Igor Litvinov
Igor Litvinov, from Moscow, Russia, began Ballroom Dancing at the age of 6 years old. He also did ballet for a few years.
Igor had a very successful journey as a Junior, Youth and Amateur competitor, winning Russian National Championships as well as most of the open competitions hosted around the world such as the Italian Open, Dutch Open, French Open, and the German Open.
In 1997, Igor and his partner Julia Iveleva danced their first recorded competition together, the German Open hosted in Mannheim, Germany in which they danced both Latin and Standard.
Both Igor and Julia each had several partners before they started dancing together and have danced together for thirteen and a half years. They danced International Latin only at some of their first competitions, then 10 Dance for a bit, and then decided to concentrate on Standard.
Igor and Julia moved to the United States and turned Professional. In America, they have won close to 100 events and represented the USA at the World Championships in the Professional Standard and Showdance categories. They have been US National Standard finalists for 10 years and have won the Showdance division three times at the Ohio Star Ball Championships.
Igor is a members of the United States Imperial Society Of Teachers of Dancing (USISTD). Igor coaches children, Amateurs, Professional and Pro-Am couples. He also works with same-sex Ballroom competitive couples, one of whom became recent North-American National Champions. Igor has also had students became National Champions in the Junior and Youth categories.
Accomplishments
USA National Standard Finalist for 10 years
3-time Showdance Ohio Star Ball Champion
Won close to 100 events in the USA
Represented the USA at the World Championships in the Professional Standard and Showdance categories
Sunshine State DanceSport Championship Professional Standard Champion (2010)
Virginia State DanceSport Championships Professional Standard Champion (2010)
Millennium DanceSport Championships Professional Standard Champion (2010)
The Yankee Classic World Masters Professional Open Standard Champion (2010)
Atlanta Open Professional Standard Champion (2010)
3-time Tri-State Challenge Professional Standard Champion (2003, 2009-2010)
Heritage Classic Professional Standard Champion (2010)
2-time Northeastern Open Invitational Professional Standard Champion (2005, 2010)
2-time The Eastern United States DanceSport Championships Professional Open Standard Champion (2008, 2010)
Holiday Dance Classic Professional Standard Champion (2009)
3-time Nevada Star Ball Professional Standard Champion (2005, 2008-2009)
The Yankee Classic Professional Standard Champion (2009)
Mexico Open Professional Standard Champion (2008)
North American DanceSport Professional Open Standard Champion (2008)
Emerald Ball Professional Open Standard Champion (2008)
Mexico DanceSport Open Professional Standard Champion (2008)
Hotlanta DanceSport Professional Standard Champion (2007)
2-time Hawaii Star Ball Professional Standard Champion (2005-2006)
Desert Classic Professional Standard Champion (2006)
2-time San Francisco Open Professional Standard Champion (2005-2006)
La Classique du Québec Professional Standard Champion (2006)
2-time Constitution State Challenge Professional Standard Champion (2003, 2005)
Capital DanceSport Championships Professional Standard Champion (2005)
Maryland DanceSport Championships Professional Standard Champion (2005)
Autumn Rhythms IDSF Open to the World Amateur Standard Champion (Russia, St. Petersburg) (1998)
Works with same-sex Ballroom competitive couples, one of whom became recent North-American National Champions
Trains students who have become National Champions in the Junior and Youth categories
