Team Leaders

Meet the Forces Behind the Energy

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Our Teams

Two teams, one community

Flaming Forces Adults

Professional adult performance team
Available for bookings
Minimum of 4 adult performers
Maximum of 10 adult performers

Flaming Forces Junior

Junior dance and cheer performance team
Can join combined adult and junior bookings
Cannot be booked separately without the adult team

Clients can book adults only, or adults together with juniors. A juniors-only booking is not available.

Leadership

Leader profiles

Athanasia Chondrou

CEO, Founder, Captain and Choreographer

A CID UNESCO member, Athanasia has danced professionally since 2004 and choreographed since 2012, with choreography experience connected to the MAD Awards, the Amita Motion Awards, Netflix television productions and Eurovision, working with Greek, Australian, Albanian and Dutch artists.

A former cheerleader for Panerythraikos, at Rotterdam Cheerleaders and for the Dutch National Basketball Team, she works as a coach and dance teacher in the Netherlands and Greece, and has participated in and won at events and competitions including Hip Hop International, Dancehall Masterworld, Satolia Dance, CID and ISTDA.

Marina Karkatzouli

Co-Captain and Performer

Marina trained at LifeDance Athens, Kontaxaki and Aktina Dance School, and under Galena Velikova. She holds an ISTD Modern Dance certification with distinction and brings a background in performing arts to her work as a dancer and performer.

Jennie

Dutch Communications and Performer

Student advisor at Erasmus University, proficient in Dutch and Mandarin, and a performer with Flaming Forces.

Robin

Captain of Flaming Forces Junior

Trained under Athanasia Chondrou and Eriksson Dos Santos. Robin has performed at Global Dance Center, Feyenoord and Rotterdam City Basketball.

Sumayaia

Co-Captain of Flaming Forces Junior

Trained under Athanasia Chondrou and Eriksson Dos Santos. Sumayaia has performed at Global Dance Center, Moves, Feyenoord and Rotterdam City Basketball.

Emi van Rijn

Belgium Contact

Former cheerleader at Oostende BC. Emi has performed at dance festivals in Belgium and taken part in Red Bull dance battles.

Sonam Ryder

Photographer