 Members USISTD USISTD welcomes Yulia Ivleva and Igor Litvinov as members of our Society.
By Lori Woods-Gay
It was my pleasure getting to know this lovely couple as they prepared for their USISTD exams. Igor and Yulia are very accomplished individuals both on and off the dance floor as the following resume will show, yet in the most humble way, they exemplify the spirit of our organization in their ardent desire to enrich their dance knowledge and education to further not only their own dancing but their profession as teachers.
Following is a peek into their lives and accomplishments.
Igor and Yulia are both from Moscow. Igor started dancing at 6 years old and also did ballet for a few years. He had a very successful journey as a junior, youth and amateur competitor winning Russian national championships and also most of the open competitions around the world, like Italian Open, Dutch Open, French Open, German Open.
Yulia started to participate at the dance competitions at age 11, her parents danced as amateurs and started her with figure skating and gymnastics before dancing. She also gave a lot of time to her studies, graduating from a difficult high school and then from two colleges, which provided a very different career choice for her a side from dancing, something she may explore in the future.
Both had several partners before they started dancing together and have danced together for thirteen and one half years. They did only Latin at first in competitions, then did 10 dance and then decided to concentrate on Standard. They moved to the US 10 years ago and turned professional. In America they have won close to 100 events (some listed below). They represented USA at the World championships for Standard and in the Showdance categories. They have been US National Standard finalists for 10 years and have won the Show Dance three times at the Ohio Star Ball
They were trained in London by the best teachers in the world, always looking for perfection and striving to be the best they can. They put many years into their dance education and were lucky enough to study closely with several previous generations of champions including Bill and Bobbie Irvine, Antony Hurley, Richard and Janet Gleave, Michael and Vicky Barr and many others.
Igor and Yulia live in New York City, but travel all the time. They love to visit places and see the world and enjoy going to all sorts of concerts and events in inspiring artistic performances in other forms of art, music, dance, and film.
Other Titles: US Open Rising Star Champions Northeastern Champions Empire State Champions Yankee Classic Champions Emerald Ball Champions Capital Dancesport Champions Maryland Champions Michigan Dancesport Champions Wisconsin Dancesport Champions North American Champions Nevada Star Ball Champions Holiday Classic Champions Virginia Dancesport Champions San Francisco Open Champions Nashville Starz Champions Colorado Star Ball Champions Texas Challenge Champions Southwest Invitational Champions Tri-State Challenge Champions Hawaii Star Ball Champions Volunteers State Champions Atlanta Open Champions New Jersey State Open Champions Philadelphia Open Champions Chicago Star Ball Champions |
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