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Mar 2018
47m 38s

Anastasia Novikova and Winson Tam: Handl...

Alex Muresan for Mondans
About this episode

About our guests:

Young, fresh and up for great things. Those words describe Anastasia Novikova and Winson Tam, winners of the World Open Latin in Belgrade in 2017. They both started at an early age are working hard ever since. Winson is easy going and catches the moves fast. Anastasia is analytical and thinks every move through. A complementary pair.
Through neverending trainings, practices, and routines what keeps them going is the feeling dancesport fires in them.

You can follow them on:
Anastasia Novikova/ Instagram, Facebook, Facebook for bddanceshoes
Winsom Tam/ Instagram, Facebook, YouTube

Topics discussed in this episode

  • Starting at an early age
  • Keeping motivated
  • Their dancing and training schedule
  • Seeking for inspiration and refreshing routines
  • Where does talent come from
  • Complementing each other
  • The experience of doing 10 dances
  • The importance of maintaining
  • The trio of coaches: Tatsiana Lahvinovich Galchun, Alexey Galchun, and Zoran Ploh
  • The side-business of Anastasia
  • Winson's vlog

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