An-Jian is a Singaporean by birth, and since then has lived and traveled to Mexico and the United States of America to collect experiences by providing her services to reception and administration segments of educational institutions in the abovementioned countries, armed with her Bachelor's Degree in Biblical Theology and Practical Ministry.

While working as a part-time Teacher's Assistant for Kindergarteners, An-jian has developed an interest in childhood education. Her passion lies in education and how it impacts children's development, knowledge, and most importantly character.

She is very excited to join our team at the Bianka Panova Academy because she wants to be a part of a community that believes in developing students' physical and mental abilities without forgetting about character formation and wellbeing.

When An-Jian is not doing customer service work, she's reading, hiking, or enjoying nature. She even dances as a part of a Mexican Folkore group in her spare time. Being half-Chinese and half-Mexican, she also loves learning different countries, cultures, and their history.

Wen Jin is a Singaporean local through and through. One of his many achievements is holding a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Finance, the industry he is currently pursuing an ACCA certification for.

He started his finance journey working in various finance departments in multiple industries such as hospitality, banking and a SME start-up. Through the years in the said industries, he has experienced wearing multiple hats and experienced different roles such as HR and Operations. His passion for joining SME-cultured businesses stems from the idea of being with a team that is like-minded and shares a vision for the company's growth and success, something that he found when he joined the BPA Team.

One of his main passions is being a cultural traveler where he is able to live and experience life there as a local. Some of his best memories include eating delicious street food at the heart of Thailand and living in a cabin in the Swiss alps.

Sawako was born in Japan, but in 2009 she relocated to Singapore to further her career. She carried with her a degree in Physical Education from Tokyo Women's College of Physical Education, Japan. She is also certified as a national-level judge under Singapore Gymnastics.

Sawako has 10 years of experience working internationally as a Rhythmic Gymnastics Coach in
several gymnastics companies and schools. When she found out that Bianka Panova, her youth idol, chose to open a gymnastics school in Singapore, she was genuinely excited.

In the beginning, she was hesitant to approach Bianka, but after meeting her in person, she was even more eager to join the Academy with a clear purpose to learn and work alongside Bianka.

In her free time, Sawako enjoys watching movies, reading books, visiting the zoo, and watching circus, ballet and musicals.

Coach Miho Harada is from Japan and has lived in Malaysia for a couple of years before recently moving to Singapore.

Back home, she studied Physical Education at Tokyo Women's College, and she went on to become an Assistant Coach at her alma matter's Junior Youth Rhythmic Gymnastics Club Team for three years. This experience opened the door for her to go abroad to Malaysia as a Coach at Rhythmic Excellence Unity Academy for four years. In 2016, Miho attended a seminar hosted by Bianka Panova which impressed her and impacted her coaching philosophy.

She looks forward to sharing her experience as a coach with our gymnasts in Singapore, as well as improving her coaching techniques through Bianka’s expertise. On top of this, she was also attracted by the coaches and staff's great teamwork, warm atmosphere, and cheerful students.

In her free time, Miho likes to travel, learn different languages, and unwind in a sauna.

Yuvaraj Turiahdassu has been part of the team at Bianka Panova Academy as Strength and Conditioning Instructor since July 2018. With more than 10 years of experience in the field, having worked with children, sedentary individuals and the elderly, Yuvaraj has also coached elite athletes to perform their best at races they compete in.

He specializes in sports performance and injury rehabilitation, and has worked with world-class athletes in endurance sports. Yuvaraj is also adept at conducting health and fitness workshops for the public, media, and even companies for team-building activities.

Sharing the Academy’s vision of creating world-class rhythmic gymnasts and putting them on the international stage, Yuvaraj believes his expertise complements that vision, and can make it a reality in the near future. To achieve that, he is designing workouts and training programs to enhance the athletes’ potential, strengthening their weaknesses, and optimizing their strengths, while ensuring the athletes are having fun as well.

Having lived in Singapore since birth, Yuvaraj used to be a Captain with the Singapore Armed Forces before leaving the regiment to pursue his passion in sports performance. A certified clinical orthopedic manual therapist, and certified functional trainer and master rehabilitation specialist, Yuvaraj believes constant learning is key to personal development.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business and a Bachelor of Science in Sports and Exercise Sciences, as well as a Post-Grad Diploma in Sports Science, and a Diploma in Biotechnology.

When he’s not training his athletes, Yuvaraj, who is an animal lover and a vegetarian, is a competitive triathlete and a Latin dancer.

Cheryl Ho is an award-winning Singaporean Actor and Maker. After graduating from the Victorian College of the Arts in Acting and Theatre Practice, she has worked with Australia’s most prestigious companies like Sydney Theatre Company, Melbourne Theatre Company and Malthouse.

As a Maker, Cheryl’s one woman show titled Getting Home, won 4 awards at Melbourne Fringe 2020 (Best in Theatre, Best Emerging Writer, Best Emerging Producer and NZ Tour Ready award), 2 Green Room Awards in 2021 (Performer and Production) and Best Digital Event at Brighton Fringe Festival 2022.

Cheryl also works as the Director of Special Projects at Artwave Studio where she creates original works like Audio Trails and Interactive experiences. With events featured in Singapore Writer’s Festival, Huayi Chinese Festival for the Arts and Night Festival.

At the core of her work, Cheryl is passionate about creating spaces for people to feel empowered, challenged and supported. She is so excited to work alongside the team at Bianka Panova Academy to empower the young gymnasts to develop into the amazing young artists they can be.

Outside of all this, Cheryl LOVES to move. Sometimes she wishes she had continued ballet as a kid despite the pink leotards (bowling seemed cooler at the time). In her teens, she fell in love with contemporary dance and dabbled in Crossfit, Capoeira, Yoga, Pilates, Gymnastics (Tumbling) and more. She now spends A LOT of time doing physio exercises and going to the gym for strength training.

Justin was born in Victoria Australia, but has lived in Romania, Czech Republic, and Singapore since then. He has completed his Advanced Diploma in Arts (Classical Dance) at the National Theatre Ballet School in Australia.

Justin’s impressive work experience includes working with a variety of Ballet Companies around the world, including Melbourne City Ballet (Australia), Teatrul De Balet Sibiu (Romania), Národní Moravskoslezské Divadlo (Czech Republic), and currently dancing with Singapore Dance Theatre (Singapore).

Justin is enthusiastic about joining the Academy because working alongside inspiring, dedicated, and like-minded people drives him to be better. In fact, he is already a certified coach under Bianka Panova Academy’s own RG coaching program—which is designed to consistently deliver world class standards—and he is excited to be able to share his knowledge with the girls of the Academy.

Aside from his obvious passion for ballet and dance, Justin enjoys yoga, pilates, traveling the world, and café exploring. On his days off, he likes spending time alone but the day must be full of some activities!

Christina was born and raised in Singapore where she earned a Diploma in Missions from Tung Ling Bible College, an LCCI Diploma in Marketing, a Certificate in Marketing from Chartered Institute of Marketing, and an Advanced Certificate in Training & Assessment.

With all these accomplishments, she has been in a plethora of industries including but not limited to Events, Education, Travel, and Retail. Most notably, she has 15-year experience in Tourism & Attractions specializing in Frontline Ops, Guest Experience, and Training.

Christina is excited to join the Academy because she has been inspired by Bianka's holistic principles and methodologies.

In her free time, she enjoys walking in nature, hiking, and baking.

Samuel is a local Singaporean that has travelled to Beijing and Australia for two months each as a part of an exchange program.

He holds a Pharmaceutical Science Diploma, and is Certified in Teaching and Learning.

He proudly carries these education around as he dabbles in finance, education, consulting, and automobile. Despite these industries, however, Samuel's strong suits are business development, content creation, sales, operation, and training.

Samuel is a person who always seek for constant growth, loves to try something new, and is a strong proponent of giving back to the next generation. Joining the Academy aligns with these principles, so he's very excited to be a part of a platform that provides the youths a chance to pursue their passions and dreams.

Samuel's hobbies include badminton, singing, and songwriting as he used to be a part of a band that performed in various places.

Abel is a natural born Singaporean that has lived in El Salvador and Vietnam for short periods of time.

He has an International High School Diploma and three years of experience with customer service in the Food & Beverage industry. More recently, he was the General Manager of a hypertension clinic in El Salvador.

By joining the Academy, Abel is aiming to gain more experience in an administrative role while also improving his customer service skills.

Abel enjoys cooking and learning new recipes in his free time, especially Italian cuisine.

Kevyn is a born Filipino and continues working offshore there as the Marketing Manager for the Academy. Her degree in Bachelor of Science in Information Technology and passion for writing in school newspapers brought her to the Academy as a writer at first, and then eventually evolved into the marketing department.

Joining fresh out of college with an IT degree and armed with a Journalist of the Year award, she was determined to put her skills of web development and experience of article writing to use. The Academy has since invested in her further to make her knowledgeable in SEO and digital marketing as well which are all the things she loves doing now. She may not have had a strong background in sports, but she was able to easily join the team through the passion the Academy has for rhythmic gymnastics and in encouraging creativity in everyone.

Aside from technical stuff, Kevyn enjoys editing videos and drawing fan art of her favorite shows and groups. Clay sculpting, reading, and fiction writing are also some of her favorite outlets.