The Lysaya Dance School was born 15 years ago as a small class of 6 students. We now have well over 100 participants ranging from the age 3 in our youngest group to the adults in our pre-professional dance theater, Firebird. Our repertoire of dances includes Gypsy, Irish, Russian, American, Armenian, Caribbean, Italian, Tango, Swing, and many more.

In June 2006, as part of our 15th Anniversary celebration, Lysaya Dance School and Firebird Dance Theatre premiered their most exciting show yet, Alice in Wonderland, followed by a tour to Montreal, Canada, with a performance at the prestigious Place Des Artes!

Lysaya Dance Ensemble has had a history of traveling and performing, including trips to the international Children’s Center ARTEK in Ukraine, where we participated in dance festivals and won two years in a row; following that, the ensemble participated in the 2000 International Freindship Festival, in Knesset, Israeli Parliament. Lysaya Dance Ensemble has also performed on Las Vegas’ famous Fremont Street, as well as on board the Cruiseship Elation. Our dancers have also performed on the best stages in San Francisco, such as the Russian Cultural Center, The Palace of Fine Arts, The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, and Herbst Theater.