NIKITA KORSAKOV & LIUBA ASTASHINA
Nikita Korsakov & Liuba Astashina have been dancing together since 2018. Nikita is from Kazan (Russia) and Liuba is from Cheboksary (Russia). They represent Canada in International competitions. Nikita wears the 6692P for Competition and the 6692L for Practice whilst Liuba wears the Delia Court shoe.
Career Highlights- Professional Ballroom Vice-Champions of Canada 2023
- Top 11 in Professional Ballroom Championships at the New York Dance Festival 2024 (New York)
- 4th Place in Professional Open Ballroom at the Quebec Classic 2024 (Quebec)
- Top 15 in Professional Open Ballroom at the Kings Ball 2024 (New Jersey)
- Top 21 in Professional Ballroom at the Ohio Star Ball 2023 (Ohio)
- 5th Place in Professional Ballroom Rising Star at the Ohio Star Ball 2023 (Ohio)
Originally from Cheboksary (Russia) Liuba was fortunate enough to meet Nikita's coach in his hometown of Kazan at a dance competition. Liuba comes from a family with a dance background, both parents are Ballroom/Latin coaches and adjudicators. She didn't began dancing until the age of 7, before this focusing mainly on Tennis. Nikita started dancing at the age of 6 in Kazan, soon achieving high results in the Republic of Tatarsan and later getting into big finals in Moscow's biggest competitions.
In 2018, both Nikita & Liuba had finished high school in different cities, Liuba travelled 4 hours every day in total to practice. In 2019, Liuba fully moved to Kazan to commit herself to dancing in the dance club "LAGUNA" and to study at the university. In 2023, they moved to Toronto to represent Canada and pursue their international dance dream. Being on of the youngest couples in North America dancing in the Professional Ballroom division, they became Pro Vice-Champions of Canada at the age of 22.
Currently, they train in Toronto in Olympic Stars Dance Academy owned by Arunas Bizokas. Nikita and Liuba are teaching seminars all over Canada and preparing students to do their first Pro-Am competitions, dancing shows in elite events such as Hurun Canada Under30s (Chinese Forbes), taking part in TV Shows and photoshoots.
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