2018 IDBDC Instructors
Mayo Alanen
4-time World Professional Smooth Finalist
4-time United States National Professional Smooth Finalist
5-time undefeated Heritage Dancesport Champion
National and World Smooth Vice Champion
Runner-up on ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" Pro Dancer Competition Season 8
United States Rising Star Smooth Champion
Dan Calloway
Asian-Pacific Professional 10-Dance Grand Finalist
U.S. Professional 10-Dance Grand Finalist
Dual Fellow of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD)
World Cup Adjudicator, WDSF certified
Chair of Judges at many competitions including Manhattan Amateur Classic, Yuletide Ball Championships, and USA Dance U.S. National DanceSport Championships
Jevgeni Davidov
2018 US Argentine Tango National Vice Champion in “Tango De Pista”
2014 US Argentine Tango National Champion in Stage category
2014 US Argentine Tango National Vice Champion in Salon category
2013 US Argentine Tango Original Championship New York Champion in Salon category
2012 US Argentine Tango National Championship Finalist in Stage & Salon categories
2011 US Argentine Tango National Championship Finalist in Stage & Salon categories
2008 Dunabe Dance Days Champion
2008 German Cup Finalist
2007/2008 Blue Band of the River Spree Vice Champion
2007/2008 Bavarian Dance Days Champion
2008 TBW Trophy German Champion
2007/2008 Hesses Tanzt Top 3
2007 LuBaTa Champion
2007 Lech Dance Festival Champion
Larisa Davydova
3-time Russian Amateur Latin American National Champion
Blackpool Dance Festival Rising Stars Professional Latin Champion
Winner of German Open Professional Latin American Championships
UK Open Rising Star Professional Latin American Finalist
3-time Russian Professional Latin American National Champion
3-time European Latin American Professional Finalist
3-time World Professional Latin American Semi-Finalist
World Latin Professional Finalist
Multiple time Winner at major championships in Professional Latin in Denmark, Norway, Germany, Japan, France, Italy United States
The Best Choreographer in The World Dance Awards
Owner of famous dance studio in Moscow “Russian Club”
Jose Decamps
Fred Astaire Rhythm National Champion
Multiple-time World Professional Rhythm Champion
Multiple-time U.S. National Professional Rhythm Champion
World Rhythm Showdance Champion
US Mambo Champion
World Masters Champion
World Professional Rhythm Championship
featured lead dancer in “Burn the Floor”
featured performer in Debacle Morgan “Dance with me” music video
featured performer in Vanessa Williams “Close to you” music video
VICTOR FUNG
Blackpool Professional Standard Champion
Multiple-time U.S. Professional Vice-Champion
World Professional Ballroom Vice-Champion
International Championships Professional Ballroom Champion
U.S. Open Professional Ballroom Champion
2004 U.K. Open Professional Rising Star Champion
2004 Blackpool Professional Rising Star Champion
8 time U.S. Amateur Champion
Performer on ABC's "Dancing With The Stars"
Multiple-time UK Open Finalist
Garry Gekhman
2006 U.S. Professional Classic Show Dance Champion
2006 U.S. Professional Standard Finalist
2005 Blackpool Rising Star Finalist
2004 Second runners up in the U.K. Championships Rising Star
Seven time undefeated Israeli Ballroom, Latin, 10-dance, and Show Dance Champion
Anastasia Gorovaya
Personal Trainer Specializing in:
Weight Loss
Personal Training
Strength & Conditioning Training for Dancers
Endurance Training for Dancers
Stretching for Dancers
Toning
mazen hamza
National & World Smooth Vice-Champion
Blackpool American Smooth Showcase Representative
Winner of the Capezio Dance Beat Smooth Tour
Featured performer on the PBS show “America’s Ballroom Challenge”.
izabella jundzill
National & World Smooth Vice-Champion
Blackpool American Smooth Showcase Representative
Winner of the Capezio Dance Beat Smooth Tour
Featured performer on the PBS show “America’s Ballroom Challenge”.
Anna kovalova
6-time US National Professional Latin Vice-Champion
World Professional Latin Championship Semi-Finalist
3-time Ohio Star Ball Professional Latin Champion
2-time Asian Pacific Open Professional Latin Champion in Japan
Blackpool Dance Festival & UK Open Professional Latin Semi-Finalist
Stanley Kuo
9 years experience in Iyengar yoga
3 years experience in each of the following: Pilates, Anusara yoga and Pranayama yoga
Created the principles of Yoga Alignment
Trainer for other Yoga instructors
SLAVIK LEGKOVENKO
WDC World Dance Adjudicator
25 years of teaching experience.
Multiple time Ukrainian Amateur Champion
Multiple time Ukrainian Professional Latin Champion
The Top Ukrainian coach
Ukraine Representative to the World Professional Latin Championship
Ukraine Representative to the European Professional Latin Championship
Coach of the Winners and Finalists to the World Championship ( Paris) and International Championship
ana llorente
World Mambo Champion
Argentine Tango World Finalist
Theater Arts and Adagio Champion at Blackpool
USA, World and Canadian American Rhythm Champion
Agnieszka Melnicka (Melia)
Multiple-time Blackpool Professional Latin Finalist
European Professional Latin Champion
Multiple-time World Professional Latin Finalist
Multiple-time International Open Professional Latin Finalist
Multiple-time UK Open Professional Latin Finalist
Multiple-time Russian Professional Latin Champion
alexandr Melnikov
Former Russian 12-time Russian Ballroom Champion, 8-time Latin Champion, 7-time 10-Dance Champion
United Kingdom Open Finalist
International Open Finalist
Blackpool British Open Finalist
World Championships Finalist
European Championships Finalist
Anna Mikhed
Blackpool Professional Standard Finalist
U.S. Professional Vice-Champion
World Professional Ballroom Finalist
2004 U.K. Open Professional Rising Star Champion
2004 Blackpool Professional Rising Star Champion
Performer on ABC's "Dancing With The Stars"
Anastasia Muravyeva
Blackpool Professional Standard Champion
Multiple-time U.S. Professional Vice-Champion
World Professional Ballroom Vice-Champion
International Championships Professional Ballroom Champion
U.S. Open Professional Ballroom Champion
Multiple-time UK Open Finalist
Multiple-time International Finalist
Edgar Osorio
U.S. Professional Rising Star American Rhythm Champion
Vice-Champion of Open to the World Salsa Championship
Champion Open Salsa championship Quebec, Canada
Vice-President of the US national professional Mambo championship 2008, 2009
Finalist of the Mexico Open Professional American Rhythm 2009 2010
Finalist in Professional American Rhythm Championship at the of Millennium DanceSport Championships 2008, 2009, 2010
Alla Profatilova
3 Times Canadian Professional American Smooth Champion (2011-2013)
2 Times Canadian Professional American Rhythm Champion (2013-2014)
6 Times Canadian Professional Showdance/Cabaret Champion (2008-2014)
2011 North-American Rising Star Professional Smooth Champion
2011 North-American Professional Showdance Champion
2006 World Showdance Champion
Egor Shalvarov
3 Times Canadian Professional American Smooth Champion (2011-2013)
2 Times Canadian Professional American Rhythm Champion (2013-2014)
4 Times Canadian Professional Showdance Champion (2011-2014)
2011 North-American Rising Star Professional Smooth Champion
2011 North-American Professional Showdance Champion
Karina Smirnoff
2005 Blackpool Professional Latin Runner Up
2005 U.K Open Champion
2004 Blackpool Professional Latin Runner Up
2003 U.K Open Champion
U.S. Professional Latin Champion
Professional on ABC's "Dancing With The Stars"
irina solomatina
Former Russian 12-time Russian Ballroom Champion, 8-time Latin Champion, 7-time 10-Dance Champion
United Kingdom Open Finalist
International Open Finalist
Blackpool British Open Finalist
World Championships Finalist
European Championships Finalist
Sergey Surkov
Multiple-time Blackpool Professional Latin Finalist
European Professional Latin Champion
Multiple-time World Professional Latin Finalist
Multiple-time International Open Professional Latin Finalist
Multiple-time UK Open Professional Latin Finalist
Multiple-time Russian Professional Latin Champion
emanuel valeri
WDSF PD World Standard Champions
WDSF PD European Standard Champions
Blackpool Amateur Standard Champions
WDSF Amateur World Standard Champions
Elena Vesnovskaya
WDSF certified adjudicator
USA Dance certified adjudicator
Owners and Head coach of Atlantic Ballroom Dance Studio
Graduated the Performing Arts University in Russia, with degrees in Choreography and Ballet Mastery
Studied ballet, folk, modern and contemporary dance styles
Founder, the first chief and professor of the Ballroom Dance Department at the Novosibirsk University of Performing Arts
The winner and finalist in multiple DanceSport championships
She competed in major European and North American competitions as amateur in Standard, Latin and 10-dance and as professional in Standard
Co-Organizer of Metropolitan DanceSport Championship
Lev Vesnovskiy
WDSF Certified Adjudicator
USADance certified adjudicator
Owner and Head coach of Atlantic Ballroom Dance Studio
Founder and professor of the Ballroom Dance Department at the Novosibirsk University of Performing Arts
Published few books about ballroom dancing including the Russian version of Technique of Latin Dancing approved by Mr. Walter Laird
The winner and finalist in multiple DanceSport championships. He competed in major European and North American competitions as amateur in Standard, Latin and 10-dance and as professional in Standard
Co-Organizer of Metropolitan DanceSport Championship
Katusha Wilder
USADance Certified Adjudicator
NADTA Certified teacher
Multiple-time World Professional 10-Dance Championships Finalist
Multiple-time US National Professional 10-Dance Championships Finalist
US Representative to the World Professional 10-Dance Championships
US Professional Rising Star Ballroom Finalist
US Open to the World Professional Rising Star Ballroom Finalist
2012 US Representative to the World Professional Ballroom Championships
Featured performers for TV networks such as ABC, NBC, FOX, TNT and CNN
Ruslan Wilder
USADance Certified Adjudicator
NADTA Certified teacher
Multiple-time World Professional 10-Dance Championships Finalist
Multiple-time US National Professional 10-Dance Championships Finalist
US Representative to the World Professional 10-Dance Championships
US Professional Rising Star Ballroom Finalist
US Open to the World Professional Rising Star Ballroom Finalist
2012 US Representative to the World Professional Ballroom Championships
Featured performers for TV networks such as ABC, NBC, FOX, TNT and CNN
Joanna Zacharewicz
Multiple-time World Professional Rhythm Champion
Multiple-time U.S. National Professional Rhythm Champion
World Professional Rhythm Showdance Champion
US Professional Mambo Champion
World Masters Champion
World Salsa Champion
Featured "Dance Legends" Star Performer
Guest performer artist on ABCs “Dancing With Stars”
Featured guest performer at Kremlin Cup in Moscow, Russia
Please Note that instructors are subject to change without any prior notice