Steven Dougherty,

Eulia Baranovsky

U.S. and World American Smooth Finalists

Our Partnership was formed 2003, competing in Professional American Ballroom

 Titles:

   World American Smooth Showdance Champions
   World American Smooth Finalists

 Performances

   2008 Vail Dance Festival
   2006-2009 Westchester Broadway Theatre "Evening of Ballroom Dance"
   2005-2007 PBS America's Ballroom Chanel
   2007 TV-ABC’s Good Morning America
   2007 Mohegan Sun Resort & Casio
   2007 Vail Dance Festival-“The Beat Goes On”
   2006 Vail Dance Festival-“Four Seasons-Latin & Ballroom Dance Gala”
   2006-2007 Westchester Broadway Theater-“Evening of Ballroom Dance”
   2006-2007 Cancun Dance Festival
   2005 TV-ESPN

Eulia was born in Minsk, Republic of Belarus and came to the United States in 1989.  She began her training at the age of 5 with ice dancing followed by jazz and modern dance.

Eulia has studied ballet for the past 20 years and added competitive ballroom dancing to her repertoire 11 years ago.

After winning numerous dance competitions Eulia has retired form her competitive dance career and is currently a full-time professional ballroom coach and adjudicator.  She continues to perform professional shows with her dance partner Steve Dougherty.  Her goal and passion is to help others to develop and reach their highest potential in their dancing.

Professional Career 1998-2003:

 National Titles:

   2000 National Rising Star Standard Finalist

 Other Credits

   1999 San Francisco Open Standard Champion
   1998-2001 Finalist Rising Star Standard in major competitions including Ohio Star Ball
   and La Classique du Quebec.

Steven has been a ballroom dancer since the age of 13.  He has studied and competed as both an amateur and professional ballroom dancer.

Prior to pursuing a full time career as a professional ballroom dance competitor, teacher, and choreographer, Steven worked for IBM as a programmer and systems engineer.  He left IBM in 1992. Steven is the co-owner of the Metropolitan Dance Center, a ballroom dance studio in Stamford Connecticut.

Professional Career 1998-2003:

 National Titles:

   2000 U.S. National Rising Star American Ballroom Champion
   2000-2001 U.S. National Open American Ballroom Finalist.
   1996 U.S. National Rising Star Standard Finalist

 Other Credits

   1998-2000 Over 30 Regional Rising Star and Open American Smooth Championship Titles
   Performed for the American Ballroom Theater under the direction of Pierre DuLaine including:
      Jubilee, Carnegie Hall, New York, New York directed by Herb Ross.
      A Starburst of Dance, Kaatsbaan gala opening, Tivoli, New York.
      I Won’t Dance, Steve Ross national tour, Naples, Florida.
      1998 ABC-TV’s All My Children.

      2000 CBS-TV’s As the World Turns.
      2000 CBS-TV’s The Early Show.
      2000 Goodlife-TV’s Championship Dancesport
      Choreographed Ballroom, Elmwood Playhouse, Nyack, New York, 2003
      Choreographed On the Verge, Chautauqua Institute, Chautauqua, New York 2002
      Choreographed Romeo and Juliet, The Juilliard School, New York, New York 2002
      Guest Teacher: The Juilliard School, New York University, Cornell University, SUNY Binghamton

Amateur Career 1980-1992

 National Titles:

   1991 U.S. National Standard Champion
   1986 U.S. National Ten Dance Champion

 Other Credits

   1990 U.S. dance ambassador to Soviet Union
   1991-1992 U.S. representative at World Standard championships in Germany & Singapore.

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