About ADF

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Katrina Volgina

Dancesport President USA (CSIT)

International judge A category (WDSF) 

National judge (USA dnace) 

Owner of VCDC

Head coach and CEO of Volga Dance Academy

Alexey Seredin

As a dancer: 

⁃ Finalist of the World Show Championship Professional Division

⁃ Semi-finalist of the World Championship Professional Division

⁃ Finalist of the Russian Championship Professional Division

As a trainer: 

⁃ Winners of the Russian Championship Under 21

⁃ Second place of the German Open Championship Rising Star

⁃ Russian Open Championship finalists juvenile II 

⁃ Finalists of the Moscow Championship

⁃ Winners of the Star Championship «Vittorio Colombo Trophy» Rising Star (Italy)

⁃ Finalist of «Universal Championship» of Professional 

⁃ Winners of the Moscow Championship of students

⁃ Winners of Moscow region Championship in Adults

⁃ Finalists of Moscow region Championship in Youth

⁃ Finalist of Moscow Championship in Junior 1

⁃ Finalists of Russian Open Championships in Junior 1

⁃ 1 place - National Championship of US for Professional Show dance

⁃ 3 place - National Championship of US for Professional Ballroom dance

⁃ 6 place - World Games for Professional Ballroom dance

⁃ 6 place - World Championship of Professional Ballroom dance

Stepanov Dmitry Yuryevich

 • International WDC (World Dance Council) Judge. 

• Member of FNDL (highest category) in Ukraine. 

• Top-category coach in ballroom dancing. 

• Head of the ballroom dance ensemble “Harmony”. 

• Master’s degree in Ballroom Choreography, graduated from Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts named after M. Poplavsky. 

• Shares his knowledge, skills, and expertise in ballroom choreography, conducts training seminars, masterclasses, and coaching sessions for athletes and trainers. 

• Regularly invited as a judge for major national and international competitions. 

Achievements of his students: 

• Multiple-time champions of Ukraine. 

• Finalists and champions of the WDC World Championships (Paris, the Netherlands). • Winners of Blackpool Dance Festival (England). 

• Winners of the International Championship (England). 

Judit Gaspar

•  TBD  Judit Gaspar was born in Hungary. She started ballroom dancing at age 13 and competed both in Latin American and Standard dances. 
• She was member of the Hungarian Champion Latin Formation Team ‘Savaria’ and represented her country in world championships for over ten years.
• In 1997 she relocated to Boston and made teaching her profession. As a professional dancer she competed in numerous competitions across the USA and Europe.
• She holds a teaching license by ISTD (Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing) in International Ballroom.
  After retiring from competitive dancing, she dedicated her time to teaching children. 
• Judit believes that Ballroom dancing combines sport and art together into a comprehensive activity that teaches the new generation about essential life skills such as communication, teamwork, discipline, self-motivation; all which are way beyond dancing itself. 
• Some of her students are US representatives to the world championships and world finalists.
  Judit holds a Master of Science degree in Applied Nutrition. Her mission as a nutrition professional is to be a source of science-based nutrition education that inspires the youth to achieve healthy body, mind, and spirit.
• Judit has two sons: Christopher and Patrick Affonso. They are both competitive ballroom dancers, who she believes are the inspiration for her continued work.