A special thank you to our Arizona Ballroom Dance Professionals for your outstanding commitment and contribution to NKF AZ, Dancing with the Stars Arizona and the Celebrity Star Dancers. Nancy Spetzler’s Pro Partner for Tonight’s Special Presentation: Tudor Alexander is a professional dancer, author and entrepreneur. He has been dancing for 15 years and works in the greater Phoenix area. Tudor competes professionally as well as with his students, challenging them to be Superstars both on and off the floor with unique programs that are custom tailored to each individual journey. Tudor loves business and personal development, hosting a weekly podcast titled “The Dance of Life” that focuses on strategies for developing Entrepreneurship, Transformation and Gratitude. In his free time he enjoys hanging out with his friends, riding his bike in nature or playing the piano. T u d o r A l e x a n d e r Nedko Petrov’s, dance background begins at age ten. He joined a ballroom dance club in Burgas, Bulgaria. He started competing at age eleven. His accomplishments are as follows; he consistently won the national and international competitions in the junior and youth age category. He reached the highest dance level in Latin by age sixteen. Nedko consistently was in the top three couples in the Latin divisions for many years and in 1996 he became the national champion for Bulgaria. He also competed in International competitions throughout Europe. He placed multiple times in the final. He placed first in East Germany, sixth in West Berlin, first in Czech Republic, finalist in Poland, Austria, Macedonia, Hungry and many other countries. In 2001 Nedko, was invited to work for Fred Astaire Dance Studios. He continued competing and won several regional competitions. He placed eighth in Smooth at Ohio Star Ball in 2003. Nedko has worked for the FADS Company for a total of fifteen years. He began as a dance instructor. Later, he started working as a manager and dance director. Nedko is currently the Co-Owner of the Phoenix North Fred Astaire Dance Studio with Sarah Petrov. N e d k o P e t r o v Elijah Armstead began his dance journey in college as a creative outlet from his Biological Sciences degree and a hopeful boost with the ladies. He quickly found his passion in dance and joined the competitive team at ASU. By the time he was a senior, he and his partner won the collegiate national championships and his choice for a life in dance was clear. Now Elijah continues to fuel that love through professional competition and teaching his students the discipline and joy that dancing can provide. E l i j a h A r m s t e a d [ 13 ] p r of e s s i o n a l d a n c e r s