OUR INSTRUCTORS

Aviator Sports and Recreation is proud to provide top quality coaching for whatever type of private lessons you are interested in. We have coaches ranging from Learn To Skate Specialists through Olympic level coaches. Please call the office at 718-758-7514 to learn more.

Slava Rozanski
-Slava is the Figure Skating Director at Aviator Sports. He has 20 years of coaching experience. He has coached skaters at the 1998 Olympic Games in Nagano, Japan, the 1997-8 World Championships, and is a U.S. National and U.S. Junior National coach.
-Teaches freestyle, moves in the field, off-ice conditioning
-Work Number: 718-758-7514
-Cell Number: 917-376-9498
-Email Address: slava@aviatorsports.com

Vera Mamatkulova
-Uzbekistan National Championships Participant
-Trained in Uzbek State Institute of Physical Culture
-Coached Uzbek Junior team
-PSA member
-Teaches freestyle, moves in the field, choreography
-Phone Number: 646-266-0073

Sydne Vogel
-World Junior Champion
-U.S. Junior National Champion
-Skate America Medalist
-Pacific Coast Senior Champion
-PSA member
-Teaches freestyle, moves in the field, choreography
-Phone Number: 907-351-6366

Allyson Ritchie
-Regional competitor
-Passed Senior Freestyle/Moves- double gold medalist
-Professional performer with Disney On Ice and Royal Caribbean International
-PSA member
-Singles instructor/choreographer/conditioning coach
-Phone Number: 720-280-4911

Natalia Kanounnikova
-Guinness World Record Holder for The Fastest Spinning On Ice (308 RPM)
-Professional performer for over 7 years. Toured with "Stars on Ice" German tour; appeared on NBC "The Today Show".
-Former Russian National and International competitor.
-PSA member
-Five years of coaching experience.
-Teaches singles/moves/spins/choreography/conditioning
-Email: sk8natalia@yahoo.com
-Phone number: 917-400-0590

Flora Magid
-Russian National Team Member
-State Champion Junior Division (Ice Dancing)
-PSA Member
-Teaches basic skills
-Phone Number: 718-887-6541

Leslie Madden
-Over 12 years of experience as a Ice Skating Instructor
-Test Chairman for 8 years with the Long Island Figure Skating Club
-Former medalist in U.S. Adult Nationals
-PSA Member
-PSA Certified-Basic Accreditation
-Teaches freestyle and moves in the field up to preliminary

Dinah Bazer
-Professional Skaters Association – Member with Basic Accreditation, Certificates in Power Skating and Hockey
-Over 7 years experience as Ice Skating Instructor
-Personal experience as both child skater and adult skater
-Specializes in tots and beginner adults

-Email: dbny9@aol.com
-Phone number: 917-385-9843

Carlina Ramirez
-Competed and performed in various skating events in Pembroke Pines and Miami, Florida
-Tested through Juvenile level
-Creates a fun environment while enforcing proper habits for the betterment and progress of each individual
-Instruction for skaters of all ages and levels through Pre-Juvenile.
-Email: carlinajustine@yahoo.com

Robin Igla
-Certified teacher in NYS, K-12
-Ice Skating instructor since 2002
-Participant in ice skating competitions and exhibitions
-Basic skills instructor
-PSA Member
-Email: robin_igla@yahoo.com

Robert Knopf
-Senior Level Tested Figure Skater (Freestyle, Moves)
-Senior National Collegiate Competitor
-Novice Freestyle Regional Finalist
-Novice Pairs Sectional Competitor, National Alternate
-Novice Dance Sectional Competitor
-Empire State Games Competitor
-Suffolk County PAL Junior Hockey Team
-SUNY Maritime Ice Hockey Club
-Teaches Freestyle, Moves, Dance and Hockey
-USFSA Member
-Email: icerob86@aol.com
-Phone Number: 516-816-4160

Ashley Halstead
-Senior Moves in the Field Gold Medalist
-Senior Compulsory dances Gold Medalist
-Middle Atlantic Silver medalist
-Participant in Lake Placid Ice Dance Championship
-Participant and Medalist in Many Competitions, including Sectionals and Regionals
-Participant in many Ice shows.
-teaches freestyle, moves, ice dance, and choreography
-USFSA member
-Email Address: icecrystal89@msn.com
-Phone Number: 516-659-5901

Natalia Alexandra Mitsuoka
-Argentinian Junior National Champion
-Participated in Junior Worlds 2006 in Slovenia
-Participated in Junior Grand Prix 2006
-Trained in Nagoya Sport Arena (Japan) with Machiko Yamada (Mao Asada’s head coach)
-Trained in Ice Vault Arena (NJ) with Viktor Petrenko and Galina Zmievskaya
-USFSA member
-Teaches freestyle and choreography
-Phone number: 908-723-2342
-Email: Nataliamitsuoka@hotmail.com