Personal Coachings

Pavel Cherdantsau

Awards:

Internaltional Latin Champions
National Dancesport Championship, Belarus
Open East European Cup, Russia
Vilinus Open, Lithuania
Super Korea Cup International Dancesport Championship, Korea
Seoul Open Dancesport Championship, Korea
Golden Cup Dancesport Championship, Korea
Sun City Cup International Dancesport Championship, Korea
Merlion International Dancesport Championship, Singapore
Central Florida Heat, Daytona Beach, Florida

International Latin Finalist and Showdance Finalist
IDSF Open, Ukraine
Open Cup of Minsk, Belarus
National Championships of Belarus (Latin and Ballroom)
First Coast Classic Dancesport Championship, Jacksonville, Florida
Sarasota Dancesport Spectacular, Sarasota, Florida
Sunshine State Championship, Orlando, Florida
Florida State Dancesport Championship, Sarasota, Florida
Chicago Harvest Moon Dancesport Championship, Chicago, IL

Svetlana Rudkovskaya

Awards:

Internaltional Latin Champions
National Dancesport Championship, Belarus
Open East European Cup, Russia
Vilinus Open, Lithuania
Super Korea Cup International Dancesport Championship, Korea
Seoul Open Dancesport Championship, Korea
Golden Cup Dancesport Championship, Korea
Sun City Cup International Dancesport Championship, Korea
Merlion International Dancesport Championship, Singapore
Central Florida Heat, Daytona Beach, Florida

International Latin Finalist and Showdance Finalist
IDSF Open, Ukraine
Open Cup of Minsk, Belarus
National Championships of Belarus (Latin and Ballroom)
First Coast Classic Dancesport Championship, Jacksonville, Florida
Sarasota Dancesport Spectacular, Sarasota, Florida
Sunshine State Championship, Orlando, Florida
Florida State Dancesport Championship, Sarasota, Florida

John Swick

John Swick has been dancing and performing for over 40 years in many different styles. He has studied ballet, jazz, tap, flamenco, and theatre as well as ballroom. Swick has over eight national dance titles to his credit, and has trained four United States champions. On the faculty of Oklahoma City University's School of Dance, he is also a certified national-level judge, chairman of judges, scrutineer and examiner. Professional organization memberships include: NDCA (National Dance Council of America), North American Dance Teacher's Association, International Dance Council, Actor's Equity Association, Screen Actor's Guild, and American Federation of Radio and Television Artists.

Donald Johnson & Kasia Kozak

Donald, born in the United States, became interested in dance at an early age since his mother ran a ballroom dance studio. He started teaching dance at the age of seventeen and shortly afterwards became interested in dance competition. He began to compete in the Latin American style and also competed in American smooth and International Standard. He moved to Torrance, California to continue his professional competitive career and enjoyed considerable success with a series of partners, reaching the national semi-finals in both American Smooth and International Standard styles.

Kasia Kozak was born in Warsaw, Poland. She first became interested in dance after responding to a local newspaper advertisement announcing social dance classes. She quickly became attracted to the competitive side of dancing, found an amateur partner, and became a serious 10-dance competitor. After deciding to concentrate on Latin American Dance, she rose to become the Polish national amateur junior Latin dance champion.

Following the relocation of her family, Kasia immigrated to the United States and continued to dance in amateur competitions.

Donald had terminated his existing professional partnership at the Emerald Ball in California. At that competition a mutual friend introduced him to Kartazyna. His Latin coach later suggested that he consider dancing with her and after a short period, they decided to begin a new partnership together.

After dancing together for a relatively short period of time, Donald and Kasia became a dynamic and highly successful dance team and have appeared twice as Professional Latin Finalists on the popular and nationally televised PBS series "Championship Ballroom Dancing".

Some of Donald's professional accomplishments, with his partner Kasia Kozak, include:

• 1997 U.S. Pro Rising Star (closed) National Latin Dance Champions
  
• 1997 U.S. Pro Rising Star (open) National Latin Dance Champions
  
• 1999 British Open Professional Latin Rising Stars Champions
  
• 1999 U.S. Professional Latin Dance Championships ? Third Donald & Kasia currently reside in El Cajon, California, but travel extensively in the U.S. and abroad coaching other couples. Donald is a DVIDA Regional Examiner and Kasia still competes on a professional level.