Meet our Dance Professional Instructors A National Champion in Latin and Ballroom Dancing, 12 years of International competitions including World Championship. Five years of teaching experience: social dances and competitive couples. Choreographed more then 300 First dances for Wedding couples in London. Agata Shapchanskaya Ivania trained in ballet & danced professionally until 1999. Since then, she has re trained in Latin & Ballroom and has specialized in choreographing wedding dances. Her passion for teaching earned her a 'Jack Petchey Award' in 2002. Ivania has been a Workshop leader/ Choreographer for the National Youth Theatre and has done many dance workshops in the UK, South East Asia & South America. Ivania Elena Simon moved to London at the height of his competitive career in the late 90’s to study with the world’s most renowned teachers while representing New Zealand at World Ten Dance and Latin American competitions. Simon and his partner finished in the top 33 at the World Latin American Championships held in Bremerhaven, Germany before turning professional in 2001. Simon holds an Associate Membership of the Society of Dance Teachers (NZ) and is a Professional Adjudicator within the Dancesport Fraternity. Simon Lister Caroline has over 10 years experience in Ballroom and Latin dancing, specialising in teaching couples for their wedding dance. Training in Sydney for 6 years, she has completed Bronze, Silver and Gold professional medals. She has won several awards for choreography, and has trained other instructors to the same high standard that she has achieved herself. Caroline Broatch Professionally qualified Latin and Ballroom dance teacher Bachelor’s degree in Choreography. Accomplished dancer with experience in musicals, films, cruise ships, shows and international Dancesport competitions. Katrin Villems