Instructors

Katya Cooper was born in Russia, where she began her ballroom training at the age of four. She went on to compete and win numerous titles in Latin, Standard, and Ten Dance events. In 2008, Katya moved to the United States to further her career as a ballroom instructor and competitor. Alongside her partner, Anton Sidorov, she became the Midwest Latin and Standard champion and won Standard at the United Dancesport Championship. They also placed fourth in the Smooth category at the 2013 USA National Championships. That same year, Katya and Anton advanced to the Las Vegas round of America's Got Talent.

Katya started teaching at the age of 14 in Russia and has continued to coach students of all ages since 2012. Her students have consistently placed in the top three at major competitions, including Nationals. In 2016, Katya opened Ballroom Impact Atlanta. Notably, her Juvenile students became semifinalists at the prestigious 2022 Blackpool Festival, one of the world's most renowned dance competitions.

Katya returned to competitive dancing in 2023, partnering with Maxi Panesi. Together got 2nd places in the RS Pro Rhythm at the Hotalanta 2023 Classic,  Atlanta Open 2024,  Volunteer State Challenge 2024.  

The 3rd place at Prestige 2024,

1st  at Smokey Mountain, 

2nd Grand Nationals Championships,

3rd Open Pro Hotlanta 2024, 

2nd at Grand Natiobal Championships,

3rd at South Open Dancesport.

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!

Oscar de Lima is a brand name in the Argentine Tango scene. A highly recognized dancer distinguish by his beautiful walking, his elegant embrace, his clear lead and fluidity. Coming from a family traditionally connected to the Tango dance and traditions he has a cultural background coming from the Golden Age of Tango. As an instructor he is cherish by his students. His classes are fun and relaxed but strict at the same time. He hold group classes on a regular basis and also private lessons which are more personalized and technique oriented. Since he moved to Atlanta in 2007 he is been involved in several other popular Latin dances but Tango is his passion and he is happy to share his passion, his knowledge and love for this dance with others. Oscar is also a highly regarded Argentine Tango DJ as well. His music offers a wide range of songs and Orchestras which has been described as heavenly blended. Currently he is based in Ballroom Impact Atlanta in Roswell Georgia.

• USA Argentine Tango Festival-San Francisco-2011,2012,2013,2014
• Chicago Tango Festival-2013,2014
• Baltimore Tango Element Festival-2014,2015
• Miami Fantasy Tango Festival-2011
• Nola Tango Festival-2015,2016,2017
• Dallas Fandango De Tango-2012,2013
• FloriTango-2019

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 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.

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.