{"id":8709,"date":"2026-08-06T17:51:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T21:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/south-barrington\/?post_type=team_member&#038;p=8709"},"modified":"2026-08-06T17:53:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T21:53:23","slug":"eugene-bubyr-studio-owner-training-director","status":"publish","type":"team_member","link":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/south-barrington\/member\/eugene-bubyr-studio-owner-training-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Eugene Bubyr -Studio Owner &amp; Training Director"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Eugene Bubyr has been passionate about ballroom dance since taking his first lesson at age five. Today, he and his wife, Kimberly, are proud owners of Fred Astaire Dance Studios of South Barrington, where they are dedicated to helping students build confidence, achieve their goals, and experience the joy of dance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Eugene holds a Bachelor&#8217;s degree in Education and has been with Fred Astaire Dance Studios since 2017. Before joining Fred Astaire, he traveled internationally as a professional choreographer, performer, coach, and competitor in countries including South Korea, Egypt, Turkey, and China.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">His accomplishments include:<\/p>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li>International and European Championship Finalist and Winner in International Standard<\/li>\n<li>Finalist in multiple Ukrainian National Formation Championships<\/li>\n<li>Fred Astaire Top Teacher at regional and national events<\/li>\n<li>Pro\/Am Champion in Standard, Latin, and Rhythm divisions at prestigious competitions, including Emerald Ball, Windy City, Wisconsin State, CCDC, NDC, and Embassy Ball<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Eugene&#8217;s passion is sharing his knowledge and inspiring students of all ages and experience levels to discover the confidence, friendships, and lifelong enjoyment that dance brings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8710,"template":"","class_list":["post-8709","team_member","type-team_member","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/south-barrington\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_member\/8709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/south-barrington\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_member"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/south-barrington\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/team_member"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/south-barrington\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/south-barrington\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}