About

Since I developed amongst athletes and champions, I learned to demand a great deal of myself and push myself to achieve more everytime I face a personal challenge. This reflects into my inability to give up - it's just not my thing, I guess? I have been dancing professionally for 20 years, time in which I had the outmost pleasure to collaborate with some of the most famous Lithuanian performers, partake in well known festivals and TV projects. Honestly, to me this seems like just the beginning.

Besides my deep devotion to my art, sincerety is another one of my core values. Since I don't enjoy being idle, I can't limit myself to ony one activity, so you will sometimes catch me DJ-ing or posing on billboards.

I have a sincere belief in myself and the abilities of those around me - the more than talented group of dancers which I've assembled and with whom I appear in various projects and events throughout the country.

I started out as Gintarė - now I stand in front of you as Vanilla to the max: what happened?

My flirt with dancing started all the way back in highschool, with traditional Lithuanian ballroom dancing, followed closely by ballet and other styles. As much as I loved these styles, my rebellious side took over and led me to street culture, when I fell in love for the first time, with the Hip Hop movement. This translated into me, wholeheartedly immersing myself into this style: I participated in workhops, street dance events, both local and international, and won numerous prizes in freestyle battles and team performances. Street culture and dance freed me and made me realize who I am and what I want to do in life.

The first time I got introduced to Twerk, was in the US, which became the main source of inspiration for this particular style. It forever changed the way I see the world, dance, the human body and the close connection inbetween it all. It truly charmed me. This led me to take part in the biggest Twerk dance festival - "International Twerk Championship" which motivated me to bring some of this culture back home and share it through mt very own Twerk workshops, right here, in Lithuania.

After all this time, Twerk represents for me, a well founded path to liberation and self love. With this dance, I aim to bring communities together and educate about differences, similarities, and the acceptance of them all. Twerk is more than a dance, and I dare say it is the key to unlocking ones self, understaing the self, and embracing the weird within. My sole goal is to get you to love you and enjoy your body through energy and movement.

As of today, Twerk is not my one and only endavour, because I practise intesively using other dance styles as well: I organize events, create Hip Hop, Show, Feminine movement and many more other choreographies in even more styles. Additionally, I dance in concerts, festivals, films, TV projects and theater performances. When I am not dancing, I put on my creator hat on commercial sets, or DJ an event or party.

Let's work together and do much more than we expect

Some of my most representative collaborations are with IKEA, F&F Clothing, San Miguel, Akropolis, Gym+, MRU, Vytautas mineral water, Mados infekcija, Galapagai, Funikulierius, Bored Panda, TechTop awards, Tele2 and Pildyk. That without mentioning the talented Jessica Shy, Karolina Meschino, Asmik Grigorian, Lil Dicky, Vaidas Baumila, Vidas Bareikis, Monique, Kristina Radziukynaite, Lord TCO & other talents. Now I am ready to share my experience with you and grow together.