{"id":6937,"date":"2019-04-17T06:14:08","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T10:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/ft-myers\/?post_type=team_member&#038;p=6937"},"modified":"2026-10-21T22:40:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T02:40:11","slug":"yulia","status":"publish","type":"team_member","link":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/ft-myers\/member\/yulia\/","title":{"rendered":"YULIA &#8211; Professional Dance Instructor and Office Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">For Yulia, dance has always been a way of life. Raised in a dance family, she took her first steps on the dance floor at just three years old.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">After moving to the United States in 2008, she partnered with her father, Andrei, earning multiple U.S. National and World Championship titles during an outstanding Pro\/Am career.<\/p>\n<p>At just 16, Yulia turned professional in 2016, bringing her talent, determination, and love of performance to a new stage. Her achievements include becoming a National Professional Open American Smooth Bronze Medalist, Rising Star American Smooth Champion, and Open American Smooth finalist at World, Ohio Star Ball, Emerald Ball, and many other prestigious competitions.<\/p>\n<p>A certified Fred Astaire Dance Studios\u00ae instructor in all levels of American Rhythm and American Smooth, Yulia combines competitive experience with a warm, encouraging approach to teaching.<\/p>\n<p>She also graduated from RSW College in Fort Myers, majoring in business and earning an additional degree in art.<\/p>\n<p>Yulia loves helping students discover what they\u2019re capable of\u2014whether that\u2019s mastering their first dance steps or stepping confidently onto a competition floor. Her enthusiasm and welcoming personality make every lesson an opportunity to learn, grow, and celebrate progress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7287,"template":"","class_list":["post-6937","team_member","type-team_member","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/ft-myers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_member\/6937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/ft-myers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_member"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/ft-myers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/team_member"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/ft-myers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_member\/6937\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/ft-myers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/ft-myers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}