Julia Powers (née Gorchakova) is a ballroom dance champion and fitness program creator.

Biography

ballroom dance Ballroom dance is a set of partner dances, which are enjoyed both socially and competitively around the world, mostly because of its performance and entertainment aspects. Ballroom dancing is also widely enjoyed on stage, film, and television. ...

r, and was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. She received dance instruction from her mother as a child, and danced in

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and in East Russia as a young woman. In 1991, she moved to Arizona to develop a dance partnership with Bob Powers; they married in 1993.

Awards

*12 Times United States Rhythm Champions. *3 Times World Professional Mambo Champions *Finalists, World Latin-American Showdance Championships *Can-Am Open Professional American Rhythm Champions

Television

They have been featured on PBS's ''Championship Ballroom Dancing'', ''GTV DanceSport'', as well as ''The Heritage Classic'' hosted by Cyd Charisse.

Current Projects

Powers is an adjudicator with the National Dance Council of America member of the World Dance Arts Foundation, and co-organizer of the Sunburst Ball. Powers's latest endeavor is Core Rhythms, which she co-created with another ballroom champion,

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. Core Rhythms is a Latin-dance-based fitness program, that has been featured on infomercials and QVC, and included endorsements from Mary Murphy of ''So You Think You Can Dance'' and Len Goodman & Tony Dovolani of ''Dancing with the Stars.'' The program is led in-person at the

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, in San Diego, California. Powers is also a clothing designer, creating custom dancewear. In 2007, Powers returned to the competition floor to compete with Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine. 2007 National Results, shown with Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine

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