This is the fourth year that Briana has joined Dancing with the Stars Arizona as a Ballroom Dance Professional. Briana has been dancing for over 20 years and has turned her passion into a career. She is co-owner of a Fred Astaire Franchise Dance Studio along with her husband/dance partner Igor Ustymovych. Together they teach and compete locally. B r i a n a S a n t i a g o U s t y m o v y c h Radomir Pashev started his ballroom training at age 6 in his native country Bulgaria. He moved to the USA 11 years ago to continue and develop his training. Here he quickly fell in love with the dance community and through his hard work and dedication Rado became a well-known and respected dance teacher , choreographer and professional competitor. After competing and winning numerous titles across the country, Rado retired in 2015 from professional competition and now dedicates all of his passion and knowledge to train his students and young professionals. R a d o m i r P a s h e v [ 16 ] Gergana Slavova is originally from Bulgaria and moved to Arizona in 2006 in pursuit of better opportunities to further develop her dance skills. She has been dancing for 22 years and was the Bulgarian 10-dance Champion. Gergana was trained by some of the best coaches in Bulgaria. In the United States she competed in the International Standard and American Smooth divisions. Her achievements are many, including the United States Rising Star International Standard Vice Champion and American Smooth finalist. Gergana graduated from Arizona State University with a degree in Finance. She has been a part of Dancing with the Stars Arizona for eleven years. G e r g a n a S l av o v a Nikolay Kralev is a professional ballroom dance teacher originally from Bulgaria. He began dancing at the age of 7. After he became a Bulgarian national dance champion, Nikolay come to the United States in 2005 to teach and compete professionally. Since arriving in the States he has become a United States American Smooth Finalist. Nikolay Kralev was born and lived in Bulgaria Europe, and it was at a very early age of 6 that his passion for dance began. In Kindergarten he was asked to make a choice between learning the traditional Bulgarian folk dancing or ballroom dancing. Ballroom dancing was his choice and he has continued to become his choice and passion to date. Dance lessons progressed through age 11. Nikolay had a specified partner, Gergana Slavova, and they danced together through multiple competitions and won most of them. N i k o l a y K r a l e v p r of e s s i o n a l d a n c e r s

Mariyana is a Bulgarian born ballroom professional dancer. When she was four years old, she began taking ballet lessons, followed by gymnastics, playing piano and violin. In 1996, she and her partner became Amateur Latin Champions and represented the country in many competitions. She has a bachelor degree in Management and Economics. In 2001, her family moved to the United States and she continued to dance and has been a finalist in American Rising Star and Open Smooth. Mariyana likes all aspects of dancing. Besides being a professional dancer, she likes teaching, designs costumes and makes jewelry. M a r i y a n a V a s i l e v a Mr. Yeh was a student of Arizona State University where he was first introduced to ballroom dancing. After his graduation he joined the Fred Astaire Franchised studio of Phoenix for 10 years. He then started teaching as an independent instructor for the past 15 years, and has been a participant of most major competitions in the United State. He is currently teaching in North Scottsdale area and also actively competing with his students. For more Information please look up Socialdancelessons.com J C Y e h p r of e s s i o n a l d a n c e r s