Faculty Members

Beatris Mineva owner and dance director of Royal Academy of Dance (aka “Miss. Bea”) fell in love with dance at the age of 4 as a child in Sofia, Bulgaria where she is from.

Jackson’s Ballet classes will focus on the strength and development of your technique as a dancer, working on discipline and perfecting your talent.

Haley Marcin is a creator, educator, and performing artist, who graduated summa cum laude from the University of North Carolina Greensboro with a BFA in Dance with a focus in choreography and performance. Haley has had the pleasure of performing works by Martha Graham, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane, Janet Lilly, B.J. Sullivan, Clarice Young, and several Chicago choreographers such as Hanna Bricston and Jessica Miller Tomlinson. Haley has trained and performed with companies in several cities including Chicago and New York.

Marcus Williams is the head coach of the Power Tumbling program at Royal Academy of Dance.

Patricija Ivanauskaite is a former Rhythmic Gymnastics USA National Team Member, placing top 8 in the U.S. She has competed as an individual and in group, on both the national and international level, representing the U.S. in competitions. Following in her mother’s footsteps she began her career very young, around the age of three, she was a gymnast for over 14 years. She has trained alongside Olympic athletes and alongside the best coaches. “Rhythmic gymnastics is not a widely known sport here in the U.S. as it is in Europe, but I think it is one of the most beautiful sports to watch and one of the most difficult to learn. One of the best memories I have from the sport was traveling to Europe and competing there, it truly opened my eyes to how big this sport actually is”  Now, Patricija is back to the sport but in a different way, she is now coaching Rhythmic Gymnastics. Her main focus is to build the technique needed for gymnasts to be successful in their later careers. She is very excited to be the newest Head Coach for Rhythmic Gymnastics for Royal Academy. 

Gabriella Estes is a BFA alumni of the University of Arizona’s esteemed School of Dance. During her time there, she trained at the professional level in ballet, jazz, contemporary, modern, and commercial dance styles.  She was selected  as an artist  for the University of Arizona Dance Ensemble, where she performed works by Tamara Dyke- Compton, Michael Williams, Cat Cogliandro and Juel D. lane . Growing up in the Chicago area, she competed across the Midwest, receiving scholarships to study at summer programs throughout the country. In the past decade, she has had the opportunity to spend her summers training with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Visceral Dance Company, Alonzo Kings Lines Ballet, River North Dance Chicago, and Interlochen Academy for the Arts, to name a few, under partial and full scholarships. Upon graduation as of December 2023, she is a freelance professional dancer in the Chicago area. She is excited to share her expertise with the next generation of dancers as well as expand her choreographic endeavors.

Klaudia began dancing at the age of 3. With time, her passion for dance only became stronger. Klaudia danced competitively at DanceXplosion for 8 years and then later continued dancing at Visceral Dance Center.