Pagrati, Athens · Since 2014

Move with intention. Dance with joy.

A welcoming dance school in Pagrati, Athens — ballet, contemporary, and Latin for ages four to eighty-four.

Find your discipline

Eleven dance forms taught by people who still perform. Whether you grew up at the barre or have never set foot in a studio, every class begins with a welcome and ends with sweat well earned.

A school built around the late starter

In 2014, in a converted textile workshop on Agias Sofias, Eleni Vassiliou hung a single barre and Konstantinos Petridis taped out a Latin floor with masking tape. Their first class had four students, three of whom had been told elsewhere they were too old to begin.

Eleven years later the school welcomes 480 dancers per term across three sprung-floor studios. We cap classes at twelve. We never audition adult learners. We offer one full scholarship per term. Our youngest pupil is four; our oldest is seventy-four.

Eleni and Konstantinos between classes

This week in the studios

Six standout classes — drop in for a single session or book a term spot.

ClassDay & timeLevelTeacherDrop-in
Open BalletTue 19:00Open levelEleni Vassiliou€15 drop-in
Salsa LA-styleWed 20:30BeginnerKonstantinos Petridis€15 drop-in
Contemporary LabThu 18:00IntermediateAndreas Markou€18 drop-in
Pre-BalletSat 10:00Ages 4–6Maria KontogiorgiTerm only
Heels & Jazz FunkFri 21:00Open levelIfigenia Roussou€18 drop-in
Argentine TangoSun 19:30BeginnerCamila Reyes€15 drop-in

Eleven teachers, one shared studio language

Every faculty member still performs. Most have danced in the productions you have seen.

Eleni Vassiliou

Co-founder & Principal Ballet
Former Greek National Opera corps de ballet, RAD-certified examiner. Teaches adult open ballet and grades 5–8.

Konstantinos Petridis

Co-founder & Latin Director
Trained in Havana under Adolfo Indacochea, ten years touring with Cuban tribute ensembles across Europe.

Andreas Markou

Head of Contemporary
Akram Khan Company alumnus and choreographer for two Onassis Stegi commissions. Runs the choreographic studio.

Camila Reyes

Argentine Tango
Born in Buenos Aires, milonguera since twelve. Partnered Pablo Veron during his 2018 Athens residency.

From the dancers who fill our floors

I started Eleni’s adult ballet at thirty-eight after a decade away from class. By the third week she had me back in centre work without a single “you should have started younger” comment.

Christina Manolaki

Athens
Konstantinos teaches salsa like he’s letting you in on a secret. I went from two left feet to leading at La Bachatera within a term.

Yannis Drakopoulos

Pagrati
My daughter Mina has been in Maria’s pre-ballet since she was four. The progression from running in circles to her first reverence at the winter showcase made me cry.

Lena Kourtidou

Zografou
Andreas’ contemporary lab is the only class in Athens where I have ever felt safe to fail. I tore a hamstring in October and he adapted every class until I was strong again.

Marco Rinaldi

Pagrati

On stage, twice a year

We perform twice a year at Theatro Olympia and Theatro Vrettania. Tickets sell out in forty-eight hours, and every student who wants a place on stage gets one — there is no casting call.

The 2025 Annual Show ran for two nights with 117 hand-sewn costumes and a live pit for the finale. The Spring Showcase returns 4–5 April 2026.

A dancer in silhouette on a smoke-lit stage

From the journal

Recognised for our practice, not our pedigree

Royal Academy of Dance

Registered Teaching Centre, 2024

Hellenic Dance Competition

Silver medallist, 2022

Onassis Stegi

Choreographic partner, 2023

Lifo

Featured, 2023

Kathimerini

Featured, 2024

Imerisia

Featured, 2025

Find us in Pagrati

Address
Agias Sofias 22, 11636 Pagrati, Athens
Phone
+30 210 723 4180
Monday–Friday
10:00–22:00
Saturday
09:00–18:00
Sunday
10:00–20:00
The main studio with mirrored walls and barres

Rehearsal Notes — once a month, never spam

A short letter from the founders: one technique tip, one student story, one upcoming class.