Yulia zagoruychenko diet

dancer

Yulia Zagoruychenko is the current World Latin Dance Champion, with her partner, Riccardo Cocchi.

Background

As a child, she enjoyed watching and copying dancers on television so her mother agreed to take her to dance classes where she did folk dancing for four years.

Career

Originally from Russia, she began dancing at the early age of seven. She then moved into ballroom dancing. Foreign financial reasons, she could not afford to dance both Ballroom and Latin and so at the age of 16 she chose to pursue Latin.

At the age of 21 she decided to move to America, and partnered with Maxim Kozhevnikov.

Together they became the United States National Professional Champions. In the fall of 2007, she began dancing with Riccardo Cocchi.

They are ranked #1 in the world for Professional Latin.

Achievements

• At age 12, she earned her first major title in Russia when she became the Russian Junior National Champion. Zagoruychenko and Cocchi won their first World Latin Dance Champions

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  Yulia Zagoruychenko

  Yulia was born in Belgorod City, Russia and started dancing at the age of 7.

  Yulia captured her first major title at the age of 12, becoming Russian Junior National Champion and she went on to dominate the youth division. After moving to the United States to dance with her former partner Maxim Kozhevnikov, Yulia won many titles including the World South American Showdance Championships and the US Professional Latin Championships. Yulia also placed as a grand finalist in all major world competitions.

  The son of famed Italian ballroom coaches, Riccardo always knew that dance was his future and one day he would become the world champion. Riccardo was born in Terni, Italy, currently residing in and representing the United States. Prior to partnering with Yulia, Riccardo and his previous partner were undefeated Italian Amateur Latin Champions and the World Amateur Latin Champions.

  Riccardo and Yulia are reigning World Professional Latin Champions, as well as current US Professional Latin Champions. They have also previously won the US Open, the Dutch Open

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  Yulia Zagoruychenko

  Russian dancer (born 1981)

  Yulia Zagoruychenko
  Yulia Zagoruychenko & Riccardo Cocchi
  Born	(1981-09-11) September 11, 1981 (age 43) Belgorod, Russia
  Occupation	Professional Latin dancer

  Yulia Zagoruychenko (born September 11, 1981) is a ten-time Latin Dance Champion and the current World Latin Dance Champion with her partner/husband, Riccardo Cocchi.^[1]

  Born on September 11, 1981, in Belgorod, Russia, Zagoruychenko began Russian Folklore ensemble dancing at the age of four.^[2][1] As a child, she enjoyed watching and copying dancers on TV, so her mother agreed to enroll her in dance classes. Her training began with Russian folk dancing, and after three years, she moved into ballroom dancing. At the age of 11, Zagoruychenko began teaching other children to earn money for her family.^[3] In 1993, at the age of 12, she earned her first major title when she became the Russian Junior National Champion.^[1][3] For financial reasons, she was not able to afford to dance bot