Jonathan Wilkins
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Jonathan Wilkins is an English ballroom dancer and dance teacher, born in London. He holds many titles in Professional Ballroom Dancing including being 10 times Professional Ballroom Champion, 1997 - 2007 ( in a partnership with Katusha Demidova
which lasted eleven years, and brought considerable success). In 2004 they won the World Classic Showdance Championship, which is one of the subsidiary World Dance Council
Dance Sport events. Their final result was to win the WDC
Open Professional Ballroom title at the USA Open in Orlando, Florida
2007.
From November 2007, Wilkins danced with Hazel Newberry
. Together they became European Profession Ballroom Champions (2009) and British Professional Ballroom Champions (2009). Their best results were first in the WDC Professional Ballroom, Moscow
2009 and second in the Professional World Ballroom Dance Championship in Tokyo
2009. After this championship the two partners retired from competitive dancing. Both currently making a brilliant Adjudicator careers judging World's most prestigious Ballroom Dance Championships.
In 2010 Jonathan got married to Anastasia Kazmina, Canadian Professional Ballroom vice-Champion and currently teaching students in the US and England.
Katusha Demidova
Katusha Demidova is a Russian professional ballroom dancer and instructor, now residing in the USA. She is the 2009 & 2010 Professional World Ballroom Dance Champion, and also the International Professional, and British Open, Ballroom Champion...
which lasted eleven years, and brought considerable success). In 2004 they won the World Classic Showdance Championship, which is one of the subsidiary World Dance Council
World Dance Council
The World Dance Council Ltd , is a registered limited company, and the legal successor to the International Council of Ballroom Dancing, and was established at a meeting organised by P.J.S Richardson on 22 September 1950 in Edinburgh...
Dance Sport events. Their final result was to win the WDC
World Dance Council
The World Dance Council Ltd , is a registered limited company, and the legal successor to the International Council of Ballroom Dancing, and was established at a meeting organised by P.J.S Richardson on 22 September 1950 in Edinburgh...
Open Professional Ballroom title at the USA Open in Orlando, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
2007.
From November 2007, Wilkins danced with Hazel Newberry
Hazel Newberry
Hazel Catherine Newberry MBE is one of England's leading ballroom dancers and dance teachers. She was three times undefeated World Professional Ballroom champion, dancing with Christopher Hawkins ....
. Together they became European Profession Ballroom Champions (2009) and British Professional Ballroom Champions (2009). Their best results were first in the WDC Professional Ballroom, Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
2009 and second in the Professional World Ballroom Dance Championship in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
2009. After this championship the two partners retired from competitive dancing. Both currently making a brilliant Adjudicator careers judging World's most prestigious Ballroom Dance Championships.
In 2010 Jonathan got married to Anastasia Kazmina, Canadian Professional Ballroom vice-Champion and currently teaching students in the US and England.