After re-locating to India in 2010 Irine started her own dance Academy ‘Irine's Dance Academy’ (IDA) which is the oldest Latin Dance Studios based in Sec 50, Gurgaon (The Sylvan Trails School).Irine was one of the first instructors to bring Latin and Ballroom dance to India, specially Delhi NCR creating a community of dancers and spreading the love and the passion for the art form.
She trained at the Studio “Gratsia” for more than 6 years earning a Diploma degree in Latin American and Ballroom Dance forms and became a certified member, instructor and choreographer of the Tbilisi Sports Dance National Federation, Georgia.
During her training and certification years, she not only participated in various competitions, shows and programs but also emerged as a winner in many of them. She was awarded the 1st place for Solo Salsa in the Tbilisi Dance Sports Federation tournament and Latin American and Ballroom Dance competitions several times.
Irine Likokeli, born and raised in Tbilisi, Georgia, started her training in ‘Georgian National Ballet’ at the age of 6 and intensively trained for the art over the next 7 years.
During her rigorous training in Ballet, in her late teenage years she discovered the beautiful Latin American and Ballroom Dance form and fell in love with it.
She trained at the Studio “Gratsia” for more than 6 years earning a Diploma degree in Latin American and Ballroom Dance forms and became a certified member, instructor and choreographer of the Tbilisi Sports Dance National Federation, Georgia.
During her training and certification years, she not only participated in various competitions, shows and programs but also emerged as a winner in many of them. She was awarded the 1st place for Solo Salsa in the Tbilisi Dance Sports Federation tournament and Latin American and Ballroom Dance competitions several times.
Some of her students today, have excelled and become winners and finalists in various dance competitions and Dance Reality shows across the globe. They have also successfully launched their own dance academies.
We at IDA are passionate about what we do, use simplified and structured teaching methods and love to put smile on our student’s faces !
