{"id":8194,"date":"2026-07-23T12:48:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T16:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/michigan\/?post_type=team_member&#038;p=8194"},"modified":"2026-07-23T12:48:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T16:48:14","slug":"east-grand-rapids-arkadi-atasuntsov","status":"publish","type":"team_member","link":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/michigan\/member\/east-grand-rapids-arkadi-atasuntsov\/","title":{"rendered":"East Grand Rapids &#8211; Arkadi Atasuntsov"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Arkadi Atasuntsov is the Owner of Fred Astaire Dance Studios in East Grand Rapids. Born and raised in Armenia, he began dancing at the age of six and has devoted his life to the art of ballroom dance.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout his career, Arkadi has earned numerous competitive achievements, including Armenian National Champion, Caucasus Countries Champion, and appearances on Dancing with the Stars Armenia. 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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>He is excited to bring the Fred Astaire tradition of excellence to the East Grand Rapids community and looks forward to welcoming students to the studio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8196,"template":"","class_list":["post-8194","team_member","type-team_member","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/michigan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_member\/8194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/michigan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_member"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/michigan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/team_member"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/michigan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_member\/8194\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/michigan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/michigan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}