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Maksym Stepanskyi

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Current location: New York, NY
Current status:
  • Competitive Dancer
    • Standard Showdance
    • International Standard
    • International Latin

Maksym Stepanskyi (originally from Ukraine) is the 2025 USA National Champion in Standard Showdance. He is a professional ballroom dancer, specializing in International Style Latin, International Style Ballroom and Standard Showdance. Maksym currently resides and represents the USA in competition.

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Overview

Maksym is a Ukrainian-born ballroom dancer proudly representing the United States, with over a decade of experience and an unwavering devotion to the art of dance. His journey has been shaped by both triumph and adversity.

Maksym fell in love with ballroom dancing at the age of five and has spent years mastering both the International Standard and International Latin styles. When war disrupted life in Ukraine, everything changed. The dance floor he once knew went silent, but he never let go of his passion. After a 1.5-year hiatus, he found a new home and studio in the United States, a space that reignited his spirit and helped him reclaim a vital part of himself.

Since then, Maksym has trained relentlessly and reached new heights, becoming the 2025 USA National Champion in Standard Showdance. His competitive journey also includes multiple titles at the 2024 USA Nationals, the Islanders DanceSport Challenge, and the Midwest Regional Championships, among others. Today, he continues to train under the guidance of world-class coaches, constantly pushing his limits and refining his craft.

Off the competition floor, he is deeply committed to giving back, working as an assistant coach and mentor to the next generation of dancers. He teaches not just movement, but mindset: discipline, patience, and the joy of expression. This journey is far more than a pursuit of medals, it’s a story of resilience, recovery, and a lifelong dedication to an art form that continues to shape who Maksym is.

Accomplishments

Performances in the USA 2024-2025
  • Nationals 2025 - Champion in Standard Showdance Adult
  • Islanders Dancesport Challenge 2025
  • ATLANTA DANCESPORT CUP 2025
  • The MAC: A USA Dance Regional 2025
  • The City’s DanceSport Challenge 2024
  • Constitution State DanceSport Championship 2024
  • Midwest Regional DanceSport Championship 2024
  • Dance Passion Ball 2024
  • Nationals 2024 - Vice-Champion in Youth Standard
  • Islanders Dancesport Challenge 2024

Performances in Ukraine 2018-2021

  • Championship of Kharkiv in Dance Sports 2021
  • Harmony 2021
  • Silver Edelweiss Lviv Regional Championship 2020
  • Silver Edelweiss Lviv Regional Championship 2020
  • Ukrainian Open Championship 2019
  • Zaporizhia Open Cup 2018
  • KHARKIV TROPHY 2018
  • Stanislav Shklyar’s Cup 2019 - 1 place st
  • Dnipro Cup Regional Championship 2019
  • Kyiv Cup 2019
  • Astra Cup 2018

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References

  • WikiDanceSport Interview


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