- International Dance Council Member
- Studio Owner
- Studio Manager
- With Fred Astaire Dance Studios since 1998
BIO
Vera started dancing at a very young age. By six, she was already competing in her home town of Nizhny Nogorod, Russia. At age eight, Vera and her family immigrated to the United States. At 12, she found a Fred Astaire Dance Studio that had just opened in Rochester, NY; that is where she would later meet her husband and dance partner, Vladimir Kosarev. The two of them fell in love with the American Style of ballroom dance and began their competitive career. Parallel to dancing, Vera also holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree from Rochester Institute of Technology with a Major in International Business, a Co-major in Marketing, and a Minor in Communications. Currently, Vera owns and operates a Fred Astaire Dance Studio in Coral Gables, Florida with her husband and partner Vladimir Kosarev.