The Dancesport Life Show

About the guest Aleksander Makarov became an iconic figure in dancesport, teaching champions like Madis Abel and Aleksandra Galkina. His last partner is also his actual wife and he had been dancing with her in the last 4-5 years of his dance career, which were the most successful. They won International Championships U21 and they’re second and third in Blackpool U21. Though he decided to stop dancing at a young age, for him this moment was the strongest push to start teaching because he wanted to prove everyone that he still wanted to achieve great things as a teacher, not only as a dancer. Topics discussed in this episode How important are the basics and technique in ballroom dancing in order to understand when to move forward with your performance The role of a teacher in building a strong mindset Going through tough times as a team and how important is to have the teacher’s support How important is it to have the dancing stamina and practicing for the competition on a daily basis How does he improve to be