Valentin has just recently joined us.  He will be conducting our dance workshops and available for private lessons.  

Background

Valentin Bachvarov is an accomplished world-class professional latin and ballroom dancer and instructor with experience teaching, competing and performing in Europe, Asia and most recently, North America.  He has experienced great success both as an amateur and professional dancer and continues to compete professionally with his partner Julia Vokhmina as top professional latin dancers in Canada and the United States.  Born on December 29, 1980 in Burgas, Bulgaria he is 27 years old, and has been dancing for over 20 years. 

Dance-Related Work Experience and Accomplishments

2004-Present                 Dance New York                                                          New York, NY

                                    Professional Instructor

                                    Teach International Latin and Standard Ballroom Dancing

Students both competitive and social dancers

                                    Compete Professionally

2004-Present                 Temptation Ballroom Dance Studio                                 Charlotte, NC

                                    Professional Instructor

                                    Teach Competitive and Social Students Latin and Standard Ballroom

                                    Compete in Pro-Am Competitions with Multiple Students

2002-2004                     South Korea Dancesport                                                Seoul, South Korea

2000-2001                     Professional Instructor

                                    Worked with top professional Korean dance couples

2001-2002                     Austrian National Dance Team                                      Linz, Austria

                                    Team Member and World Representative

                                    Represent county of Austria at the World Championships

                                    Placed 2^nd at the 2001 Austrian Latin Championships

1997-1998                                         Bulgarian National Dance Championships                        Haskovo, Bulgaria

1997 Bulgarian Latin National Champion

1998 Bulgarian Latin National Champion

1996                             Bulgarian Youth National Dance Championships Haskovo, Bulgaria

                                    1996 Youth Latin National Champion

Professional North American Results

2008                             Michigan Dance Challenge                                            Dearborn, MI

                                    First Place Professional Open Latin Championships

                                    Second Place Professional Rising Star Latin Championships

2008                             La Classique Du Quebec                                               Montreal, QC

                                    Second Place Professional Rising Star Latin Championships

2008                             Niagara Dancesport Classic                                           Niagara Falls, ON

                                    Second Place Professional Open Latin Championships

2007                             King’s Ball                                                                    New Jersey, USA

                                    Second Place Professional Open Latin Championships

2007                             Maple Leaf Classic                                                       Toronto, ON

                                    Third Place in Professional Open Latin Championships

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