Lesya was born on May 7, 1982, in Ukraine. Her passion for dance began in kindergarten, where she enthusiastically performed on small stages that felt enormous at the time. This early enthusiasm led her to dedicate herself to the art of dance. In addition to her academic studies, she attended music school and was actively involved in a dance group.

Lesya pursued her education at the University of Humanities in Rivne, Ukraine, where she was trained as a choreographer specializing in folk dances and as a teacher of professional disciplines. Her ballet training is rooted in the esteemed Vaganova method. Her mentors included Lucia Zanj, Larisa Voloshina, and Valentina Puyova in ballet, as well as Anatoli Krykontschuk, Ilona Lehka, and Volodymyr Gordeev in folk dance.

Since 2019, Lesya has been working as a ballet and character dance teacher at the Vivi Molle Ballet School. Her greatest passion is sharing her extensive knowledge and fostering the development of both children and adults as dancers.

From 2020 to 2022, Lesya also served as a residential supervisor at the Ballet School Theater Basel, where she further honed her pedagogical and mentoring skills.

Elayne was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, and discovered her passion for ballet at the age of 2. From the very beginning, she demonstrated great dedication and commitment. She started her training at a local Royal Academy of Dance school and, at the age of 11, earned a place at the Dance School of Scotland to begin full-time training.

Elayne achieved distinction in all RAD exams up to Advanced 2, which qualified her to compete in the prestigious international ballet competition Genée. She was also a Junior and Senior Associate of the Scottish Ballet.

In 2015, she graduated from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland with a Bachelor of Arts in Modern Ballet. Following her graduation, she was selected by the Artistic Director of the Scottish Ballet to join the company as a dancer. She toured the UK with productions such as “The Nutcracker” and “Cinderella” and embarked on an Asian tour with “Romeo and Juliet” before deciding to transition into teaching.

Elayne completed the Certificate of Ballet Teaching Studies with the Royal Academy of Dance and became a Registered Teacher in 2018. She also holds a certificate in Progressing Ballet Technique and is a member of the Scottish Dance Teachers Alliance.

In addition to her ballet career, she pursued Highland Dance, winning numerous championship titles, including Scottish, British, and European Championships. In 2015, she joined the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Dance Company and continues to enjoy performing worldwide.

Since 2022, Elayne has been teaching at the Vivi Molle Ballet School. Elayne loves teaching and finds her greatest fulfillment in sharing her passion for dance and inspiring the next generation of dancers.

Aro Dedde was born on June 8, 1997, in St-Jean-de-Braye, France. The first member of the family to start dancing was Aro’s sister. At a dance school performance, Aro discovered ballet and was immediately captivated. At the age of ten, Aro began training at the Conservatory of Dance and Music in Saint-Louis. Later, Aro continued studies at the Basel Dance Academy under the direction of Galina Gladkova. At the age of seventeen, Aro returned to the conservatory.

During these formative years, Aro had the opportunity to learn from renowned choreographers and dancers such as Marie-Claude Pietragalla, Dietmar Seyffert, Jorge Garcia-Perez, Cinthia Labaronne, Macha Daudel, and Virginie Bigois-Freches.

Eventually, Aro decided to set ballet aside in order to pursue a career in healthcare. In 2022, Aro completed training as a registered nurse (HF) and has since been working at a hospital in Basel. Alongside this profession, Aro has contributed to various organizations, including the Basel youth group anyway and the association queeres ah&oh. Through this work, Aro gained valuable experience in passing on knowledge and supporting young people.

In 2018, Aro began taking classes at the Vivi Molle Ballet School. Since 2022, Aro has been supporting the school as a substitute ballet teacher and as technical assistance before and during performances. Aro places particular importance on creating a safer space where dancers can feel comfortable and develop in an environment that is both encouraging and demanding.

Sergey Kirichenko, born in Kyiv, Ukraine, is an internationally experienced ballet dancer, pedagogue, and choreographer. He received his training at the prestigious Kiev State Ballet Academy, graduating in 1995. That same year, he began his professional career as a soloist with the Ukrainian National Opera House, later joining Jeune Ballet de France in Paris. From 1998 to 2012, he was a member of Zurich Ballet under Heinz Spoerli, performing as a demi-soloist.

In addition to his stage career, Kirichenko collaborated with renowned choreographers such as Heinz Spoerli, Jiří Kylián, and Makhar Vaziev, and served as assistant choreographer and ballet master at major institutions including Teatro alla Scala in Milan, the Finnish National Opera, and the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe.

His passion for teaching has led to a wide-ranging pedagogical career. Since 2013, he has been teaching children, teenagers, and adults in Zurich (including at the Ballet School of Zurich Opera House, the Children’s Dance Theater Zurich, and his own Kirichenko Ballet Studio). International guest engagements include Singapore Ballet.

From September 2025 until summer 2026, he will be a guest teacher at Vivi Molle Ballet School.

As a choreographer, Kirichenko has created works for festivals, concert halls, and figure skating. His pieces have been presented at the Tonhalle Zurich, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, and the Swiss Figure Skating Championships.

Born on June 14, 1953, in Basel and raised in Bern, Peter Zundel returned to his birthplace in 1990 after various professional detours.

Early in his career, he worked in the Department of Education in Basel as an administrative officer in the Youth Assistance Office. His daily work primarily involved Excel spreadsheets, statistics, financing, and approvals. It was during this time that he met Viviana Molle, leading to a longstanding collaboration.

Peter’s fascination with the world of theater and storytelling blossomed in the late 1980s when he became involved in the establishment of the “Buechehof” life and work community in Lostorf. There, he met puppeteer Lisbeth Häubi, with whom he performed puppet theater for three decades until mid-2015.