Igor Golovach

Overview

Igor Golovach's dancing career began in his early childhood. At the age of 5, his father, a former Folk dancer, decided to take him to a dance studio in their hometown of Chernivtsi. From the first lesson, it was clear that the boy was gifted. Coming from a family fully involved with music, as Igor's mother was a piano teacher and father a dancer, it was said Igor felt the music naturally. He fell in love this new passion instantly.

Throughout his entire childhood, Igor dedicated himself to dance. It was one of the most important and dearest parts of him. Traveling to different countries throughout Europe including Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland, Bulgaria, and Romania, Igor represented his country in the international dancing arena. He was a multiple-time champion of Open Championships and Festivals held throughout Ukraine as well as a multiple-time finalist in various WDSF competitions.

After finishing high school at the age of seventeen, Igor's father passed away. This stage in Igor's life was not easy for the young talented athlete. Without doubt, his father was sure in the talent of his one and only son. With time, Igor understood that dance was the outlet that helped him fill the emptiness that he had felt.

Aside from training and competing for his own athletic career, Igor began getting involved with the careers of the younger generations. He began instructing Juvenile, Junior, and Youth dancers at Andrey Piskarev's Karnaval Dance Studio where he led group classes of technique, musicality, and performance skills to prepare students better for competition. The dancers he instructed went on to win and place in the finals of some of the top Championships in Ukraine.

Entrepreneurship

At the age of twenty-one, Igor received an O1 visa (visa for extraordinary talent) and traveled to the United States to further excel in his career as an athlete as well as an instructor. While training in a dance studio, Igor met a young and talented Ballroom dancer, Michelle Angela Blank.

As soon as Igor and Michelle started working together, they immediately bonded as not only a dancing couple, but also as partners who were alike in their views and goals regarding their future careers. Together, they soon realized the need of a community data center to provide all the dance admirers with a one-stop information hub. The idea was to create an encyclopedia that would become an information center for all things DanceSport. Together Igor and Michelle founded WikiDanceSport.com, a free-access, free-content Internet encyclopedia of DanceSport.

Igor Golovach and Michelle Blank also started working on a new venture called DanceSport Studio (DSS) to provide invaluable service to the community of dance admirers and professionals to find their own place for communication and social connections.

Igor is currently undergoing professional USISTD training to become a certified instructor (United States Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing).

New Achievements

Igor Golovach and partner Michelle Blank have achieved numerous victories in the competitive arena since beginning their partnership together. Not only have they become the 2016 Virginia Open Amateur Latin Champions as well as the Liberty Ball Amateur Latin Champions, but they have also placed in the semi-final of the USA Dance National DanceSport Championships.

Instructors

Igor has had the opportunity to train with some of the top coaches of the industry including Vladimir Karpov, Maria Manusova, Eugene Katsevman, Allan Tornsberg, Vibeke Toft, Andrei Gavriline, and Elena Kryuchkova.

• Vladimir Karpov (New York, USA)
• Maria Manusova, Brooklyn DanceSport Club (New York, USA)
• Eugene Katsevman, Brooklyn DanceSport Club (New York, USA)
• Allan Tornsberg, (New York, USA)
• Vibeke Toft, (New York, USA)
• Andrei Gavriline, Paragon Ballroom (New Jersey, USA)
• Elena Kryuchkova, Paragon Ballroom (New Jersey, USA)
• Andrey Piskarev, (Ukraine)

Dance Partners

• Michelle-Angela Blank (2015 - current)

Accomplishments

• WikiDanceSport.com: Co-founder and Lead Editor
• DanceSport Studio (DSS): Co-founder, Co-owner
• Virginia Open Amateur International Latin Champion (2016)
• Liberty Ball Amateur International Latin Champion (2016)