Founder / Dance Instructor
Rita Gosin
Hip-Hop Instructor | Choreographer
Rita has been part of the street dance community for over a decade. She began her journey with classical dance styles such as Ballet and Modern, later expanding into Hip-Hop, Locking, Waacking, Popping, Breaking, and House. She has competed as a member of the crews Banda ILL and Funtmass, both of which earned recognition by winning prestigious competitions including Hip Hop International and United Dance Open. Together with her team, she also placed in the Top 4 at the Hip Hop World Championship.
Over the years, Rita has developed her own distinctive style, performing and competing at renowned events such as Juste Debout, KOD, and Pay The Cost To Be The Boss.
Her mission is to pass on her knowledge and experience to the next generation, teaching the foundations of street dance while inspiring dancers to discover their own artistic voice.
Yury Plisko a.k.a. "GetWild"
Dance Instructor
Breaking Instructor
Yury Plisko, known in the breaking community as B-Boy Getwild, began his breaking journey in Belarus in 2003.
Over the years, Yury has competed in numerous breaking events both in Belarus and internationally. One of the highlights of his competitive career was the Red Bull BC One Belarus qualifier in 2007, where he reached the Top 16 B-Boys in the country.
Yury began teaching in 2013 and now has more than 13 years of teaching experience. In 2023, he moved to the United States and reached an important milestone in his breaking career by becoming a member of Street Masters Crew, a legendary American breaking crew founded in 1984. Today, he actively represents the crew at battles and events across the East Coast and is proud to be the only member from the CIS region to join the original Street Masters lineup.
Yury’s classes are energetic, fun, and engaging, while also emphasizing discipline and personal growth. His main goal as a teacher is to introduce children to a culture of respect through the art of breaking.
In his classes, students develop their own originality while learning from the foundations of traditional New York breaking style. Training includes physical conditioning, musicality, coordination, reaction speed, spatial awareness, freestyle and battle skills, stage presence, and confidence in expressing an individual style.
Beyond dance technique, Yury teaches children how to compete with respect, overcome challenges, build character, and develop skills and confidence that can support them both in dance and in everyday life.
Dance Instructor
Kristina Kim
Hip-Hop | Open Style Instructor | Choreographer
Kristina Kim is a Brooklyn-raised dancer, choreographer, and instructor with over 10 years of experience in the NYC dance community.
Her movement background is primarily rooted in Hip-Hop, with additional training in House, Jazz, Dancehall, Vogue, Waacking, and other Afro-diasporic styles. She began dancing in New York while in high school with Stuy Legacy and is currently part of The Neighbors. From 2019 to 2023, Kristina also lived and trained in Chicago under Trae Turner, further expanding her movement vocabulary and performance experience.
Throughout her dance career, Kristina has worked as both a choreographer and co-director, developing strong experience in leading rehearsals, creating choreography, and teaching dancers in a group setting.
Her classes focus on strong foundations, musicality, confidence, performance quality, and helping dancers develop their own individual movement style.
Kristina is excited to bring her energy, versatility, and experience to Funky House Studio and to work with kids, teens and adults.
Katya Salnikova
Dance Instructor
Hip Hop | Stretching Instructor
Katya is a New York City–based dancer, choreographer, and instructor with experience teaching students of different ages and levels in both studio and educational settings.
Her training and teaching background includes Hip-Hop, Dancehall, High Heels, stretching, choreography, freestyle. She has taught at dance studios, youth programs, summer camps, and arts education organizations, where she has also created choreography, developed class curriculum, and prepared students for performances and showcases.
Katya has trained at institutions including Broadway Dance Center, Peridance Center, Brickhouse NYC, and Millennium Dance Complex, and has continued developing her Hip-Hop freestyle and performance background through mentorship and company training.
Katya encourages students to connect with the music, build confidence, develop coordination and musicality, explore freestyle, and discover their own individual way of moving.
She creates a supportive, energetic environment where dancers can learn, experiment, express themselves, and grow both technically and creatively.