In this episode, Morana talks with dancer and choreographer Yuliana Zolotova, joining from Novi Sad, Serbia. Yuliana shares her journey from starting dance at age seven in Ukraine to studying dance professionally, performing on cruise ships around the world, and eventually settling in Serbia for love.

She tells how she discovered Frame Up Strip through Anastasia Koval, later bringing the style to Serbia, where she now teaches and performs. Yuliana recalls working with Serbian pop stars, creating choreography for them, as well as winning first place in her category at World of Dance Serbia.

They discuss her teaching path—from being afraid to teach adults to building Frame Up and heels communities in Novi Sad and Belgrade—and her challenges as an immigrant instructor introducing a new dance style to a new culture.

Yuliana closes with heartfelt advice for dancers: never give up on what you love, stay patient, and enjoy the process.

Yuliana’s instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yuliana_zolotova/

00:00 Introduction
01:00 Early Beginnings
02:00 Studying & Performing Abroad
04:30 Discovering Frame Up Strip
05:30 Teaching in a New Country
06:30 Bringing Frame Up to the Serbian Stage
09:00 Dance Foundations & Style
10:30 Winning World of Dance Serbia
12:30 Injuries & Conventions
15:00 Teaching Today
18:30 Finding Her Style
20:30 Creating Choreography
22:00 Teaching Artists & Groups
23:30 Advice for Dancers
24:30 Upcoming Projects
25:30 Quickfire Round – Shoes, icons, favorite choreo, and fun facts
30:00 Life on Cruise Ships
32:30 Becoming Her Own Project
33:30 Final Message – “Don’t give up on what you love”

In this first episode of season 2 of Strip Journey, Morana talks to Djuna, a dancer and teacher based in Berlin, about her journey into Frame Up Strip. Djuna shares how she went from folklore dance and hip hop to developing her own choreographic voice, and how she builds intention into every piece.

They talk about:

• Why Frame Up changed how she feels dance

• Teaching in Berlin and building trust with students, her Innuendo Crew

• How she supports beginners to let go of “looking clean”

• Why she wants dancers to "go through something" on stage

This is an inspiring episode for dancers at all levels who want to deepen their connection to movement and find their own voice in performance.

Djuna’s instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ddjunna/

Innuendo crew instagram: https://www.instagram.com/innuendocrew/

00:00 Intro – Meeting Djuna

02:00 Djuna’s dance background

03:25 Discovering Frame Up during the pandemic

05:10 What changed in her dance expression after Frame Up

08:00 Teaching Frame Up in Berlin

09:00 Djuna’s choreographic process: intention first

12:15 Why vulnerability is part of her style

14:10 When she feels most like herself in dance

17:10 Favorite pieces: Emotionally driven choreographies

18:45 Movement qualities: tension, contrast, softness

20:30 Advice for dancers: let go of needing to be clean

21:20 Frame Up in one word

23:00 What makes her proud as a teacher

24:00 Outro – Final reflections and thank you

🎉 Season finale! In episode 25, I sit down with Anna Strok, dancer and teacher from Warsaw, Poland. Anna talks about starting from ballroom dance, transitioning through go-go and high heels, and eventually finding her home in Frame Up Strip. Anna, previously a founder of the iconic Total Strip Weekend in Belarus, shares what it’s like teaching in Poland, leading her team “Cablook,” and her dream of creating powerful community spaces across Europe. Expect stories about failing forward, sexy choreos, and building art with heart ❤️

Anna’s instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anna.strok_dance/

Cablook instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cablook_dance/

00:00 Intro – Episode 25 and welcoming Anna Strok

01:00 Anna’s dance beginnings – ballroom to go-go to heels

03:00 Discovering Frame Up Strip and falling in love with it

05:00 Creating the Total Strip Weekend competition in Belarus

07:00 Growing the Frame Up community from scratch

08:30 Moving to Warsaw and starting from zero again

10:00 Her project ‘Cablook’ – building a team and student family

12:00 What ‘Cablook’ means & her open-level teaching approach

13:00 Teaching at camps and conventions across Europe

14:00 Competing with her team in World of Dance and Stage 18+ Prague

15:00 Planning to compete solo for the first time

16:30 What’s next: organizing events, growing skills, and new choreos

17:30 Her choreo process and why music is everything

18:30 Signature style: sexy, soft, and emotional

19:00 Advice for beginners – start in socks, don’t be afraid

20:00 Boots or sandals? And her Frame Up inspirations

21:00 Favorite learning experiences

23:00 Describing Frame Up in one word: “Expressing yourself”

24:00 Her favorite teaching memory – owning her own dance hall

25:00 Fun fact: she used to hate heels!

26:00 Final message: more kindness, more support, more community

28:00 Wrap-up and thank you!