Grand Stage Dance Instructors in Glendale Location
BALLROOM & LATIN / VARDUHI ALEKSANYAN
Varduhi Aleksanyan is a professional dancer, a highly qualified trainer, an international judge, a choreographer and a TV personality. Born in Yerevan, Armenia she began Latin and Ballroom dance training at the age of 11 at “Matador Dance Club” under the direction of Gevorg Markosyan. As a teenager Varduhi revealed her passion and talent for ballroom dance concentrating exclusively on dancing, competing in local and international championships and making a career of professional dancer and trainer. At the age of 19 Varduhi had already become 7 time champion of the Republic of Armenia, 4 time champion of South Caucusus and Bronz Medalist of Eastern Europe. In 2007, Varduhi Aleksanyan graduated from the Armenian State University of Physical Culture with excellence, receiving the Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. Since then, she has worked as a sport dancing lecturer at the Gymnastics and Sport Dancing Chair after Hrant Shahinyan of the Armenian State University of Physical Culture. In 2007-2010, received the title of a judge of international category and a professional dancer by the World Dance Council. For her numerous achievements in sport dances, Varduhi received the title of Sports Master of the Republic of Armenia in 2008. Also participated in a number of international trainings: the “Courses for Professional Athletes”, Moscow, 2007;the “World Dance Council”, Blackpool, Great Britain, 2008; the“Improvement of High Qualified Athletes of Latin Dancing”, the Professional Development seminar, Moscow, 2008; the Seminar of the International Olympic Committee, Olympia, Greece, 2010.Since 2010, Varduhi has been a member of the jury of the “Ballroom” and “So You Think You Can Dance” TV shows broadcast on “Shant TV” channel. Since 2012 has been a hostess of the «Morning with Shant», also of “The National Singer”, “Duet” TV shows (Season 2014) on the “Shant” TV company.In 2014, Varduhi has been awarded the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Pedagogy (Thesis entitled “The Physical Training Methods in Sport Dancing”) She has been always involved in the most popular dance and music activities of Armenia, such as “American Suite” (jazz, contemporary) and “Waiting for Spring” (Afro-jazz, neo-classical ) dance performances as a solo dancer. An expert –commentator of the Armenian broadcast of the “Dance Eurovision 2007”, a commentator of the Armenian broadcast of the «New Wave 2014» international song contest, the choreography of the Armenian show for the “Eurovision Song Contest 2015” and much more. Now Varduhi Aleksanyan is the founder and the trainer of her school of performing arts “Grand Stage Dance”, a professional platform where she can pass all her knowledge and experience to the new generation or simply dance lovers.
Typical Dance / Shushanik Babayan
Shushanik Babayan was burn on November 8, 1992, in Yerevan, Armenia. First step
in dance world she did at the Yerevan State Dancing Art college and graduated as a
artist of ballet (2001-2010). In 2010-2016, Shushan joined ,,Barekamutyun’’ State
Dance Ensemble of Armenia as a solo dancer. Her breakthrough performance was in
,,Siretsi’’, which became her signature performance. Meantime, in 2011-2015, she
continued her studies at Yerevan State institute of theatre and cinematography as a
theatre critic and gained a bachelor’s degree. Now Shushan is teaching ballet and
Armenian dance in various studios across Los Angeles.
LATIN / GEVORG MARKOSYAN
Mr. Markosyan began his career of a dance coach in 1990s and ever since has been at the forefront of dancesport industry. Gevorg Markosyan was born on August 21, 1967 in Yerevan, Armenia.
In 1995, Mr. Markosyan has established the distinguished “Matador” dance studio in Yerevan, which became one of the five dance clubs on the basis of which later the Armenian Dance Sport Federation has been founded.
He also was elected as the Head Coach of Armenia’s national team and as the Head of the Council of Coaches and Judges. In 2012, Mr. Markosyan has been elected as the President of the Armenian Dance Sport Federation. In 1997, Mr. Markosyan received the title of Judge of International Category which he maintains up to the present. In 2007, Mr. Markosyan received “Adjudication A” license by the World DanceSport Federation. Mr. Markosyan’s expertise is not limited to the Armenian dancesport industry.
From 2010 to 2015, Mr. Markosyan worked as a jury member and a choreographer in the Armenian version of the famous “Strictly Come Dancing” and “So You Think You Can Dance” TV shows. The two shows were broadcast by one of the major TV networks of Armenia, Shant TV, and received critical acclaim.
He is the epitome candidate who takes professionalism everywhere and navigates students into a successful dance sport journey
Gevorg Markosyan’s professional work has been recognized as highly valuable and significant in the business world. His activity and participation in multiple capacities has been requested and sought after by a number of officials and authorities in several different industries and fields of academia. Aside from his considerable level of skill as a teacher, judge, lecturer, choreographer, he is an intelligent and skilled businessperson with a media personality that is widely popular among viewers and critics. Gevorg Markosyan is, quite simply put, a veritable cornucopia of collected successes. He is clearly among the small percentage of performers, artists, and judges to have risen to the very top of the field who has fulfilled regulatory and comparable criteria.
