2022 IDBDC Instructors


GENYA Bartashevich

  • US North American Amateur Latin Champion

  • US National 10 Dance Amateur and Professional finalist

  • US National South American Latin Show Dance Runner-Up

  • US North American Professional 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

Liana Churilova

  • 3 Time World Professional American Rhythm Champion

  • 2 Time U.S. National Professional American Rhythm Champion

  • World Salsa Champion

  • 7 Time Arthur Murray World Professional American Rhythm Champion

  • America's Ballroom Challenge Winner

JOANNA DECAMPS (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

Galina Detkina

  • Current US National Professional American Smooth Champion

  • Current World Professional American Smooth Champion

  • Ohio Star Ball Professional American Smooth Champion

  • Emerald Ball Professional American Smooth Champion

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

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

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 & UK Open Professional Latin Semi-Finalist

Oxana Lebedew

  • 2002 World 10-Dance Champion in Junior II

  • 2005 Youth Vice-World 10-Dance Champion

  • 2008, 2009 & 2010 World Professional Latin American Championships - 3rd place

  • 8-times German Professional Latin American Champion

  • 2016 Participation in TV Show “Let’s Dance”

  • 2016 World Professional Latin American Show-Dance Champion

  • 2019 European Professional Latin American Championship - 3rd place

  • World Professional Latin American Championships - Finalist (4th Place)

  • 2021 Professional on Dancing With the Stars (Italy)

Larinda McRaven

  • North American Professional Champion

  • 6-time United States Professional Smooth Finalist

  • United States Open Professional Finalist

  • World Open Professional Smooth Finalist

  • Top Rising Star Smooth Couple

  • Ohio Star Ball Professional Smooth Finalist

  • Classic du Quebec Champion

  • Classic du Quebec Show-Dance Champion

  • Manhattan DanceSport Championships Champion

  • Yankee Classic Champion

  • Triple Crown Circuit Champion

Emanuele Pappacena

  • 3rd World Professional classic Show dance

  • 3rd US Professional Ten Dance

  • 2nd US Professional Classic Show dance

  • 2nd US RS Professional Ballroom

  • 2nd Ohio Star Ball RS Professional Ballroom

  • Blackpool China Rising Star Professional Ballroom Champion

  • Blackpool China Open Ballroom Finalist

Francesca Lazzari Pappacena

  • 4th World Amateur 10-dance

  • 3rd World Professional Classic Show Dance

  • 3rd US Professional 10-Dance

  • 2nd US Professional Classic Show dance

  • 2nd US RS Professional Ballroom

  • 2nd Ohio Star Ball RS Professional Ballroom

  • Blackpool China Rising Star Professional Ballroom Champion

  • Blackpool China Open Ballroom 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

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

Artem & Ginny Shiller

  • Virginia State Dancesport Professional Show Dance Champions

  • Motown Showdown Rising Star Professional Rising Star Champions

  • Northcoast Classic Rising Star Professional Rhythm Champion

  • Savannah Dance Classic Rising Star Professional Rhythm Champions

  • Cincinnati Ballroom Classic 1st Place Professional Basics,

  • Cincinnati Ballroom Classic Rising Star Professional Rhythm Champions

Lesya Sinitsa

  • Blackpool Professional International Ballroom Semi-Finalist

  • Ohio Star Ball Show-Dance Champion

  • US Open Professional International Ballroom Finalist

  • US Open Professional Rising Star International Ballroom Champion

  • US National Professional Rising Star International Ballroom Champion

  • US Amateur American Smooth Champion

Salvatore Todaro

  • UK Rising Star Amateur Champion

  • Blackpool Rising Star Amateur Ballroom Vice-Champion

  • German Open Rising Star Ballroom Vice-Champion

  • 11 times Bulgarian Amateur Ballroom Champion

  • 2 times IWGA World Games Finalist

  • WDSF World Amateur Ballroom Championship Finalist

  • WDSF World Cup Amateur Ballroom Champion

  • WDC UK International Amateur Ballroom Finalist

Bas Van der Zanden

  • 2 times Dutch amateur Latin champions 

  • 2 times professional Dutch Latin Champion

  • Blackpool Professional Rising Stars Latin Finalist

  • UK & International Rising Stars Professional Latin Finalist

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

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

  • 3x Undefeated US Amateur Ballroom Champion

Anna Zotov

  • Professional Dance Teacher with higher education in Sports, Dance, and Arts.

  • Coacher of the First Category

  • The Judge of the second spots category

  • The Best Coach by Sports and Teachers of 2018

  • Silver Finalist - World Professional Rising Star American Rhythm Championships

  • US Professional National Mambo Finalist

  • 2 time US Dance National Professional American Rhythm Champion

Roman Zotov

  • Professional Dance Teacher with higher education in Sports, Dance, and Arts.

  • Coacher of the First Category

  • The Judge of the second spots category

  • The Best Coach by Sports and Teachers of 2018

  • Silver Finalist - World Professional Rising Star American Rhythm Championships

  • US Professional National Mambo Finalist

  • 2 time US Dance National Professional American Rhythm Champion


* Please Note that instructors are subject to change without any prior notice