Editorial review for Yana Muravyov
Good dancers need two core skills. Followers need to respond clearly. Leaders need to guide their partners with confidence.
Good instructors need both skills. Yana Muravyov can lead, follow, and explain each role in a practical way.
Why back-leading helps students
One benefit of private lessons with Yana is her ability to back-lead. This skill helps leaders learn faster because she can guide them through their own steps.
First, she shows the pattern as many times as needed. Then she can lead the student through the movement while dancing the follower’s part.
As a result, the student can feel the timing, direction, and connection more clearly. That can shorten the learning curve for new leaders.
Back-leading is hard to teach well. However, Yana does it in a way that feels natural and useful during a lesson.
Dance styles Yana teaches
Yana teaches salsa on 1, also called Los Angeles style. She also teaches salsa on 2, New York style, or mambo.
In addition, she teaches bachata, merengue, and cha-cha. She knows many ballroom dances, but Latin dance is her specialty.
How to start lessons
To contact Yana for a private lesson, call her cell phone or send her an email. You can also try a group class first.
Yana teaches a beginner group class at El Pacifico on selected Fridays. She is not there every week, so call or email first to confirm the schedule.
After a group class, you can decide whether private lessons are the right next step.
Teaching experience
Yana has taught Latin dance since 2009. Many students find her through referrals from the Phoenix salsa community.
She is often busy with current and former students. Even so, she continues to make room for new dancers who want to learn.
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I started taking salsa lessons with Yana last year because I wanted to try something new. I was very nervous at first, but she immediately made me feel comfortable and welcomed. She creates such a positive and supportive environment that it became much easier to step out of my comfort zone and just focus on learning.
Yana is truly the best salsa instructor in Phoenix. She is kind, patient, and very thorough in the way she teaches. She breaks moves down in a way that is easy to follow and makes sure you feel confident before moving forward.
Because of her encouragement, I even signed up for salsa classes at ASU, something I never expected to do, and I have really enjoyed it. I feel lucky to have found a teacher who is so skilled and supportive. I highly recommend Yana to anyone looking for fun and engaging Latin dance instruction in Phoenix!
I had a lot of fun and felt like it is something I can actually do!
Yana is the best! I first took her class at ASU in 2016 and she introduced me to the wonderful culture of dancing. Combining her social intelligence & practical application & seasoned dancing accolades - her passion for dancing is contagious! She opened a whole new world for me that changed my life. She meets you where you’re at & will invigorate your life through the art of salsa, bachata, and the beauty of dance.
My husband and I take classes with Yana. We are beginners and Yana is very patient and a very good teacher. She knows her stuff at all levels. If you think you want to learn any Latin dances, she is for you. We love going to her class.
My husband and I did our first dance lessons for our wedding with Yana and it was the most beautiful dance ever. Yana is a great teacher, very friendly, very patient and very skilled!! would definitely recommend her to everyone!!