{"id":7771,"date":"2024-09-24T10:27:28","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T14:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/doctor-phillips\/?post_type=team_member&#038;p=7771"},"modified":"2025-11-05T21:56:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T02:56:53","slug":"tetyana-makarenko","status":"publish","type":"team_member","link":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/doctor-phillips\/member\/tetyana-makarenko\/","title":{"rendered":"Tetyana Makarenko \u2013 Owner\/ Instructor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Passionate and accomplished Ballroom dancer and choreographer with a lifelong dedication to the art of dance. Originally from Ukraine, she began her dance journey at the age of 6 and has since earned a degree in Ballroom dancing. With a wealth of experience as a professional dance instructor and choreographer, she has achieved significant milestones in the competitive dance world.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Professional Journey:<\/h3>\n<h4>Fred Astaire Fort Walton Beach<\/h4>\n<p>2014 &#8211; 2017<\/p>\n<p>Danced professionally and honed my teaching skills at Fred Astaire Fort Walton Beach.<\/p>\n<h4>Fred Astaire Dance Studios, NY Downtown Manhattan<\/h4>\n<p>2017 &#8211; 2019<\/p>\n<p>Co-Owner of the prestigious Fred Astaire Dance Studios in the heart of Downtown Manhattan.<\/p>\n<h4>West Palm Beach Dance Studio<\/h4>\n<p>2019 &#8211; 2020<\/p>\n<p>Owner and lead instructor at West Palm Beach Dance Studio, fostering a love for dance in the local community.<\/p>\n<h4>Doctor Phillips Fred Astaire Dance Studio<\/h4>\n<p>December 2020 &#8211; Present<\/p>\n<p>Proud owner of the esteemed Doctor Phillips Fred Astaire Dance Studio, dedicated to excellence in dance education and performance.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Education:<\/h3>\n<p>Degree in Ballroom Dancing and International Economy.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Favorite Quote:<\/h3>\n<p><em>&#8220;The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.&#8221;<\/em><br \/>\n\u2013 Jimmy Johnson<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Best Achievements:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bronze Medal in Blackpool<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>12-Times Fred Astaire National Cabaret\/Theater Art Champions<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>9-Dance National Finalists at USDC<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Rising Star Rhythm and Smooth Fred Astaire Finalists<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>5-Time Fred Astaire World Champions and many more&#8230;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8151,"template":"","class_list":["post-7771","team_member","type-team_member","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/doctor-phillips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_member\/7771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/doctor-phillips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_member"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/doctor-phillips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/team_member"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/doctor-phillips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/doctor-phillips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}