Irina Polyachenko
FOUNDER
Irina was the Founder and Head coach of RhythMix with 35+ years of coaching experience. Originally from Ukraine, she was the first coach of world-famous Olympians Tamara Yerofeyeva and Olga Andreyeva. Irina moved to Chicago with her family in 1995 and continued her coaching career. Her students competed at State, Regional, National and International competitions. In 2003, Irina earned her Physical Therapy and Sport Medicine degree. In 2006, Irina opened the doors of RhythMix, with just 5 girls in a small hallway, and with her passion and care for the sport and the girls she trained, she had made RhythMix into one of the largest RG schools in the country.
What people are saying!
RhythMix is incredible! My daughter has been going there for a few years and Loves it there! The coaches are wonderful, she's learned so much and now is in Love with Gymnastics and dance! They offer regular classes as well as competitive so it's really nice to have both options!
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Kind and professional attitude. I know 3 families from my neighborhood taking kids here.
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My daughter started with RhythMix when she was 4 years old. After attending for 5 years, she wasn’t interested in competing but still wanted to go to practices for flexibility and overall fitness. Valery has been amazing and offered us a class that allowed my daughter to continue attending for additional 2 years. Even though my daughter was not on the team she was very happy to keep going. I highly recommend RhythMix gymnastics for their dedication, teachers, facility and flexibility with class makeups. We were very happy to be part of the RhythMix family for 7 years.
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Vlad Kaminsky
“Valerie is amazing! She has a great approach with the kids and makes sure that the girls learn how to do things correctly. I would definitely recommend RhythMix!”
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