Art n’ Life Pocast

Oleksiy is 3 times United States 9 Dance Champion, United States Bronze Medalist in American Smooth, 3 times World American Rhythm Finalist, as well as 2 times World American Smooth Finalist.

Yanna Samkova was born in Prague, Czech Republic.  Started dancing Ballet at age 6 and later joined a contemporary school of dance for 4 years.  At age 12 she began competing as an amateur in International Latin and Standard Ballroom dance.  At age 18, she turned Professional.  4 times Slovakian Professional Champion in Latin and North American Champions in Rhythm just to name a few of her achieve...

TD$G, born Antoine Allen, is an independent artist from Baltimore that champions the genre "elegant rap." His upbringing is the fuel to his fire and he has a story to tell.  It can be heard in his melodic afro beat tracks as well as his faster cadences and cypher style hits.  TD$G - This Day Starts Good - elegantly pairs his juxtaposition of grit and grace in his debut album "Choose...

Elena Grinenko – Dancing with the Stars Pro, U.S. National and World Rhythm Champion, and current NDCA Championship Licensed Adjudicator, National and World Class Adjudicator, WDC Adjudicator, Dance Stars Festival Competition Organizer, BB X Lena Events Organizer and a Host on Dance Talk TV.  Enjoy

Barbara Kaneshiro is a successful PRO/Am Student based in Hawaii. She is a 4 times World Championship Finalist and World Champion in International Style Latin. Her hard work and dedication to her dancing is enormous and I wish her many other successes in her journey. Enjoy 

Yulia is competed in Latin, Standard and 10-dance. US National Finalist, US Open Finalist, Eastern -European Finalist, Russian National Professional Finalist and 10-dance Finalist. Yulia is also Russian Professional Champion in Show Dance. She is the owner of the Chicago Harvest Moon Ball Dancesport Championship and also a judge. Thank you For the Interview Yulia. Enjoy Everyone...

Oksana Kashkina is a two times US Nine Dance Finalist, two times Mambo US Finalist, World Smooth Finalist, Ohio Star Ball Rising Star Champion, and recently US National Champion in American Rhythm. Enjoy

Iaroslav and Lillie are the National Champions (Junior, Youth - Iaroslav, Professional - Liliia), USA National Professional Ballroom Champions, World Show Dance Vice-Champions and many more Titles under their belt...

Lil is a 91 years young student sharing her life journey and how dancing changed and saved her life... Enjoy...

Max Sinitsa is a 3 Time United States Amateur American Smooth Champion, Blackpool American Smooth finalist, United States American Smooth finalist and United States American Smooth Vice Champion. Max is also a Coach and Organizer of the LA DANCE CAMP.  LA DANCE CAMP dates: April 21-23, 2023 Enjoy the conversation about his life and career... Cheers

Stefano and Bianka DiBrino are Italian Amateur Vice Champions, US Open, Blackpool, and UK International Rising Star finalist, US Professional Rising Star and Open to the world Ballroom Champions as well as five times Peabody World Champions.

Lauren is the founder of Broadway Babes, an outreach program dedicated to blessing senior citizens.  She is a Broadway performer most recently seen in Wicked, West Side Story and Hamilton as an ensemble member and understudy for Peggy/Maria.  This coming spring she will be originating her role in a new Broadway show with Andrew Lloyd Weber called Bad Cinderella.

Ilie was a national champion in Moldova in Standard, Latin and 10-dance. Runner-up world champion Junior 2, German runner-up in Latin and 10-dance. Top 3 in Juniors and Youth in German Open Stuttgart and a rising winner in Ohio Star Ball 2022. 

David is in the dance business over 30 years, top teacher on almost every major competition in US and owner of 2 prestiges competitions in US.

Dmitry Nikolaev is a 10 times national champion of Belarus, runner up in the Fred Astaire's  world championships, unbelievably talented film maker and a visionary of behind the scenes show Ballroom Backstage.