{"id":9177,"date":"2026-08-12T13:14:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T17:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/bloomfield-hills\/?post_type=team_member&#038;p=9177"},"modified":"2026-08-12T13:35:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T17:35:20","slug":"arkadi-atasuntsov-instructor","status":"publish","type":"team_member","link":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/bloomfield-hills\/member\/arkadi-atasuntsov-instructor\/","title":{"rendered":"Arkadi\u00a0Atasuntsov &#8211; Instructor"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9177\" class=\"elementor elementor-9177\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"team_member\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53e0ef61 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"53e0ef61\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b512488 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b512488\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>Arkadi\u00a0Atasuntsov an instructor at Fred Astaire Dance Studios &#8211; Bloomfield Hills and the Owner of Fred Astaire Dance Studios in East Grand Rapids.<\/div><div>\u00a0 \u00a0 Born and raised in Armenia, he began dancing at the age of six and has devoted his life to the art of ballroom dance.\u00a0Throughout his career,\u00a0Arkadi\u00a0has earned numerous competitive achievements, including Armenian National Champion, Caucasus Countries Champion, and appearances on\u00a0<i>Dancing with the Stars Armenia<\/i>.<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 Before opening his own Fred Astaire Dance Studio in East Grand Rapids, he spent several years as an instructor with Fred Astaire Dance Studios, where he developed a passion for helping students of all ages and experience levels discover the confidence, joy, and connection that dancing brings.<\/div><div>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Arkadi&#8217;s vision is to create a welcoming studio where everyone feels comfortable, inspired, and encouraged to grow. Whether someone is taking their very first dance lesson or pursuing advanced goals, he believes every student deserves a personalized and enjoyable experience.<\/div><div>\u00a0 \u00a0He is excited to bring the Fred Astaire tradition of excellence to Bloomfield Hills and the East Grand Rapids community and looks forward to welcoming students to the studios.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"featured_media":9178,"template":"","class_list":["post-9177","team_member","type-team_member","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/bloomfield-hills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_member\/9177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/bloomfield-hills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_member"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/bloomfield-hills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/team_member"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/bloomfield-hills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_member\/9177\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/bloomfield-hills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/bloomfield-hills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}