About us
About Flawless
The people behind Flawless Gymnastics and SRG Academy, where discipline meets artistry, and effort is celebrated as much as results.
At Flawless Gymnastics, kids build confidence, strength and coordination through recreational programs designed to nurture skills and self-esteem in a fun, supportive environment.
For those ready to pursue higher goals, our competitive team, SRG Academy, offers advanced coaching, disciplined training and a positive team culture to help athletes succeed at local, state and national levels.
Whether learning their first cartwheel or mastering elite routines, every gymnast benefits from caring, passionate coaches dedicated to seeing them grow and thrive. At Flawless Gymnastics and SRG Academy, we believe in helping each child reach their highest potential, with confidence, courage and a true love of movement.
Founder
Sofia Raroh
Founder, Head Coach & Owner of Flawless Gymnastics · Former Elite Rhythmic Gymnast · Certified Master of Sport
Sofia began training in Ukraine at four and was competing at five, becoming a multiple-time champion and medalist there before representing Ukraine's national team in Aesthetic Group Gymnastics at the World Championships.
She has been coaching since she was eighteen. In 2023 she was named Level 3 Coach of the Year. In 2025 and 2026 she coached a Level 4 gymnast to national titles in their age division, including the National All-Around Champion title in 2025.
What she wants for her gymnasts goes past the podium: that they are disciplined, resilient and kind, that they cheer for each other's wins as loudly as their own, and that the friendships they make here last decades, as hers have.
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Ukraine, and an elite career
Born and raised in Ukraine, Sofia grew up inside one of the strongest traditions in the sport, where discipline, artistry and technical excellence sit at its heart. She started training at four and was competing by five, becoming a multiple-time champion and medalist in Ukraine, a winner and medalist of the Ukrainian Championships and World Cups, and building extensive international experience.
She was also a member of Ukraine's national team in Aesthetic Group Gymnastics, and represented her country at the AGG World Championships.
From athlete to coach
Her coaching began before her competing ended. Even while training, Sofia was drawn to helping the younger gymnasts, supporting her coaches and passing on what she had learned. By eighteen she was running a group of her own.
She founded Flawless Gymnastics and SRG Academy to build the environment she believes young athletes deserve: strong technical training and high standards, held together by genuine care, encouragement and individual attention.
What she is building
Sofia wants her gymnasts to win. She also wants them to be kind.
The gym is meant to be a third place, alongside home and school, where a child is known and looked after. Gymnasts are taught to cheer for each other's achievements as loudly as their own, because a teammate's good day is never a threat to yours.
That is not an abstraction for her. Sofia is still close to the gymnasts she trained beside as a child. Those friendships are among the things the sport gave her, and she wants the same for everyone who comes through the door.
What she loves most
The moment an athlete finally lands something they have worked at for months, and the confidence that arrives with it. Her goal is not only to develop successful gymnasts, but confident, disciplined, resilient and kind people, carrying those qualities long after they stop competing.
Coaching record
- 2023
- Named Level 3 Coach of the Year
- 2025
- Coached a Level 4 gymnast to National Champion in their age division and National All-Around Champion. Coached a State Champion and a Regional medalist.
- 2026
- Coached a Level 4 gymnast to National Champion in their age division and National All-Around silver medalist. Coached multiple State and Regional medalists.
Ballet & dance
Elizabeth Haldo
Ballet & Dance Teacher · Over 15 years as a professional dancer, choreographer and educator
To Elizabeth, dance is more than movement. It is a powerful form of expression, storytelling and connection. She brings a strong technical foundation, creativity and a deep understanding of performance to every class she teaches.
With a background in ballet, contemporary, jazz, modern, hip-hop, ballroom and other styles, Elizabeth helps students develop musicality, body awareness, coordination, expression and stage presence. She believes every child can learn to move with confidence and individuality, using dance to discover their own style, character and artistic voice.
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Elizabeth holds a Bachelor's Degree in Dance Pedagogy and Choreography from the Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts, where she received extensive professional training in dance, choreography, performance and teaching methodology.
Throughout her career she has gained extensive experience as both a performer and a choreographer, taking part in major dance productions and working within professional dance communities internationally. After moving to the United States in 2022 she became an active part of San Diego's dance community, continuing her work as a professional instructor and choreographer.
At Flawless Gymnastics, Elizabeth teaches Ballet, Dance and Artistic Performance, bringing professional dance training into the development of young athletes. Her ballet sessions are built into the weekly training for SRG Academy Levels 3 through 7, so team gymnasts work with her as a regular part of their week. Her work focuses on refining body lines, posture, musicality, coordination, expression, movement quality and stage presence , helping students become not only stronger athletes but more confident and expressive performers.
Her approach combines strong technical foundations with creativity and individuality. Through her classes students learn how to connect movement with music, communicate emotion through performance, and develop the artistry and confidence that let them stand out, both in gymnastics routines and on stage.
How we coach
What that looks like in practice
What we want for every gymnast
Whatever level they train at, and whether they ever compete or not, these five things are the point.
- Confidence & self-esteemThe belief that they can do hard things, built one small win at a time.
- Flexibility & coordinationStrength and range they grow into safely, at their own pace.
- Grace & beautiful postureHow they carry themselves, long after they stop training.
- Character before medalsEffort that counts as much as results, and teammates worth cheering for.
- A love for movementFriendships that outlast the sport, and a reason to keep moving for life.
What that looks like in a class
Technique, patience and a lot of encouragement. The habits build over terms, not weeks.
How a routine ends
Competitions are where the training shows. They are also where a gymnast learns to handle a result, whichever way it went, and this is what that looks like from the floor.
New to the sport?
What is rhythmic gymnastics?
It's the Olympic discipline that blends ballet, dance and gymnastics, and it's not the one with the bars and the vault.
Rhythmic gymnastics is performed to music, on a floor, with an apparatus in hand. Gymnasts are judged on difficulty, artistry and execution: how well they handle the apparatus, and how completely the routine works as a performance.
It is often confused with artistic gymnastics, the one most people picture from the Olympics. Artistic gymnastics uses the vault, bars and beam. Rhythmic has none of those. Instead it rewards flexibility, coordination, balance, musicality and control, which is why ballet is built into training from Level 3 upward.
Because there is no equipment to fall from, it is a gentle place for a young child to start. A three-year-old in Little Stars is learning to skip, balance and move to music long before any apparatus enters the picture.
The five apparatus Rope · hoop · ball · clubs · ribbon
- RopeSkips, throws and wraps. Builds timing and footwork.
- HoopRolls, spins and passes through. The most spatially demanding.
- BallNever gripped: balanced, rolled and thrown. Rewards soft hands.
- ClubsA pair, worked together. Coordination and rhythm.
- RibbonSix meters of satin drawing shapes in the air. The signature.
Come see our coaching in person
The best way to understand how we coach is to let your gymnast try a class. Book a free trial and see what they come out saying.
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