Who We Are
My name is Albina Sidletska and I am the Founder & Head Coach at Alba Academy. I love working with kids and share my knowledge with them. This is priceless to see how they learn, grow with us and achieve their own goals. Rhythmic Gymnastics is my passion and I have dedicated my life to teaching this beautiful, graceful Olympic sport.
My mission as a coach is to help my students realize that through learning they can enhance their life in a positive way. I want to help all my students believe in themselves and through that confidence take on the challenges of life and move forward.
In 2007-2008 I was a member of Rhythmic Gymnastics National Team of Ukraine “Deriugins' School”.
I have earned Master of Sports degree at 15 years old and at 17 started coaching rhythmic gymnasts in Ukraine.
National Champion of Ukraine in 2007-2009 ( in Individual and Group routines)
National University of Physical Education and Sport of Ukraine.
Speciality “Olympic sport and education”
Alba Academy is a rhythmic gymnastics club founded in 2020 in New York City.
Rhythmic gymnastics classes go through a detailed warm-up, learning basic and safe body skills while utilizing an apparatus such as rope, hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon to music.
Our mission at Alba Academy is to help young gymnasts acquire necessary life skills such as discipline, dedication, perseverance, leadership, teamwork and time-management. Our gymnasts learn value of hard work and are able to create life-long friendships. Our goal is to provide a positive, educational, fun and safe environment for your children.
What to expect
Starting for toddlers ages 3 and up, our rhythmic gymnastics classes are taught by experienced athletes that undergo mandatory yearly training. Staying current with new rules and training techniques helps us provide a modern and efficient training program.
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Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport, where girls reach their peek pretty early - typically in their late teens (15-20). The reason is very simple: the sooner you start, the more time you'll have to develop the necessary qualities for gymnasts, which include balance, flexibility, coordination, and strength. Starting gymnastics in early age helps to set your child in a healthy way of life, forming good habits and skills from the very beginning. Being early involved in rhythmic gymnastics helps encourage a healthy lifestyle from the very beginning, including regular physical activity and eating a well balanced diet.
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In the initial stages of training a lot of attention is paid to the overall development of the body through basic exercises. The first years of training include great variety of exercises to develop strength, flexibility, balance, coordination that help to form a correct posture, develop muscles, improve motor functions. The child, participating in gymnastics classes, grows up a flexible, strong and sturdy. Due to regular physical exercises and healthy life habits rhythmic gymnasts are less susceptible to disease than their peers. Develop healthy habits for the future!
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Gymnastics train hard in order to maintain the required qualities. Acquire important social skills like teamwork and respect for seniors. The need to interact with their peers, the presence of extraneous people during classes, and the need to perform in public contribute to the social adaptation of children. Parents of a young gymnast don't have to worry that she'll feel embarrassed in an unfamiliar environment or scared to new circumstances. Make reliable friends in a safe and encouraging environment. Bad companies and bad habits tend not to affect those, who are engaged in rhythmic gymnastics. Gymnasts, like other athletes, simply do not have time for alcohol and discos. Well-built schedule and priority setting are critically important at the early age, laying the foundations for the child’s behavior in the future.
