The main components of the success of a ballroom-dancing couple

To shine on the dance floor in a beautiful, mesmerizing dance is only given to some. To become a winner of international competitions is not enough talent alone. It would be best if you devoted all your time to dancing, training, and rehearsals. Behind each victory are hours in the rehearsal room, mental stability, mutual understanding between partners, and the support of coaches and family. Sofia Iudina, a champion in ballroom dancing, decided to connect her life with dancing at a very young age, and now she is a professional dancer and choreographer, a strong competitor in international competitions, a teacher, and a great dancer with her style that makes her stand out on the floor.

Dancer Sofia Iudina talks about dancing as an art. Indeed, when you look at the couples gliding across the dance floor, who perform movements with ease, charm, grace, and plasticity and give real emotions, it seems that this is real magic created by dancers. The dance couple's technique must be flawless. It is the technique that professionals hone for traditional competition performances. When the technique is already mastered, the style of the couple comes first. This is where the success of future champions lies. Finding your style and putting it into every dance is a challenge for professional athletes. Style includes the position of hands and feet, body movements in the rhythm of the music, individual expression of face and emotions, and charisma. All this creates a unique image of a dance couple, which becomes recognizable on the floor.

Ballroom dancing is a couple sport, so Sofia Iudina believes that mutual understanding with a partner is the basis for achieving high results. Partners should feel each other, trust each other, and be on the same wavelength to create harmony on the floor. Pairwork is difficult both during training and at competitions. You are responsible for both of you, so trust helps to overcome all fears and entirely focus on the dance program. With her partner Bohdan Dovhalov, dancer and choreographer Sofia Iudina has been dancing since 2020. During this time, the couple has shown tremendous results - championship at the Open to the World Dance Festival WDC Crystal Ball in St. Petersburg, bronze places at the WDC AL Open World Championship in the Netherlands, vice-championship at the New York Dance Festival, and in 2022 the dance couple became champions in 10 dances at the United State National Ballroom Dance Championships in Florida and champions at The American Open Dance Championships in Texas.

Dancer and choreographer Sofia Iudina believes that every dancer should understand what they want to achieve. It is necessary to set a goal and achieve it. Goal setting, belief in one's strength, and motivation are strong engines for a dancer's progress. "Believe in your success and never give up!" - is the motto of the champion Sofia Iudina. Ballroom dancing is a difficult sport, with sports injuries, fatigue, and unsuccessful performances. It is necessary to have a strong character to cope with all the difficulties and go to the parquet with the right attitude and faith in victory. For a dancer to feel confident, it is necessary not only physical preparation but also inner harmony and determination. Sofia Iudina says that you need to look for inspiration to be filled with spiritual strength, and you need support from the coaching staff and family - this will always help in a difficult minute. It would also help if you had human qualities. After all, sports ballroom dancing should give happiness, kindness, harmony, and pleasure to the spectator and the dancer himself.