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.
Faculty Members
Our Faculty
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.
Aysun Ferad Rhythmic Gymnastics Coach.
She has 63 medals from her competition years and well over 200 diplomas recognizing each competition routine seperately. She has competed in Lion Cups, Nationals, Regionals, State Cups and many more, ranking top 8 out of 200+ girls competing.
Colby, native to Illinois, began dancing at the early age of two. Quickly displaying an aptitude for coordination and performance, earned her first ballet scholarship in the convention circuit at age eight. Commercial and stage performance was a natural development from her extensive training in ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, hip hop and musical theatre.