Meet Our Studio Team

Fred Astaire Dance Studios Professionals & Staff

Our friendly staff and talented Dance Instructors can help you realize your dance goals – and you’ll have lots of fun doing it! Browse this page to meet our team of certified Dance Pros and learn about their qualifications and experience. Then call us, and get started today.
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Timofey Shalnev – Owner, Dance Teacher
Tim Shalnev is a championship dancer with numerous World Dance Sport Federation titles from Russia, Belarus,...
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Ciprian Popa - Studio Manager, Dance Teacher
Has started ballroom dancing at the age of 11 in his home city Oradea, Romania. He has competed in International...
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Anastasia Marchuk - Front Desk Manager
Anastasia started working in our studio in the summer of 2023. She obtained a Masters degree in Information...
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Slava Bardin - Dance Teacher
Slava was born in Siberia, Russia. Started dancing at 7 y.o. and didn’t take a break in 20 years! At...
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Jacob Kupunia - Dance Teacher
Jacob has started dancing at the age of 11 in Tbilisi, Georgia. After 2 weeks of dancing he won a regional...
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