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Training with Igor Gutovskyi

Most of us are well acquainted with Mr. Igor Gutovsyki, having competed in several online competitions during the lockdowns as well as through our travels to dance competitions and training abroad. We were thrilled to finally have him with us in person, here at Wojtek Potaszkin Dance Academy in Dublin over the weekend of April…

DFI National Training Camp 2022

WPDA dancers participated in the DanceSport Federation of Ireland’s National Training Camp on Sunday, 13 March, 2022. It was great to finally get back to one of these in person after a gap of two years! The Federation also raised funds for Ukraine at this all day event. Our Academy’s dancers participated in sessions across…

The Emerald Open 2022

Team WPDA was back competing at their second competition of the year at the DanceSport Federation of Ireland Emerald Open 2022 held in Dublin on the 26th and 27th of February. Our ballroom, latin, hip-hop and breaking dancers represented the Academy in events across all age groups and earned some fantastic results! Enjoy some of…

The DanceComp 2022

The weekend of January 15-16, 2022 will surely go down as one to remember – for reasons aplenty! We were absolutely delighted to be able to host our 8th live DanceComp after a gap of two years. Despite the unexpected turn of events, team WPDA stood strong and pulled off yet another successful edition. We…

The 8th DanceComp !

The 8th DanceComp, 2022 is finally here! For the 8th year running, Wojtek Potaszkin Dance Academy have an action packed event planned – including a full programme of Ballroom&Latin, Hip Hop and Breaking events for all levels and ages with a highly esteemed International panel of adjudicators and International champions attending. When: Sunday, 16th January…

New WPDA clothing!

With the start of 2021/2022 competitive season, we decided to also start fresh with our universal WPDA clothing.It can be used as normal clothes, exercise clothing or dance practise wear! Our teachers and dancers really enjoyed the photo and video shoots organised by the Academy. We are looking forward to have more next year! We…

Christmas and Awards Party 2021

As we come to the end of another challenging year in the dance world, we held our annual Christmas/Awards Party in our studios in Palmerstown, Dublin 20. Everyone, small and big – had a great time dancing, partying and of course enjoying the awards for the best of 2021! We congratulate everyone on their great…

Domino Cup in Moletai, Lithuania.

On the 20th November the WPDA team represented Ireland at an International DanceSport event in Moletai, Lithuania. Thanks to the amazing hospitality of our Lithuanian friends, our dancers had an opportunity to practise with their International competitors before the big weekend! The quality of dancing was at an extremely high level, but they held their…

Baltic Cup International Dance Festival 2021

Our Director, Mr. Wojtek Potaszkin was invited to adjudicate at the prestigious Baltic Cup and Polish Open Championships held in Elblag, Poland over the weekend of 20-21 November 2021. Every year, annually in October, Elbląg changes into the international capital of dance. The Baltic Cup Festival is now not only one of the biggest dance…

The 8th DanceComp, 2021 is finally here!

We are thrilled to announce details of the final competition in the DFI calendar year For the 8th year running, Wojtek Potaszkin Dance Academy have an action packed event planned including a full programme of Ballroom&Latin, Hip Hop and Breaking events for all levels and ages with a highly esteemed panel of adjudicators and maybe…

Indoor Classes are Back!

It’s great to have the studios back open, buzzing with energy and talent – only been a couple of weeks and we have loads going on, take a look! We offer classes in Breaking, Ballroom & Latin, Hip-Hop and Drama. Delighted to have such a fabulous team of teachers with us and see new students…

BREAKING IS BACK!

We are happy to announce that Breaking classes are finally back at the Academy! Start Date: 23 September, 2021 Day: Thursday Time: 7 – 8pm We bring to you the very best national tuition combined with top-class facilities, to nurture future Olympic Breaking Athletes. For those unaware – Breaking, in association with the World DanceSport…

When Life Gives You Lemons… Dance It Out!

As we bid adieu to summer, we would like to share with you a glimpse of what’s been on at the Academy over the past few months. We appreciate that times have been tough and we’d like to thank all – dancers, teachers, parents and supporters for standing strong pulling through as a team. We…

The Kaunas Cup 2021

On the weekend of 24-25 April, 2021, our students were presented with the opportunity to participate in another International event: The KAUNAS CUP 2021 – Online Open DanceSport Competition organised by the Lithuanian DanceSport Federation and Ms. Jurgita Vaskeviciute of DanceSport club “Svaja.” Our Director and Principal Teacher, Mr. Wojtek Potaszkin was invited to judge…