Here at Westchester Performing Arts Studio we are a family operated business.   We pride ourselves on our core values, beliefs and morals.  Our love for the performing arts will transcend through our classes.   It is important that each student feels like they are a part of a team and family.  At the studio is where friendships will blossom and passion will thrive.  We're excited to open up our business and hearts to all of you.  

Miss Sasha is a treasured pre-school, primary age, and competitive dance teacher.   She has studied in the styles of ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, hip hop, and acro starting at the age of 6.  She has competed in both regional and national competitions on the east coast.  

Miss Sasha has a bachelor's of science degree from State University of Oneonta, where she also studied dance and participated in several productions and performances while in college.  She also recently graduated Fordham with her Masters in Social Work.  She has taught in multiple studios in both Westchester and NYC.  Miss Sasha has been teaching and choreographing for over 15 years for recreational and competitive students.  

Not to mention she is also the studio Assistant Director!  At WPAS Miss Sasha teaches creative movement, hip hop & acro, ballet/tap, mini competition team, acro, our junior competition team and more!

Mags Giannotti is an NYC based dancer and choreographer and has been studying dance since the age of four and has been teaching since the age of twelve. They have trained in hip-hop, contemporary, lyrical, modern, theatre dance, ballet, tap, pointe, and musical theatre and was a competitive dancer for seven years. Mags has also done musical theater for twelve years, appearing in roles such as “Meg” (Damn Yankees), Funa Sarah (Fidler on the Roof) and “Amneris“ (Aida). Mags is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre with a minor in Technical Theatre at Manhattanville College. They teach hip-hop, contemporary, singing, and more for ages 4 and up. Mags love for teaching shows in their students’ progress and they love watching them grow in their talents and love for the arts. 

New York City-based dancer and choreographer, Chloe Mae Kastner grew up in Westchester county and studied dance from 3-18 at Academy of Dance Arts. Kastner studied ballet, pointe, jazz, hip hop, modern, contemporary, theatre dance but took a special liking to tap. Because of her tap training, rhythm-based composition became a key component in her choreography from a young age.

Upon graduating high school, Chloe worked with the musical theatre group, Theatre MAMA, where she performed daily in Times Square working as a brand ambassador for the Radio City Rockettes as well as the broadway shows: “Finding Neverland” “Paramore” and “Chicago”. You can also see Chloe in Caitlin Dwyers music video “Games” as well as “Neck Tattoos”  and "Classes" by Live Well. Chloe has modeled for Paramour on Broadway, Stand Steady Desks, and She+Sky. 

May 2019, Kastner graduated with a BA in Dance at Manhattanville College where she performed for Marta Renzi, Andrei Kisselev and Takehiro Ueyama. prior to graduation, Chloe founded her own dance company in November of 2018 upon being accepted to the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. During CKDC's global debut at the 2019 Fringe, she was recognized by BBC and dance critic David Meade. Since then, Kastner has continued to tour her work globally as well as nationally. Kastner has brought her talent to the feature film screen as well where she choreographed for "Discontinued" now available on AppleTV. Chloe is truly a storyteller and wants the world to see how dance can speak the words, that we cannot find.
 

  Olga started studying rhythmic gymnastics at a young age in Odessa Ukraine and worked hard to become a Ukrainian champion in group gymnastic exercises. She continued her education at the Russian Academy of Physical Education and Sports which graduated the most Olympians and world champions. During her college years, Olga participated in a teaching exchange program in both Czechoslovakia and Bulgaria. Her love of dancing, music and gymnastics helped her to become the First Ukrainian Aerobic Gymnastics coach and she created her own style of teaching aerobic gymnastics.

Olga began her teaching career in the USA in 1994 at the United Nations International School and at the International Gymnastics Camp in Stroudsburg Pennsylvania where she worked closely with rhythmic world champion Anna Kochneva. She is currently working in Manhattan Club 92Y as a gymnastic coach, choreographer, and dancing instructor. She has coached many high-level competitive teams and several New York State Champions.  

We are pleased to have Olga sharing her talents with the students of Westchester Performing Arts Studio as one of our Acro and Gymnastics teachers working with both beginners and advanced students.