Igor Litvinov

Overview

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 Litvinov and Julia Iveleva were trained in London by the best teachers in the world, always looking for perfection and striving to be the best they could. They put many years into their dance education and were lucky enough to study closely with several previous generations of champions including Bill and Bobbie Irvine, Antony Hurley, Richard and Janet Gleave, Michael and Vicky Barr as well as many others.

Igor resides in New York City (USA), but travels all the time. He loves to visit new places and see the world and also enjoys going to all sorts of concerts and events with inspiring artistic performances in other forms of art, music, dance, and film.

Igor is also 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

Dance Partners

• Julia Iveleva (1997-2011)

Instructors

• Bill Irvine
• Bobbie Irvine
• Antony Hurley
• Richard Gleave
• Janet Gleave
• Michael Barr
• Vicky Barr

Entrepreneurship

• Professional Competitor
• Certified - United States Imperial Society Of Teachers of Dancing (USISTD)
• Certified Dance Instructor
• Certified - United States Imperial Society Of Teachers of Dancing (USISTD)
• Championship Licensed Adjudicator and National Judge for the National Dance Council of America specializing in:
• International Style Standard (Championship Certified) - United States Imperial Society Of Teachers of Dancing (USISTD)
• International Style Latin (Championship Certified) - United States Imperial Society Of Teachers of Dancing (USISTD)
• American Smooth (Championship Certified) - United States Imperial Society Of Teachers of Dancing (USISTD)
• American Rhythm (Championship Certified) - United States Imperial Society Of Teachers of Dancing (USISTD)
• Theatrical Style (Championship Certified) - United States Imperial Society Of Teachers of Dancing (USISTD)
• World Class Adjudicator
• Maryland DanceSport Championships, Co-Organizer