Katya Cooper was born in Russia, where she started her ballroom training at the early age of four . She has competed and won Latin, Standard, and Ten Dance Ballroom events.
In 2008 Katya came to the United States to further pursue her career as a ballroom instructor/competitor. Katya and her partner Anton Sidorov became Midwest Latin and S
Katya Cooper was born in Russia, where she started her ballroom training at the early age of four . She has competed and won Latin, Standard, and Ten Dance Ballroom events.
In 2008 Katya came to the United States to further pursue her career as a ballroom instructor/competitor. Katya and her partner Anton Sidorov became Midwest Latin and Standard champions. They also won in the Standard at the United Dancesport Championship 2010, Orlando. They placed 4th in the Smooth at USA National Championships 2013.
In 2013 Katya and Anton made it to the Las Vegas round at America’s Got Talent.
Katya began teaching at the age of 14 in Russia. Since 2012, her students of all ages have placed top three in the largest competitions including Nationals.
In 2016 Katya opened Ballroom Impact Atlanta dance studio where she teaches all levels and ages students.
In 2022 her Juvenile students became semifinalists of the most prestigious dance competition in the World Blackpool Festival.
Cindy Johnson has been a dancer all her life and truly enjoys helping others become comfortable on the dance floor. She began her training and teaching career at the Arthur Murray Studio in Fort Worth, Texas, progressing to a Professional Rising Star Champion. Moving to Atlanta in 1984, she was privileged to teach with Jackie Walls at wha
Cindy Johnson has been a dancer all her life and truly enjoys helping others become comfortable on the dance floor. She began her training and teaching career at the Arthur Murray Studio in Fort Worth, Texas, progressing to a Professional Rising Star Champion. Moving to Atlanta in 1984, she was privileged to teach with Jackie Walls at what became Atlanta Ballroom Dance Centre. Since then she has coached singles, couples and groups in social, performance and competitive styles of Smooth, Standard, Rhythm, Latin, Swing and Country dancing.
Cindy DJs and MCs many local ballroom dance parties, competitions and social events (ABDC, USA, Atlanta Dance, Coolanta) and was “Deck Captain Extrordinare “ for the Southeastern Regional Amateur Championship during its Atlanta years.
Cindy is presently teaching social dancing in Smooth, Rhythm, Swing and Country. She offers private lessons, group classes and periodic workshops for male and female dancers (beginner through advanced) who are interested in the joy of the journey of learning to dance. It is, after all, a most pleasurable and personal form of communication—something everyone can use more of.
Broadway Credits-NYC, New York
“A Chorus Line” “Can-Can” “Barnum”
Film/TV Credits:”The Hunger Games 2 Catching fire”, Core Tango dancer in “Blue In the
Face” “The Cosby Mysteries” “Let It Be Me” “Circus of the Stars” “First Wives’ Club”,
“Sabrina” “Howard Stern’s “Private Parts” “USA up all Night””Good Day New York”
Born in Kazakhstan, Olga began ballet training at the age of 5, and she began her dance education in Ballroom and Latin dance at the age of 14. She continued to train and compete in Ballroom and Latin through her teenage years and was accepted to a fine arts university, where she studied ballet, folk dance, and choreography while also con
Born in Kazakhstan, Olga began ballet training at the age of 5, and she began her dance education in Ballroom and Latin dance at the age of 14. She continued to train and compete in Ballroom and Latin through her teenage years and was accepted to a fine arts university, where she studied ballet, folk dance, and choreography while also continuing her Latin and Ballroom training.
After she finished school, Olga moved to Moscow in 1993 with her partner Eduard Apolonov to pursue professional ballroom dance career. In 1994, they won the Israel Open to the World Championship, and in 1995, they competed as part of the Russian National Team in Denmark.
In 1996, Olga and Eduard moved to the US and began working for Fred Astaire studios. For five years, Olga served as a Latin and rhythm instructor while continuing to compete professionally. Olga and Eduard won multiple Fred Astaire championships and were the top couple for winning Fred Astaire competitions.
During this time, Olga and Eduard won many titles for professional Latin:
East Coast Champion 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001
US Rising Star Champion 1998
United States Top Rising Star Couple 1998
Philadelphia Dancesport Champion 1999, 2000, 2001
Manhattan Dancesport Champion 2000, 2001
Empire State Champion, 2001
Heritage Classic Champion, 2001
Canadian Open to the World Champion, 2001
Olga and Eduard were also runners-up at the 2000 UK Rising Star British Open as well as Blackpool finalists, USA National Champion finalists, and three-time finalists at Ohio Star Ball.
After 2001, Olga began dancing with Louis Van Amstel, with whom she became 2003 Ohio Star Ball Champion.
Jeanne Sharbuno began her ballroom dance career as an amateur ballroom dancer over 27 years ago. She competed Pro-Am and Amateur at the Bronze, Silver, and Gold levels in both the American and International styles where she achieved Top Student recognition.
Since turning Professional in 2002, Jeanne has taught social and competitive dancin
Jeanne Sharbuno began her ballroom dance career as an amateur ballroom dancer over 27 years ago. She competed Pro-Am and Amateur at the Bronze, Silver, and Gold levels in both the American and International styles where she achieved Top Student recognition.
Since turning Professional in 2002, Jeanne has taught social and competitive dancing in the American Ballroom, Latin, and Swing styles. She also successfully competed at the Pro-Am American Smooth and American Rhythm levels with her students. Jeanne now devotes all her teaching to Social Ballroom Dancing.
Jeanne enthusiastically shares her passion and love for Social Ballroom Dance with her students. She believes we all have a dancer within us and that anyone can learn to dance. Yes… even those of you who are shy or think you have “two left feet!
Jim is a professional dance instructor with over 40 years of teaching and competing experience. Jim holds high certifications in 4 major Ballroom styles. He coaches, choreographs, adjudicates and has been awarded a Dance Director Diploma with honors.
Jorge is a high performance Ballroom and Latin dance trainer. Over the past 25 years he has \ had the pleasure being in the business of training high caliber, goal oriented individuals in the art and sport of dance on the competition floor, stage and on social dance floors across the country.
He has also served as a business consultant to
Jorge is a high performance Ballroom and Latin dance trainer. Over the past 25 years he has \ had the pleasure being in the business of training high caliber, goal oriented individuals in the art and sport of dance on the competition floor, stage and on social dance floors across the country.
He has also served as a business consultant to several successful dance schools in the Atlanta area as well as produced and organized many dance events throughout the southeast.
His goal is to educate people and promote the long term benefits of dance and strength training to last well into the later years of life on and beyond the social dance floor.
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