Todd & Taras chat with a student from Virginia Beach VA about her journey in dancing. This is out first student to be on the show.  Monica is an amazing student and just great woman to get to know.  Learn more about Monica and how/why she got into0 ballroom dancing.  From her 'day-job' in the cockpit of a fighter jet to going Mach 3 on the dance-floor.  We loved chatting with Monica Shifflet. We're also sorry that we've been slack on getting out content.  We're back in the studio to record some more All About Ballroom Dancing for you ..read more

“Are YOU Holding Yourself Back?” Todd Combs & Taras Denysenko episode 006   What does holding back mean to you? Are you your own worst enemy? Are you engaging in all-or-nothing thinking? Are you afraid of failure?  Sometimes failure means different things: Rejection - disapproval - The Unknown Don’t like getting out of your comfort zone.  Be brave & get out of your comfort zone.  Outside your comfort zone will quickly become inside your comfort zone = more confidence - (Use growing muscles analogy) New Dancers:  Looking Stupid Not being talented enough, coor ..read more

Bob Powers Standardizing Professional American Rhythm Todd Combs & Taras Denysenko episode 005 12 Times United States Rhythm Champions 3 Times World Professional Mambo Champion Bob & Julia are recipients of the 2012 DanceSport Hall of Fame Award Finalist in the World Showdance Championships Member of the World Dance Arts Foundation Certified adjudicator with the National Dance Council of America * Certified with the World Dance Council Arthur Murray Dance Studio, Owner in Mesa Arizona Julia & Bob are creators & owners of the Latin Dance Fitness Program “Core Rhythms” ________ ..read more

Julia Gorchakova Todd Combs & Taras Denysenko episode 004 12 Times United States Rhythm Champions 3 Times World Professional Mambo Champion Creator of the Fitness Exercise Program called Core Rhythms Owner of Artistry In Motion - DanceSport Clothing   Ballroom Dance Questions: What dance do you think challenges most students (as a whole or fem/male/cpl) and Pro competitors? What dance do you think has evolved the most since you’ve been dancing? What can any student do right now to improve their dancing?  (Develop stronger foot/ankle usage, general balance, stronger core, or sp ..read more

So Why Do People Like Ballroom Dancing You Ask?   Today Todd Combs and Taras Denysenko we'll be discussing why people love ballroom dancing so much, and why ballroom dancing could improve your life in ways you couldn't imagine.  Ballroom dancing could benefit you in ways so many ways you probably don't think need improvement. Who doesn't want to improve their life?  Who doesn't want more self confidence, stress relief, or just to improve their relationship with their significant other or spouse?  Who out there thinks everything in their life is so perfect that nothing can b ..read more

episode - 002 Todd Combs & Taras Denysenko Episode Transcripts: Todd Combs 0:07 All right, everybody. This is the second episode of all about ballroom dancing and have one I am one of your hosts, Todd Combs and I on the other one harass Dennis sanko. In today's topic is a hot topic It is called Do I need a partner to ballroom dance? Taras Denysenko 0:35 And what an interesting topic this is, and it seems appropriate for the current times. But boy, we get a lot of phone calls and inquiries about people asking, Hey, I want to learn how to ballroom dance. Do I need a dance partner? Yeah, I wo ..read more

Todd Combs – Taras Denysenko – Brent Thomas Mills Transcripts: Todd Combs 0:01 So we are with our first episode of all about ballroom dancing and Taras and I were thinking what what should the first episode be? And we thought one question all of our students have is about music. Is it? Yeah, to know? Yeah. How to know when, what music goes with what and it’s and identifying music is a challenge. You can’t learn it here on just the podcast but understanding things. It’s a it’s the first step. Right? Right. So we thought we’d bring the man in. That’s right. The man Taras Denysenko 0:33 the ..read more

Todd Combs & Taras Denysenko Todd Combs 0:06 Welcome to the introduction to our new show All About Ballroom Dancing. Taras Denysenko 0:13 And I’m tourist Dennis sanko. When I’ve been teaching since 1994. Todd Combs 0:18 And I am Todd Combs I’ve been teaching since 1995. And not only are we teachers for so long, but we were also professional competitors for many, many Taras Denysenko 0:30 years. And wait, that’s not all. We’re also ballroom dance studio owners. Todd Combs 0:36 Yes, we own studios. We do it all. But we also a couple more things in our credentials in our in our little resume ..read more