{"id":4142,"date":"2022-09-06T10:14:27","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T07:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/balletarts.gr\/liza-kyriakidou\/"},"modified":"2025-09-01T17:43:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T14:43:38","slug":"liza-kyriakidou","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/balletarts.gr\/en\/our-team\/liza-kyriakidou\/","title":{"rendered":"Liza Kyriakidou"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4142\" class=\"elementor elementor-4142 elementor-1692\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-206632e5 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-space-around elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"206632e5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6ae339\" data-id=\"a6ae339\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aab61ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1aab61ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.20.0 - 10-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Liza Kyriakidou was born in Cyprus and discovered her passion for dance at an early age. She studied in London at the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rokadanceschool.gr\/royal-academy-of-dance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Royal Academy of Dance<\/a> (RAD)<\/strong>, where she graduated with the <strong>Licentiate<\/strong> and <strong>Teaching Diploma (LRAD)<\/strong>. During her studies, she was awarded two academic prizes in <strong>Anatomy<\/strong> and <strong>Dance History<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Her professional career includes teaching and collaborations in London (practical teaching at the RAD headquarters), in the United States (University of Reno, Nevada and private schools), and in Cyprus, where she taught ballet in private schools, as well as \u201cdance therapy \u2013 movement therapy\u201d before founding her own ballet school.<\/p><p>In 2002, she founded <strong>Ballet Arts<\/strong> in Greece, a school that follows two of the most internationally recognised dance education systems, <strong>RAD<\/strong> and <strong>ISTD<\/strong>. From 2015 to 2019, she served as the <strong>RAD CPD Ambassador<\/strong> for Greece, and from 2019 to 2022 she was <strong>Vice President of the RAD Greek Committee<\/strong>. She is also a member of <strong>SISXE<\/strong> (the Association of Dance School Owners in Greece) and remains active in her professional development, attending over 20 hours of training annually. She is certified in <strong>Progressive Ballet Technique (PBT)<\/strong> and has completed <strong>First Aid Training<\/strong> with the Hellenic Red Cross.<\/p><p>Alongside her teaching, she plays an important role in the development of new ballet teachers. She was a mentor and practical teaching supervisor for the international <strong>CBTS<\/strong> programme of the RAD. Since 2025, she has also been working as a <strong>Tutor<\/strong> for the RAD in the <strong>Certificate in Dance Teaching (CDT)<\/strong> programme, specifically in module <strong>CDT 424 \u2013 Dance Teaching in Practice<\/strong>.<\/p><p>In the same year, she completed the three-year distance learning programme <strong>Master\u2019s in Dance Education<\/strong> with the RAD, validated by the <strong>University of Bath<\/strong>. Her postgraduate studies confirm her dedication to continuous learning and her commitment to advancing dance education.<\/p><p>Beyond dance, Liza is an <strong>accredited life coach<\/strong> with the <strong>Universal Coaching Association UK<\/strong>, specialising in working with artists and dance teachers of all disciplines to build self-confidence and overcome challenges in achieving their goals. With her dual role as teacher and coach, she founded <strong>Teachers of Dance \u2013 Coaching and Mentoring<\/strong>, an initiative that supports dance teachers in their professional and personal development.<\/p><p>Liza lives in Glyfada and is the proud mother of three daughters: Manuella, Marilyn, and Emmelia.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cff6592 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cff6592\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be745d8\" data-id=\"be745d8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdfbc98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fdfbc98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/balletarts.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/8005ea2e-dd81-4791-86ff-ce8a8b480811.png?fit=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"8005ea2e-dd81-4791-86ff-ce8a8b480811\" alt=\"8005ea2e-dd81-4791-86ff-ce8a8b480811\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22f99d8\" data-id=\"22f99d8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-600275d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"600275d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/balletarts.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/uca-foundation-accredited-coach-fac.1.png?fit=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"uca-foundation-accredited-coach-fac.1\" alt=\"uca-foundation-accredited-coach-fac.1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d7ae77\" data-id=\"4d7ae77\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dbb194 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3dbb194\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/balletarts.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/LOGO-TEACHERS-OF-DANCE.png?fit=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"LOGO TEACHERS OF DANCE\" alt=\"LOGO TEACHERS OF DANCE\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liza Liza Kyriakidou was born in Cyprus and discovered her passion for dance at an early age. 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