Zoe Balfour

Zoe Balfour grew up in Wales and has danced all her life, starting early with Scottish Sword dancing to the music of bagpipes. Her current passion is International Standard Ballroom. She didn’t start competition ballroom dance until the age of 44, but within four...

Katerina Blinova

Katerina was born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, in 1974, when it was still a republic of the former Soviet Union. She was the only child of Alexander Blinov, an architect, and Olga Grinberg, a structural engineer. At age 19, Katerina and her mother left the Soviet Union in...

Jose Comoda

Jose Comoda grew up in the Philippines. He started ballet at 19, became a professional ballet dancer, then a modern dancer, before taking up same-sex ballroom. He currently works as a personal trainer and ballet instructor. Jose formed a dance partnership with Chris...

Chris Phan

Chris Phan wanted to become a dance instructor in college. As he puts it, “That didn’t go through, so I ended up being an engineer.” He works as a Civil Engineer by day and pursues his passion for ballroom dance in his off hours. Chris grew up in Vietnam and moved to...

Citabria Phillips

Citabria Phillips says dancing brings joy and connection to her life.  It didn’t start out that way.  She grew up in Texas, watching her parents dance, and couldn’t have been more bored.  Many years later, when she worked up the courage to go by herself to a Friday...