Beata Onefater is one of the top female dancers in the DanceSport industry. She holds the title of South African Latin Amateur and Professional Champion of 10 years and is the current Creative Director of Mason Dean NY, a company that specializes in "bespoke dance wear for women and men".
Barbara Nagode Ambroz is a renowned specialist in Latin American dancing. With over 40 years of experience through instruction and adjudication, she has trained and raised various champions of the DanceSport industry including WDSF World Amateur & Professional Latin Champions, Zoran Plohl and Tatsiana Lahvinovich Galchun. She is the author of Back to the Roots: The Authentic Cuban Footprint in Competitive Latin American Dancing, which supplements her documentary of the same name that was filmed detailing her music and movement research experiences in Havana, Cuba.
Her latest contribution to Latin competitive dancing is "Authentic Latin Percussion". This course provides a unique insight into the rhythmical structure of Cha Cha Cha, Rumba, Bolero and Samba. Its aim is to help dancers and coaches understand why dance steps and figures have specific rhythms and where exactly they come from, while encouraging them to discover and create their own rhythmical interpretations.
"Authentic Latin Percussion" written by Barbara Nagode Ambroz, music and video by Michael de Miranda on Snapp-Dance (APP).
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Barbara McColl is a former Professional Ballroom Dancer who specializes in International Style Latin. She is a 4-time Blackpool and 3-time UK Open Professional Latin Champion as well as one of the current organizers of the World Dance Council's Amateur League World Championship, previously known as Paris Worlds.
Arthur Murray was an Austria-Hungary born American dance instructor and businessman, whose name is most often associated with the dance studio chain that bears his name.
Anya Klimova-Preston is a former Professional Ballroom dancer, specializing in the International Style Standard and Latin divisions. Having coached various Russian National Champions that took titles from 2004 to 2006 as well as U.S. National Champions of 2009 to 2011 and 2013, she is an award winning author of various Ballroom Dancing programs including "Dance Fireworks" and the "Six Steps to Ballroom Dance Proficiency". Anya has won numerous awards throughout her career as a dance instructor, including "Dance Teacher of the Year" in Russia in 2003. Now residing in Portland, Oregon, Anya is currently a dance instructor, choreographer, as well as an adjudicator for USA Dance and the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF).
Amy Anderson is a former Professional American Style dancer, specializing in American Smooth. Amy & her husband Scott Anderson are United States Rising Star American Smooth Champions & Open Finalists and Fred Astaire National American Smooth Champions. The Andersons organizers of the Twin Cities Open Ballroom Championships in Minneapolis. In 1998 & 99, they produced WORLDANCE as well as Fiesta for Francesca” in 2002.
Amanda Reyzin is the co-owner of Spotlight Dance Center as well as the organizer of the American Star Ball Championships and the Maryland DanceSport Championships. Along with her husband, she was the 2010 La Classique Du Quebec American Rhythm & American Smooth Champion. Currently, she is also an adjudicator in many prestigious events throughout the United States.
Allan Tornsberg (originally from the suburbs of Copenhagen) is a World Amateur and Professional Latin Champion with over 35 years of dance experience, today known to be one of the best teachers and choreographers in the world.
Alexey Silde is a former Professional Ballroom Dancer, specializing in the International Style Latin division. A 3-time Russian National Amateur Latin Champion, 2-time WDSF World Amateur Latin Champion, as well as a medalist at all major competitions including the German Open Championships (GOC), International Championships and Blackpool Dance Festival, Alexey is currently a WDSF Licensed Adjudicator and coach of many Russian, European and World Champions.
Alessia Manfredini (Alessia Giorgianni) is a former Professional Ballroom Dancer who achieved such titles as European Champion, 18-time Italian Amateur and Professional Champion and 6-time World Professional Showdance Champion.
