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Anna Demidova
Anna was born in Moscow, Russia. She started dancing when she was just
6 years old in an after school program at the local community center,
following in the footsteps of her older sister, world champion Katusha
Demidova. At the age of 15, Anna won the British Open Junior Ballroom
Championship and the Ireland Open Championship.
After finishing high school in Moscow, Anna moved to New York to live
with her sister and pursue her dancing career. She began dancing with
Andrey Begunov, with whom she was very successful. After becoming the
United States Youth Champions in 2005 and 2006, they represented the
U.S. at the World Championships where they made the finals. They also
placed 1st at the Ohio Star Ball, Kings Ball, Tri Sate Challenge, BYU
Championship and many more competitions in the youth category.
After her partnership with Andrei ended, Anna started dancing with Igor
Mikushov, with whom she won many competitions such as the Ohio Star
Ball, Emerald Ball, Manhattan DanceSport Championship, Tri State
Championship and San Francisco Open. They were also Blackpool Under 21
Ballroom Finalists, US Amateur Ballroom Champions, United Kingdom Open Finalists and International
Championship Grand Finalists.
Anna is now back dancing with Andrey Begunov. Together they turned Professional and are having much success. In their last trip to Blackpool in 2011, they became Professional Rising Star Finalists out of more than 200 couples and were the highest placed American couple in that division.
Practicing and teaching takes up most of Anna's time, but in her spare
time she has also taken up modeling and acting.
Anna was on Season 8 of Dancing With the Stars where she won the Professional Challenge and Season 9 of Dancing with the Stars where she was partnered up with Dallas Cowboys receiver Michael Irvin.
ACHIEVEMENTS:
- Blackpool Dance Festival Professional Rising Star Finalist
- International Grand Ball 10 Dance Champion
- USA Dance National Standard Champion
- 2 Time U.S. Youth International Standard Champion
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