{"id":1324,"date":"2017-11-16T02:47:23","date_gmt":"2017-11-16T08:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/appleton\/?p=1324"},"modified":"2017-11-16T02:47:23","modified_gmt":"2017-11-16T08:47:23","slug":"john-monte-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/appleton\/blog\/uncategorized\/john-monte-award\/","title":{"rendered":"John Monte Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>And the Award Goes to\u2026Taliat Tarsinov![embedyt] https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XibY00XTvKI[\/embedyt]<\/h1>\n<p>Considered one of the most beloved coaches and choreographers in the United States, Taliat Tarsinov has now joined the illustrious alumni of the John Monte Award Recipients.\u00a0 Regardless of this new distinction, he had long since established his place in the Fred Astaire Studios\u2019 pantheon of industry greats.<\/p>\n<p>Known worldwide for his beautiful and innovative choreography, Mr. Tarsinov has endeavored to produce some of the most extraordinary routines ever seen on the ballroom floor.\u00a0 The dancers who have worked with him, consider themselves exceptionally fortunate.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1319\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1319\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/appleton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2017\/11\/Taliat-Tarsinov-1.jpg\" alt=\"Taliat Tarsinov NDC 2017\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/appleton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2017\/11\/Taliat-Tarsinov-1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/appleton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2017\/11\/Taliat-Tarsinov-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/appleton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2017\/11\/Taliat-Tarsinov-1-370x248.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1319\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taliat Tarsinov receiving the John Monte Award at NDC 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He began dancing with Marina in the Soviet Union in 1974; a partnership that later blossomed into a loving marriage and a beautiful family.\u00a0 They represented their country in almost every major World and European Championship earning myriads of titles along the way.\u00a0 Out of five major national titles in their home country, they held four of them concurrently and were ranked second in the fifth category\u2026International Standard.<\/p>\n<p>In 1992, he moved to the United States and opened the New York East Side studio.\u00a0 His multi-faceted talents have been featured on both stage and screen from Moscow to Manilla and from Blackpool to Broadway.\u00a0 His prot\u00e9g\u00e9s range from Olympic Gold Medalist Ice Dancers to every division possible in the ballroom world\u2026and as such, are far too numerous to list in their entirety.\u00a0 Simply stated, look at the list of finalists from all the major National and World Championships for the last twenty years and you will see the result of his creativity, passion and skill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>And the Award Goes to\u2026Taliat Tarsinov![embedyt] https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XibY00XTvKI[\/embedyt] Considered one of the most beloved coaches and choreographers in the United States, Taliat Tarsinov has now joined the illustrious alumni of the John Monte Award Recipients.\u00a0 Regardless of this new distinction, he had long since established his place in the Fred Astaire Studios\u2019 pantheon of industry greats. 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