Meet The Team

Ilai Szpiezak
Co-Founder & CEO
10+ years’ experience in Entertainment as a dance teacher, producer, and choreographer. Produced 300+ events, 12 theatre productions and worked in 15 countries.
Favorite dance styles:
Israeli Dancing, Ballet

Ellina Astakhova
Co-Founder & COO
6+ years in strategy roles across in-house Technology (Vodafone) & advisory Financial Services (Oliver Wyman). Columbia M.S. in Management Science & Engineering, and Imperial College BSc in Theoretical Physics.
Favorite dance styles:
ALL Latin dance ones

Pablo Sosa
Co-Founder & CTO
10+ years’ experience as a software engineer and CTO. Founded two companies - and sold both. Contacts in the Latin American startup ecosystem.
Favorite dance styles:
None, but I do love a good fitness workout!

Jake Altholz
Community Lead
5+ years experience building communities, incl. as the Youth Member of the Board of Directors of MERCAZ USA Zionist Organization, and 11+ years as a dance teacher of multiple styles
Favorite dance styles:
Israeli Dancing, Ballroom, and Swing