2019 IDBDC Instructors


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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

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Nina Bezzubova

  • Multiple-time World Latin Finalist

  • Multiple-time European Latin Finalist

  • 2017 German Latin Champion

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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

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Lina Chatkeviciute

  • Lithuanian Standard Champion

  • WDSF PD World Professional Standard Runner up

  • Multilple-time WDSF PD Professional Open Standard Vice-Champion

  • 2018 WDSF PD European Champion

  • WDSF PD Super Grand Prix Vice-Champion

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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”

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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

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Viktoriya Drubetskaya

  • UK Open Professional Rising Star Latin Finalist

  • USA Professional Rising StarLatin Champion

  • 2 times US and World Mambo Champion

  • US Professional American Rhythm Finalist

  • Ranked 8th in US Professional Latin Championship

  • Ranked 3rd in US Professional American Rhythm

  • Certified in language of dance (stage 1 and 2)

  • CMA (certified movement analyst) at the Laban Institute of Movement Studies in New York

  • WDSF Technical Examiner

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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

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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

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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”.

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SUNNY HO

  • Highly sought after yoga teacher

  • Bikram Choudhury certified

  • Hatha Yoga Certified

  • completed Life of A Yogi 200hr teacher training with Sri Dharma

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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”.

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Timur Imametdinov

  • Multiple-time World Latin Finalist

  • Multiple-time European Latin Finalist

  • 2017 German Amateur Latin Champion

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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

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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

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ana llorente

  • World Mambo Champion

  • Argentine Tango World Finalist

  • Theater Arts and Adagio Champion at Blackpool

  • USA, World and Canadian American Rhythm Champion

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Yana Mazhnikova

  • US National Professional Rising Star Latin Finalist

  • UK Open Professional Latin Finalist

  • Emerald Ball Professional Latin Finalist

  • US Open Professional Rising Star Latin Finalist

  • Ohio Star Ball Professional Open Latin Semifinalist

  • US Northeastern Open Professional Latin Champion

  • Virginia State Championship Professional Open Latin Champion

  • Washington Open Dancesport Professional Open Latin Champion

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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

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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

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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"

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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

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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

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TATIANA SELIVERSTOVA

  • 2-x World Professional American Smooth Vice Champion

  • 2-x United States Professional American Smooth Vice Champion

  • Dance Beat smooth Tour champion

  • American Smooth Star Dance Tour Champion

  • World Peabody Vice Champion

  • Blackpool American Smooth Bronze Medalist

  • 2018 Oscar Winners, best professional couple of the year

  • Ohio Star Ball Showdance Champion

  • 2018 Moscow Champions Ball Professional Smooth Champion

  • 2018 Emerald Ball Professional Smooth Champion

  • 2018 NYDF Professional Smooth Champion

  • Finalist in all major American Smooth Championships in the U.S.

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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

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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

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Donatas Vezelis

  • Lithuanian Standard Champion

  • WDSF PD World Professional Standard Runner up

  • Multilple-time WDSF PD Professional Open Standard Vice-Champion

  • 2018 WDSF PD European Champion

  • WDSF PD Super Grand Prix Vice-Champion

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

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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

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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