Meet The Team of DanSEAs
Learn more about our professional, renowned instructors.
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Petros Kourtis
Founder - Art director
Petros Kourtis is convinced that the core of healthy and happy people resides in the wellbeing of their body, mind and soul. Founder and Art Director of the Artventure Productions, Artventure Camp, Sail Your Senses and Danseas and Co-founder of the art center “Playground for the Arts”. Four times awarded for his Project ARTVENTURE CAMP in Experiential Tourism (Greek Tourism Awards 2019 - 2020) . Artist - Qualified and experienced Skipper - Expert in Outdoor Activities and Human Connection games.
After decades as an Artist and Musician, a major milestone in Petros' career has been his collaboration with Dimitris Papaioannou for the 2004 Athens Olympic Games Opening Ceremony, where he recorded with his percussions most of the musical themes of the event.
Born on the island of Lefkada (Ionian Islands , Greece) and knowing very well the treasures of the island, he combines in a “magical way” his love for Music, Sea, Nature, Education and Wellbeing. He organise sailing trips and sailing camps in Greece to share his love about his homeland, Sea, Art and Music.
He leads artistic and educational activities successfully held each year since 2012 at the Artventure Camp and MEDITERRANEAN Percussion LAB.
Petros has worked with international artists such as Loorena McKenit, Al De Meola, Omar Farouk Tekbilek, Dulce Pontes, Eddy Napoli, Mira Anwar Awad, Sezen Aksu.
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Irene Lamprou
Dance Instructor - Choreographer
She began with classical ballet and continued it until the age of 18 when she entered the School of Physical Education and Sports Science in the University of Athens.
She worked in some of the biggest gyms in Athens since 2003, teaching aerobics, dance, spinning, ta e bo, pilates, all of them being dynamic programmes in which she is certified. She travelled to New York for hip hop lessons and she often went to Paris for training in the Juste-Debout School, one of the biggest professional street dance schools all over the world. She has worked as a choreographer in dance and theatre performances as well.
For the last ten years, she has been teaching yoga to adults and kids after having been instructed by Alessandro Ortona.
In 2006 she won the first place, having been chosen by the choreographer of Madonna, Eddie Morales, in a free style dance competition organized by NIKE in Athens. After that, she represented Greece in the European competition in the Netherlands as a NIKE woman, where, with Sofia Boutela among the judges, she was one of the finalists.
She is a coordinator of seminars on the E.RAIN method, which she herself has inspired and combines movement, dance, theatre, music, voice and yoga. Moreover, she has worked on alternative-energy therapies: Reiki (3rd degree), Aura Soma, Reconnection, Crystal Therapy, Theta Healing.

Nikos Moutselos
Dance Instructor - Musician
Nikos Moutselos was born in Larissa in 1976 and lives in Volos.
With over 30 years of experience in Greek traditional dance and music, he combines deep knowledge, passion, and authentic expression in everything he does.
A graduate with honors from the Department of Physical Education and Sport Science at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Nikos specialized in Greek Traditional Dance while also dedicating himself to traditional music. He holds diplomas in Byzantine Music, Traditional Clarinet, and Traditional Percussion, and is widely recognized for his contribution to the revival and teaching of the gaida (Greek bagpipe).
He has participated in numerous concerts, festivals, seminars, and cultural events in Greece and abroad, and has contributed to important recordings and television productions. Since 2025, he serves as a permanent Clarinet teacher at the Music School of Ioannina.
During our Ionian sailing journey, Nikos will share his love for Greek dance and music, guiding us through rhythms, melodies, and traditions that connect sea, land, and people — creating unforgettable moments on board and ashore.


