2021 IDBDC Instructors
More Instructors announced soon…
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
Joanna Decamps
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
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 time 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
VLADIMIR KARPOV
Russian National Champion of the Professional Division Latin
Second Place of the World Championship Professional Latin
Third Place of the European Championship Professional Division Latin
World Champion Latin American Freestyle
Winner of the First World Dance Sport Games (Latin American Freestyle)
The Multiple Prize Winner of the Russian National Championship
DENIS KUTEPOV
Blackpool Professional Rising Star Ballroom Finalist
UK Open Professional Rising Star Ballroom Finalist
IDSF International Open Standard Champion
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 Professional Latin Semi-Finalist
UK Open Professional Latin Semi-Finalist
Oxana Lebedev
Multiple-time World Professional Latin Championship Finalist
Multiple-time Blackpool Professional Latin Finalist
Multiple-time UK & International Professional latin Finalist
2008, 2009 & 2010 World Professional Latin Championships Bronze Finalist
8-times German Professional Latin Champion
2016 World Professional Latin American Show-Dance Champion
2019 European Professional Latin Championships Bronze Finalist
2019 World Professional Latin Championships Finalist
Featured Professional on German TV Show “Let’s Dance (Dancing With the Stars)
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.
Katusha Wilder
USA Dance 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
WDSF & USA Dance 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
ANDREA ZARAMELLA
UK Open Professional Rising Star Standard Champion
Blackpool Professional Rising Star Standard Vice Champion
World Under 21 Amateur Ballroom Vice-Champion
5 time Italian Amateur Ballroom National Champion
RONEN ZINSHTEIN
Finalist in the WDC Open World Professional Ballroom Rising Star Championship
Asian Tour Professional Ballroom Rising Star Champion
UK Professional Rising Star Ballroom Finalist
La Classique Du Quebec Open Professional Ballroom Finalist
Canadian Open Professional Ballroom Finalist
International Grand Ball Professional Rising Star Ballroom Champion
3 times Undefeated US Amateur Ballroom Champion
Please Note that instructors are subject to change without any prior notice