Make Your First Dance Truly Spectacular
Anna Trebunskaya
OWNER
You Can Dance is an esteemed wedding dance studio located in Hermosa Beach, CA. Run by some of the industry’s leading choreographers, this agency can help couples add an extra flourish to their first wedding dance. From intricate sets involving multiple songs to simple slow dances showing the purity of your love, these experts can help you put your best foot forward.
Anna Trebunskaya and her mother Irina opened You Can Dance together and were the first Ballroom and Latin Dance Studio in Hermosa Beach. As a Dancing With The Stars professional for over 11 seasons, Anna has a proven pedigree that can help you make the dance floor your own. Joined by a team of internationally-acclaimed dancers, this studio can help you find your feet as you take your first steps as a married couple.
You Can Dance Studio offers a range of packages for couples to choose from. Every client can make the most of a free 15-minute consultation, letting them see what this prestigious studio can provide for them. With their flexible lesson plans, there is plenty on offer for couples who want to make a grand entrance on their special day.
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Music Genres
Bollywood
Caribbean
Classical
Country
Dance
Disco
EDM
Flamenco
Folk
Latin
Pop
R&B
Rock
World Music
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Meet the team
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- Anna TrebunskayaOwnerAnna Trebunskaya is best known for being a DWTS professional for 11 seasons. She and her mother, Irina, opened You Can Dance in 2009. They are joined by an international team of professionally trained teachers. Together they have created hundreds of wedding dances. Dancing is an artistic expression of an emotion to music and the First Dance is the perfect way to show how you feel about each other and your future together. Everyone at YCD feels privileged to have contributed to the most important day of your life. The routines are custom designed to fit the unique vision of each couple.
- Sarajane BradfordHead of Wedding Department, InstructorSarajane Bradford is a graduated student of University of California Irvine. She has years of experience in theater and the arts. She joined the You Can Dance team working as both a studio and social media manager and creative designer. As well as this work, she is also an instructor specializing in the social dances (salsa, bachata, swing) and Head of our Wedding Department. She has also worked with the studio in digital creation of behind the scenes footage for various events and showcases. In addition to her work with the studio, Sarajane also helps aid with Irina’s non profit organization, Dance It UP, which organizes a world class dance competition, “Hot Ballroom Dancesport Challenge.”
- Cole TrafzerInstructor, General ManagerCole tried various forms of dance, spending the majority of the time on Ballet, until he was fourteen. When he tried Ballroom Dancing for the first time, he was immediately drawn to it more than anything had interested him until that point. Starting as an instructor at the age of 17, Cole stayed with Fred Astaire Dance Studios 8 years, earning the awards of Top Male Instructor for three years, Top Executive, Top Studio at national and regional competitions, and his students won top bronze female at regional competitions over 20 times, and nationally three times. His students also won top overall student and were regular finalists and first place earners in multiple divisions. Professionally he earned his Diploma of Dance in American Smooth and Rhythm, became a Certified Dance Director, and Manager of a studio. After leaving the company, he ventured into the yoga and massage side of the world for a few years, and balanced both businesses and opened a holistic wellness center in Columbus, GA, that offered Ballroom Dance, Yoga, Aerial Silks, Pole Fitness, and more. After the closing of the studio during Covid, despite the beautiful three years it was open, Cole moved to Los Angeles for a new beginning and fell in love with the city that he now considers his home. After working independently in Los Angeles, Cole found YCDStudio in 2024, where he discovered his all-time idol of dance, Anna Trebunskaya, owned a studio. He was humbled, honored, and elated when Anna and Irina brought him on the team, and has found a wonderful fit in YCD. He looks forward to many years to come bringing his style of teaching, honoring empathy, focus, and dedication to ensure his students always get the elite level of training that is the YCD Studio legacy.
- KONSTANTIN YAKUNINInstructorKonstantin Yakunin has been in the dance world as a working professional for over 30 years. He is an adjudicator with USA Dance an WDSF, instructor, choreographer, coach and Pro/Am competitor. He is a former competitive Ballroom and Latin dancer who competed extensively in Russia and was Regional 10 Dance Champion from 1987 to 1993 in Russia. He had extensive experience training Formation Teams, which annually competed in Russian National College competitions. Konstantin has received many honor certificates and awards from the Russian Federation Professional Union of Ballroom Dance and has been an invited lecturer for Russian Regional Seminars at various competitions. He is certified in Autism Movement Therapy. Fun Fact – Konstantin and Irina Trebunskaya use to be dance partners in Russia
- KATYA KAMNIEVAInstructorKatya is a professional dancer, choreographer, licensed IDSA international dance teacher, adjudicator and competitor. She and her husband, Sasha are the current 2018 USA Dance National Professional Open Latin Champions and 2018 USA Dance National Professional Latin Show Dance Champions. She is Master of Sport of International class; Master of sport of Ukraine; 2014 IDSA World Champion, 2015 EDSF European Champion, 2015 Ukrainian Open Champion, the winner of Dance Star Festivals in 2015/2016, California Open Championship 2017, 2018 Embassy Ballroom Championship, 2018 Elite Championship and more. She is one of our main Dance Instructors and a Program Director at our elite ballroom and latin studio “You Can Dance” in Hermosa Beach, CA , owned by Dancing With The Stars Pro Veteran Anna Trebunskaya and Irina Trebunskaya. Katya is originally from Ukraine. She moved to the US in 2016 and successfully continue to dance and compete with NDCA and USA Dance with her husband and partner, Sasha. She has more than 18 years of dance experience and around 8 years of teaching all different age groups, levels, styles and needs. She is also experienced working with people on the Autism Spectrum.
- SASHA KAMNIEVInstructorProfessional dancer, choreographer, licensed IDSA international dance teacher, adjudicator and competitor. Current, 2018 USA Dance National Professional Open Latin Champion and 2018 USA Dance National Professional Latin Show Dance Champion. Master of Sport of International class; Master of sport of Ukraine; 2014 IDSA World Champion, 2015 EDSF European Champion, 2015 Ukrainian Open Champion, the winner of Dance Star Festivals in 2015/2016, California Open Championship 2017, 2018 Embassy Ballroom Championship, 2018 Elite Championship and more. Columnist of “Dance Beat” magazine, New-York. One of the main Dance Instructor and Program Director at the elite ballroom and latin studio “You Can Dance” in Hermosa Beach, CA , owned by Dancing With The Stars Pro Veteran Anna Trebunskaya and Irina Trebunskaya. Oleksandr is originally from Ukraine. He was moved to USA in 2016 and successfully continue to dance and compete in NDCA and USA Dance with his wife and partner Kateryna Kamnieva. He has more than 20 years of dance experience and almost 15 years of teaching all different age groups, levels, styles and needs.
- IRINA TREBUNSKAYACo-Owner, InstructorIrina is the co-owner of You Can Dance Studio with her daughter, pro DWTS dancer Anna Trebunskaya and was also her childhood dance instructor. Irina has a rich dance background as a competitor, instructor and manager of dance institutions. She was a Russian professional champion finalist and a U.S. Pro/Am champion. After a successful tenure as head instructor in Chelyabinsk (a well-known Russian home for world champions), Irina opened and ran a dance studio in New York City. Her heart and passion is reflected in her teaching, instructor selection and teacher/student mentoring. She has gone on to become a Certified Master of Dance in all four styles: International Standard & Latin, American Rhythm & Smooth. Irina is also a choreographer. Irina is an adjudicator for USA Dance and WDSF that has taken her throughout the world judging. She enjoys working with youth and is certified in the school district. She is also certified in Autism Movement Therapy by world renown, Joanne Lara. In addition to being a studio owner, Irina is one of the Founders of Dance It Up, a non profit organization supporting dance and, Organizer of the Hot Ballroom Dancesport Challenge, an internationally recognized dance competition in the Los Angeles area.
Reviews
4.8
out of 5.05 reviews
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Katie T
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5.0
5/14/2023
Katya was awesome! My husband and I had a great time learning our dance and she did one lesson with me and my recalcitrant dad too. I cannot imagine a more fun or supportive envir...
onment for first dance prep!
Julia F
5.0
11/02/2022
My husband and I had two left feet when we met Katya. In just 5 lessons, she turned us into dancers. We had so much fun learning her choreography to our wedding song. She is very t...
alented, patient, and a great teacher. I would recommend Katya to any couple looking to impress their guests on the dance floor during their first dance!
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Yana P
4.0
8/11/2018
We had so many choices in dance studios, and this one delivered. Matt was our instructor; he was SO perfect at understanding what we wanted to achieve. My husband and I wanted to d...
o a ridiculous, over the top choreographed dance to Total Eclipse of the Heart, complete with him ripping his shirt off. Matt put something together for us that caused all our guests to cheer endlessly after we were through. We couldn’t be happier with how it turned out!
Only a couple of qualms. During one of our lessons, on a Saturday afternoon (granted, a very busy time at the studio), there were 2 other couples in the space practicing for a competition. It was really annoying that we had to share the dance floor with them, especially as we couldn’t play our song with our dance and do our crazy turns in fear of bumping into someone. We paid a big price for private lessons and expected that they’d be fully private. And, living in a small LA apartment, we didn’t have a private, large enough space to practice the dance outside of lessons. When we told Matt that we wanted to make sure the lessons were just us next time, he wasn’t apologetic or kind, but did respect the request.
We also ended up using only 6 of the 10-class package. We can use the rest for date night, but I’m not very happy that I paid so much just to have lessons left over; I wish the studio had given us a better idea of how long it would take to learn the dance, and we could have bought lessons accordingly.
Brianna D
5.0
9/21/2017
We received dance lessons for our wedding at You Can Dance from Matt. He was extremely kind and helpful, and helped us create a special first dance for our wedding night. I would h...
ighly recommend You Can Dance and Matt to choreograph or help you with your first wedding dance.
Jenn C
5.0
9/29/2016
Matt was amazing! He did a great job putting together a short little choreographed dance for our first dance at our wedding. We took 5 lessons with him which turned out to be par...
t teaching and part pep talks from him! Neither my husband nor I “like” to dance and we definitely didn’t want to be the center of attention (though there was no way out of that, short of foregoing the first dance). His choreography was the perfect combination of steps that we could do and be comfortable enough with and yet enough to get “oohs and aahs” from our guests. What he created for us really did allow us focus just on each other and made it very easy to not think about anyone around us while we danced. He has a great personality and is fun to be around, which meshed well with our personalities, and made the lessons fly by. We really enjoyed learning from him and are considering taking some other classes from him just for “fun”. We can’t thank him enough for being such an integral part of making our wedding memorable.
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