Right now, as I’m writing this (though certainly not as you’re reading this), I am in the car with Simeon and one of the teachers at our studio, Atanas Malamov, driving from Provo, UT, to Las Vegas, NV. In a strange way, driving a few hundred miles south-east is getting us closer to our final destination, Seattle, in the far …
Last month, Simeon and I travelled to Columbus, Ohio to compete at the 2018 Ohio Star Ball. This competition is the largest competition in the USA. Many Americans remember from the 1990’s and early 2000’s watching something on PBS called “America’s Ballroom Challenge”. Well, interestingly, “America’s Ballroom Challenge” was a completely made-up competitions based on footage gathered at the Ohio …
We had the opportunity to take a mini Barcelona vacation, and we enjoyed it so much! In three days, we did so much that we returned feeling pretty exhausted… but in a good way. One of our favorite things about our life is the amount of travelling we get to do. We get to travel all over the world! …
Right now we are on the airplane on the way home from the 2018 Professional 10-Dance World Championships here in Minsk… and what a tough trip it has been! Can we just say… it’s really hard to get to Minsk! But we were so excited to be here, as one of the selected couples to represent the United States at …
Hey dancesport lovers! We’ve been travelling so much recently, I had to do a few videos all back to back, so it took me a couple of weeks to get this one done. But done it is! We had a great time performing at the 2018 Delta Cup Dancesport Gala in Vancouver, BC. George and Wendy Pytlik, the organizers of …
Hey guys! So it’s been a crazy, whirlwind summer. In my last post, which was – admittedly – almost a month ago, I described how busy and crazy my schedule has been. However, August has been even worse! I just wanted to take quick second to give you our August 2018 update. Week One – Seattle Star Ball In week …
On Thursday last week Simeon and I travelled to New York City to compete in the Manhattan Dancesport Championships! It was a whirlwind trip. Hey, I tried something new and interesting this time. Instead of just writing about our trip, I made a travel diary vlog entry about it! I’d love for you guys to watch it and let me …
USDC Preparation Week 2 has just finished and let me tell you, we are exhausted! As tough as Week 1 was, Week 2 was worse! It is true that we got a day off, compliments of 4th of July. We took that opportunity to try to rest a bit more…. But it didn’t quite work. Let me explain a bit …
The city of Sofia – emphasis on the first syllable, not the second – is Simeon’s hometown. As such, it was the first city in Bulgaria that I discovered, the city I have spent the most time in, and a city I have grown to love. Sofia is a city where natural beauty and architectural wonders often exist side-by-side …
You must visit Plovdiv. It’s as simple as that. Plovdiv is my City of Love. I’ve been to Paris, more than once. There is something distinctly un-romantic about a large and bustling city with a worldwide reputation for romance. Prague, with its hidden underground wine cellars and whimsical clock, was closer. But Plovdiv fills me with a wonderful sense …