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Jonathan was born in London. He started dancing as a child and quickly showed his natural talents. As a teenager Jonathan moved to the US and continued his career there.
Jonathan holds many Ballroom titles in Professional Ballroom, including ten times Professional Ballroom Champion with Katusha Demidova in 1997 – 2007.
In 2004 Jonathan and Katusha won World Classic Showdance Championship, followed by WDC Open Professional Ballroom title at the US Open in Orlando in 2007.
Jonathan then danced with Hazel Newberry from November 2007 and they became European Professional Ballroom Champions and British Professional Ballroom Champions in 2009. They also went to win WDC Professional Ballroom in Moscow in 2009 and took 2nd place in the Professional World Ballroom Dance Championship in Tokyo.
Jonathan retired after that and continues to coach Ballroom and Smooth dancers in the US and Europe.
In 2010 Jonathan married Anastasia Kazmina – Canadian Professional Ballroom vice-Champion
Jonathan’s Professional achievements include:
- 10 Times United States Professional Ballroom Champion
- WDC World Professional Show Dance Champion
- European Professional Ballroom Champion
- British National Professional Ballroom Champion
- Untied States Professional Show Dance Champion
- Vice Champion
- Blackpool, United Kingdom, International and WDC World Championship
- Owner(Organizer) Autumn Dance Classic, Dance competition, San Francisco, USA
- Owner(Organizer) WDO Super Star Dancesport Cup, Kiev Ukraine
- Team Captain and Organizer of the USA Juvenile and Junior Blackpool Teams Match.
Did you know?!
Beside Ballroom Jonathan works with some of the best Smooth dancers in the US and helps to develop the style in Europe.