Teachers

Lyylia is a professional dancer, dance teacher and dance entrepreneur. She studied at the Royal Danish Ballet School and the Finnish National Opera Ballet School and competed internationally before becoming a professional dancer. Lyylia's nearly ten-year active career has included classical leading roles, world premieres, tours and appearances at galas, television and art videos. In addition to her own dancing, Lyylia has also worked for years as a dance teacher, coach and producer and organizer of dance-related courses and projects.

Pinja Sinisalo is a dance artist and dance teacher from Helsinki. Pinja studied at the Helsinki Dance Institute and at the Finnish National Opera Ballet School, and completed her BA degree in classical ballet at the Hungarian University of Dance in 2017. During her dance career, Pinja has worked at the Sorbisches National Ensemble Ballet Theatre in Germany, the Roxey Ballet Company in the United States, and in Finland she has worked as a freelancer, dancing in works by the Finnish National Opera and Dance Works Helsinki. Since 2019, Pinja has taught ballet, pointe technique, classical repertoire, and contemporary dance to all ages and levels, both in Finland and abroad.

​Eliisa is a professional dancer, dance teacher and a student of the Master's degree in Dance Pedagogy at the University of the Arts Helsinki. In addition to her studies, Eliisa teaches classical ballet, show dance and character dance at the Helsinki Dance Institute and Casualbutpro. Before her current studies, Eliisa completed her Vocational studies at the Finnish National Opera Ballet School and after graduation performed as a soloist at the Opera Comica Pentry Copii Theatre in Bucharest, Romania. She has also danced with the Tero Saarinen Company and the Kuopio City Theatre.

Marika Metsovuori is a dance artist, choreographer and dance teacher who has a pedagogical degree in ballet, jazz, and contemporary dance from the Savonia University. Currently, Marika works as a dance teacher at multiple different schools and teams in the Helsinki area. She also studied dance abroad, including Boston Ballet and Harvard, and has completed an exchange program in jazz at the KHIO school in Oslo. When she was younger Marika competed in show dance and studied dance intensively alongside her high school studies.

Emma Sandman is student of dance pedagogy and education. During last spring and summer Emma was teaching at Casualbutpro as a part of her studies. Emma teaches ballet, kids dance classes, family sports, and gymnastics for students of different ages and levels. Emma has danced ballet since she was three years old, completed her dance diploma at the Sibelius High Scool and has performed in several performances and events.