Our Instructors

Big Top School of Circus Arts was founded in 1996 by Yurri Nadtotchi after he immigrated to York Region from the Ukraine. He originally trained with the Moscow Circus and performed throughout Russia, Europe, North America,
Northern Africa and Canada before joining Cirque du Soleil.

Shayna Segal, Laurel Douglas and Elaine Salerno instruct students of all ages while continuing to learn new skills under the direction of Yurri Nadtotchi.