About Us
Michael started dancing at his family dance school 'Surrey Hills Dance Centre' at the age of 5, and worked his way up through the ISTD medal system before deciding to compete at the age of 10. Nika is originally from Kyiv, Ukraine and started dancing at the age of 12 competing with 'Shans' dance club. We both had previous international success before dancing together.
We started dancing together in March 2013 and had an immensely successful Youth (Under 21) career, winning the following prestigious titles:
United Kingdom Closed Champions
Galaxy Imperial Champions
Europa Imperial Champions
Embassy Ball Champions
WDC World Champions
British National Champions
British Open Champions
as well as being awarded the prestigious 'Young Dancer of the Year Award' in 2015. In the Amateur category we were regular quarterfinalists in all three 'majors' (UK Open, International & British Open Championships), as well as multiple-time National, European and Star Ball finalists.
We turned Professional in July 2022 and on our competitive debut were crowned United Kingdom Closed Professional 10-Dance Champions. We obtained our Licentiate Professional teaching qualifications with the UKA at the end of 2022 and are registered Championship Adjudicators.
We regularly adjudicate competitions around the country as well as internationally and now enjoy sharing our knowledge and passion for Ballroom dancing with the next generation of champions.
We got married in August 2017 and currently live together with our dog Lola in West Sussex. Nika graduated with a 1st in BSc (Hons) in Business Management at Kingston University in Summer 2018 and Michael completed a PhD in Applied Mathematics at the University of Surrey in Autumn 2020.