Esparza, Emily Tsypliaeva, Mark Tsyplyaev, Mia Vasileva, Elsa Wang, Anna Yang, Ellie Zeng

CAN’T CATCH ME NOW
Teen LVD Team Contemporary Solo – Choreography and Instruction by: Ashley Berndahl
Performed by: Irina Maltseva

MERMAID PARTY
Tumble/Acro & Dance (ages 4-6) – Choreography and Instruction by: Leah Woodsum & Adinai Zhumabekova
Performed by: Elena Barber, Lorena Perico-Gribova, Savannah Emilia Roux, Ariana Sanchez, Zara Tella, Sophia Vorobeva

LOOK LIKE YOU
Junior LVD Team HipHop – Choreography and Instruction by: Heather Gonzalez
Performed by: Luisa Cummings, Keira Fang, Gaya Figlin, Taisiya Kifa, Viktor Maltsev, Gabriela Palagashvili, Liana Radulescu, Jaiyana Shaik, Alina Shulga, Victoria Strukov, Jordan Suzuki, Katherine White, Dima Yesin, Zara Yturiaga

LAVIDA FINALE & MEDAL CEREMONY
ON STAGE - All Performers and Instructors

Dear members of the audience!

Welcome to LaVida Dance Studio's "Little Mermaid Production"!

Join us in the captivating tale of the Little Mermaid, a story of love, sacrifice, and the pursuit of dreams. Embark on an unforgettable adventure as Ariel defies the wishes of her father, King Triton, and strikes a bargain with the sea witch Ursula to explore life on land. Will she find true love with Prince Eric, or will Ursula's sinister plans tear them apart forever?

Little Mermaid is an original staged LaVida Dance Studio production choreographed by the studio's director & faculty based on The Little Mermaid cartoon. It is performed by instructors, youth and adult students in various dance styles: ballroom, contemporary, jazz, hip-hop, ballet, breakdance and more.

This dance production will be an energizing experience of the intriguing story told on stage through the medium of dance, featuring colorful costumes and invigorating music. Each dance, each style, represents an idea and tells part of the story. It will be enjoyable and amusing for adults and kids alike.

We genuinely hope you enjoy the performances!

- Sincerely, Natasha Maltseva, Artistic Director

Ariel – Lena Dovgan
Prince Eric – Dmitri Vorobiev
Triton –  Alex Kotov
Ursula – Irina Maltseva, Daria Nosyreva & Kamila Savelyeva
Ursula-Vanessa – Irina Maltseva
Sebastian – Alisa Darskaya
Flounder – Diana Vrublevskaya
Scuttle – Viktor Maltsev
Grimsby & Wedding priest– Jordan Suzuki
Chef – Sunny Lucero
Eels – Luisa Cummings, Gaya Figlin, Liana Radulescu & Victoria Strukov

LITTLE MERMAID PRODUCTION - 2PM & 5PM

UNDERWATER CONCERT
OUT OF MY MIND
Teen LVD Team Jazz – Choreography and Instruction by: Emma Winter
Performed by: Viktoria Brusilovski, Maya Cherny, Eugena Comsin, Irina Maltseva, Diana Vrublevskaya
WHEN WE COME THROUGH
Mini LVD Team HipHop – Choreography and Instruction by: Heather Gonzalez
Performed by: Sasha Barber, Erin Chen, Ava Melton, Drexel Melton, Rosalee Roytberg, Yuna Sasabe, Dan Shiraishi, Alice Yalovyy, Nika Zusman
MERMAID PARTY
Jazz/Ballet (6-9) – Choreography and Instruction by: Emma Winter & Leah Woodsum
Performed by: Ava Hakami, Chelsea Hendershot, Meghna Lahiri, Sasha Lakom, Alexandra Sokolova, Madelyn Tinghino, Isabella Tolstrup, Silvia Vainio

SHARK
Teen LVD Team Latin – Choreography by: Students.  Instruction by: Lena Dovgan
Performed by: Maya Cherny, Alisa Darskaya, Abigail Kesselman, Lisa Komashinskaya, Irina Maltseva, Daria Nosyreva, Gabriela Palagashvili, Alicia Perico-Gribova, Kotono Shimojo, Diana Vrublevskaya

HUMAN STUFF
Acro & HipHop/Cheer (ages 6-8) – Choreography and Instruction by: Leah Woodsum & Adinai Zhumabekova
Performed by: Lucy Gomez Arvizu, Scarlett Barr, Sophia Frenkel, Nika Gurevitch, Noelle Jackson, Taiga Sato, Polisa Volegova

URSULA’S FORTRESS
Teen LVD Team HipHop – Choreography and Instruction by: Heather Gonzalez
Performed by: Viktoria Brusilovski, Alisa Darskaya, Vera Fang, Abigail Kesselman, Lisa Komashinskaya, Irina Maltseva, Daria Nosyreva, Kotono Shimojo, Veronika Yufereva

ONE KING
HipHop (ages 6-8) – Choreography and Instruction by: Alexandra Kurilova
Performed by: Lucy Gomez Arvizu, Ayanna Beri, Chelsea Hendershot, Amelia Joseph, Emilia Kleyner, Meghna Lahiri, Anvil Manish, Mila Melikova, Ava Niknejad, Lorena Perico-Gribova, Myra Sorab, Taylor Stefan, Samarth Thakkar

PART OF YOUR WORLD
Ballet (ages 6-10) – Choreography and Instruction by: Ashley Berndahl
Performed by: Uma Burt, Anaya Ganacharya, Alisa Ivanov, Fern Sad, Zoya Shylesh, Jemma Snow, Kayla Snow, Erisha Verma

STORM
HipHop (ages 8-10)  – Choreography and Instruction by: Alexandra Kurilova
Performed by: Mantram Amin, Sasha Barber, Erin Chen, Monica Correa, Luis Gomez Arvizu, Alisa Ivanov, Ivy Johnston, An Le, Kiara Liyanage, Miranda Lopez, Drexel Melton, Ava Melton, Yaami Nair, Viktoriia Parshakova, Rosalee Roytberg, Aiana Samigullina, Yuna Sasabe, Dan Shiraishi, Mikelle Smith, Makena Stefan, Sehher Thapar, Abimanyu Thiyaneshwaran, Alice Yalovyy, Mila Zaric, Nika Zusman

EELS
Junior LVD Team Jazz – Choreography and Instruction by: Emma Winter
Performed by: Tal Alony, Maria Bozovich, Luisa Cummings, Keira Fang, Gaya Figlin, Ariel Harris, Shylee Ori, Eva Salazar, Alina Shulga

PRINCE ERIC’S DREAM
Ballroom Duo
Choreographed and Performed by: Lena Dovgan & Dmitri Vorobiev
 
SHE'S IN LOVE
Jazz (ages 8-10) – Choreography and Instruction by: Emma Winter
Performed by: Sasha Barber, Erin Chen, Ivy Johnston, Kiara Liyanage, Drexel Melton, Ava Melton, Rosalee Roytberg, Yuna Sasabe, Dan Shiraishi, Sehher Thapar, Alice Yalovyy, Nika Zusman

UNDER THE SEA
Teen LVD Team Latin – Choreography and Instruction by: Lena Dovgan
Performed by: Maya Cherny, Alisa Darskaya, Abigail Kesselman, Lisa Komashinskaya, Irina Maltseva, Daria Nosyreva, Gabriela Palagashvili, Alicia Perico-Gribova, Kotono Shimojo, Diana Vrublevskaya

TRITON RAGE
Break Dance (ages 6-14) – Choreography and Instruction by: Daniel Etcheto & Natasha Maltseva
Performed by: Prithvi Arun, Alan Doroshenko, Marina Doroshenko, William Gershaft, Arthur Glukhov, Daniel Karakhanyan, Viktor Maltsev, Daniel Rusin, Mia Rusina, Asher Sakoda, Mathew Sebastian, Mark Shiliaev, Ian Yi, Jimmy Yun

POOR UNFORTUNATE SOULS
Junior & Teen LVD Team Contemporary – Choreography and Instruction by: Ashley Berndahl
Performed by: Tal Alony, Maya Cherny, Eugena Comsin, Vera Fang, Ariel Harris, Tatiana Lipina, Irina Maltseva, Shylee Ori, Gabriela Palagashvili, Alicia Perico-Gribova, Eva Salazar, Kamila Savelyeva, Diana Vrublevskaya
 
HUMAN POTION
Teen LVD Team Jazz – Choreography and Instruction by: Emma Winter
Performed by: Viktoria Brusilovski, Maya Cherny, Eugena Comsin, Irina Maltseva, Diana Vrublevskaya, Veronika Yufereva

~ INTERMISSION ~

CASTLE DINNER
Ladies of LaVida Team – Choreography and Instruction by: Sunny Lucero
Performed by: Danielle File, Alla Genkin, Georgi Ku, Leoreina Lacuin, Sunny Lucero, Valentina Machalina, Diana Prokopchuk, Kaveri Rajan, Jianqiu Wang

TRITON REGRETS
Junior LVD Team HipHop – Choreography and Instruction by: Heather Gonzalez
Performed by: Luisa Cummings, Keira Fang, Gaya Figlin, Taisiya Kifa, Viktor Maltsev, Gabriela Palagashvili, Liana Radulescu, Jaiyana Shaik, Alina Shulga, Victoria Strukov, Jordan Suzuki, Katherine White, Dima Yesin, Zara Yturiaga

KINGDOM TOUR
Bacheetahs Team – Choreography and Instruction by: Julia Teplyakova
Performed by: Elizabeth Castillo, Judy P Chang, Mia Harper, Shan Mcintosh, Vineetha Menon, Margarita Morozovskaia, Teysha Potter, Ekaterina Sochenova, Julia Teplyakova, Yulia Zubova

KISS THE GIRL
Acro & HipHop/Cheer (ages 8-10) – Choreography and Instruction by: Leah Woodsum & Adinai Zhumabekova
Performed by: Sophia Bak, Livy Bodik, Bahiyyih Fazilat, Safiya Fazilat, Ivy Johnston, Diyora Khojiakbarova, Viktoriia Parshakova, Alexandra Sokolova, Olivia Vainio

URSULA’S TRANSFORMATION
Junior LVD Team Jazz – Choreography and Instruction by: Emma Winter
Performed by: Tal Alony, Maria Bozovich, Luisa Cummings, Keira Fang, Gaya Figlin, Ariel Harris, Shylee Ori, Eva Salazar, Alina Shulga

SCUTTLEBUTT
Mini LVD Team HipHop & HipHop (ages 8-10) – Choreography and Instruction by: Heather Gonzalez
Performed by: Arina Arkharov, Sasha Barber, Aleksandra Cheban, Erin Chen, Nami Falge, Anaya Ganacharya, Drexel Melton, Ava Melton, Lavanya Menon, Anina Mithun, Myka Petersen, Rosalee Roytberg, Yuna Sasabe, Dan Shiraishi, Alice Yalovyy, Nika Zusman

WEDDING SPELL
Jazz (ages 10-14) – Choreography and Instruction by: Emma Winter
Performed by: Maria Bozovich, Clementine Dale, Nila Esfandiari, Brooklyn Honda, Arlyn Sakoda

FINAL BATTLE
BLOOD IN THE WATER
HipHop (ages 10-16) – Choreography and Instruction by: Alexandra Kurilova
Performed by: Anthony Berezansky, Alexander Chigirinskiy, Mia Choe, Nahla Ebio, Ariel Harris, Maria Hovsepyan, Taisiya Kifa, Alisa Krivosheeva, Viktor Maltsev, Aarohi Nigam, Liana Radulescu, Victoria Strukov, Jaslyn Suzuki, Jordan Suzuki, Sai Tejasvi Rapolu, Katherine White, Lucas Yang, Dima Yesin, Ian Yi, Zara Yturiaga
GAME OF SURVIVAL
Teen LVD Team Contemporary – Choreography and Instruction by: Ashley Berndahl
Performed by: Maya Cherny, Vera Fang, Tatiana Lipina, Irina Maltseva, Kamila Savelyeva, Diana Vrublevskaya

LAVIDA FINALE
ON STAGE - All Performers and Instructors