Igor Golovach

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Overview

• Born : May 31 , 1993
• Hometown: Ukraine
• Current status: Active training
• Current location: New Jersey, USA
• Level: Adult Amateur
• Category: International Latin 5 Dance

Igor's dancing career started in his early childhood, when his father, who was also once a dancer, brought him to a dance studio. From his first lesson, it was clear that the boy was gifted in feeling the music and was full of positive energetic emotions. Igor fell in love with the atmosphere of dance right away and felt right at home.

Throughout his entire childhood, Igor gave his all to the dancing world. It was one of the most important and dear parts of him. Traveling to different countries throughout Europe, such as 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 in Ukraine as well as a multiple-time finalist in WDSF competitions. Even with his results, Igor constantly wanted to improve and always set new goals for himself. As a result, Igor started learning the history of Ballroom Dancing as well as the history of DanceSport.

After finishing high school at the age of seventeen, a tragedy occurred. 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.

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Instructors

• Andrey Piskarev, Karnaval (Ukraine)
• Andrei Gavriline, Paragon (New Jersey, USA)
• Elena Kryuchkova, Paragon (New Jersey, USA)
• Allan Tornsberg, The Ball NYC, N.Y. (New York, USA)
• Vibeke Toft, The Ball NYC, N.Y. (New York, USA)

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Entrepreneurship

At the age of twenty-one, Igor received an O1 visa (visa for extraordinary talent) and traveled to the United States to further learn about the world of DanceSport. While training in a 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. 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).

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Accomplishments

• WikiDanceSport.com: Co-founder and Lead Editor
• DanceSport Studio (DSS): Co-founder, Co-owner