Yuliya has been dancing professionally for many years, starting in her native Ukraine and continuing since arriving in the United States. Her focus is on the International styles of ballroom dance. Together with her partner, Sergiy Samchynsky, she is the three-time and current U.S. Professional Ten Dance Champion. At the 2015 World Professional Ten Dance Championship, the two of them placed 2nd. In addition to working at Academy Ballroom, Yuliya has coached the competition team for the Ballroom Dance Club at Georgia Tech since its inception in 2015.
Daphne is a PhD student in Mechanical Engineering with research interests in predictive modeling for design and manufacturing. She grew up dancing ballet, jazz, and contemporary. She began ballroom dance at Tech in 2023 and competes international standard styles with her partner, Denys Slobodianiuk. In addition to dancing, Daphne also loves gaming and is always open to video game recommendations.
Denys trained in international ballroom styles as a kid in Kharkiv, Ukraine. He began dancing again when he came to Tech in 2023. Denys is a PhD student in Algorithms, Combinatorics, and Optimization (ACO) with interests in combinatorics and probability theory. His other interests include gaming, coding, and cooking.
Jace has been ballroom dancing for two years. He is a Georgia Tech alum and currently works as a Cyber Risk Advisor for Deloitte. His favorite dances are Tango and Foxtrot, which he loves to dance both socially and competitively. Outside of dance, Jace enjoys reading a variety of fantasy books. Additionally, Jace loves watching Georgia Tech Football and is a member of the goldfellas. Jace is happy to discuss dancing to football to anything in between. This semester, Jace is the competitive bronze lead coach. Go Jackets!
Hannah graduated Georgia Tech in December 2023 with a Batchelor's of Science in Chemistry. Her favorite dances are foxtrot and swing, When she is not dancing, she's brewing beer, writing music, or reading one of the many Sci-fi/Fantasy books on her to be read list. She loves to listen and talk about niche interests so feel free to chat with her. She hopes she can foster a love for ballroom dancing for people as both a competitive sport and as a social activity with friends!
Joseph is a sophomore studying computer science at Georgia Tech. He began dancing West Coast Swing his senior year of high school in the suburbs of St. Louis, Missouri, which motivated him to explore dancing further in college. He joined the Georgia Tech Dance Association and the Ballroom Dance Club when he arrived on campus. Joseph is also a member of VGDev and loves playing board games and pickleball with friends. He looks forward to serving as the newcomer competitive team coach alongside his ballroom dance partner, Sabina Sokol.
Sabina is a classically trained ballerina and competitive dancer with 14 years of experience. She transitioned to ballroom when coming to Tech for her BS in Computer Engineering in 2023. Outside of dance, Sabina has been pursuing cyber-physical systems and critical infrastructure resiliency via several technical research positions through Tech, GTRI, and various national labs. When she’s not studying or dancing, she enjoys reading, hiking, singing, and learning new skills!