2019 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
Nina Bezzubova
Multiple-time World Latin Finalist
Multiple-time European Latin Finalist
2017 German Latin 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
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
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
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
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
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”.
SUNNY HO
Highly sought after yoga teacher
Bikram Choudhury certified
Hatha Yoga Certified
completed Life of A Yogi 200hr teacher training with Sri Dharma
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”.
Timur Imametdinov
Multiple-time World Latin Finalist
Multiple-time European Latin Finalist
2017 German Amateur Latin Champion
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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