Board of Directors

Quiet background support for Dancing Crane as a non-profit corporation

The Board of Directors is a formal body charged with overseeing the health and finances of our company.

  • Gia Chubinidze: Businessman
  • Eric Cone: Teacher of French
  • Manana Rosa: Chemical Engineer
  • Lia Bakhturidze Sirelson: Theater Professional, Jewelry Designer
  • Giorgi Potskhveria: Transit Engineerr
  • Victor Sirelson (Chairman): Financial Modeling Analyst; Dancer>
  • Malkhaz Mangoshvili: Bank Systems Director
  • Levan Metreveli: Manager Delivery
  • Davit Toprakashvili: Contractorr
  • Jeff Twine Ecology Specialist

Our Staff

  • Artistic and Gerneral Director: Victor Sirelson
  • Choreographer: Temo Tskikhiseli and Tamar Tsivilashvili
  • Resident Choreographer: Irakli Shengelia
  • Studio Director: Lika Bakhturidze Sirelson
  • Men's Choir Director: Paata Tsetskhladze
  • Children's Theater Director: Tsutsa Kapanadze
  • Children's Georgian Dance Choreographers: Tamar Tsivilashvili and Ilia Svianaidze
  • Music School Director: Tengiz Shautidze
  • Ballet School Director: Ani Gadelia
  • Theater Directors: Lika Bakhturidze Sirelson and Davit Toprakashvili
  • Musical Theater: Lika Bakhturidze Sirelson
  • Hip Hop: Nutsa Abaishvili
  • Art Studio Director: Maka Beradze
  • Georgian Language and History Director: Maia Manjgaladze

Be Part of Our Community

We are a growing community sharing a common interest in Georgian culture, immigrant life and the practice and enjoyment of the best of art and culture. If you would like to become involved or simply learn more, you are most welcome to visit, email, phone or write.

Contact details

We can converse in English, Georgian and Russian.
Phone: Victor: 914-522-3888; Lika: 845-642-4823; Tsutsa: 347-257-2741

Email: info@dancingcrane.org; vsirelson@gmail.com

Correspondence: 6401 20th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11204 and 9 Dekay Road, Warwick, NY 10990