Grygorii Mishura holds a Master’s Degree in Choreography from the Kyiv National University of Art and Culture in Kyiv, Ukraine. He began teaching at Fred Astaire Dance Studios in 2005, after a career teaching and performing ballroom dance in South Korea. Grygorii was a Fred Astaire Dance Studios National Top 40 Professional in 2023. His students have competed at National and Regional events, and Grygorii and Catherine coached a couple to Top 5 Amateur status nationally in 2023. Grygorii began dancing as a child and competed as a Finalist in competitions in Poland, Russia, Slovenia, and Romania. He is certified in American Style of Ballroom and Latin dance curriculum, and he is a member of the National Dance Council of America, Ukrainian Dance Board (U.D.B), and the World Dance Sport Council (W.D.& D.S.C). Grygorii and his partners have won Dancing with the High Point Stars multiple times, and is the only dancer of the Fred Astaire Greensboro staff to have competed every year since the event’s inception.
