Dmitry Krasnyanskiy was born in Moscow, Russia and started his training in ballroom dancing at the Aleko Dance training center at 7 years old. He represented Russia at the 1994 world championships. In 1995 he became the face of the German open Championship in Mannheim for five consecutive years. Throughout the subsequent years, Dmitry was the winner and finalist in numerous competitions and championships all over world. In 2003 he won the International Dance Union world championship in Le Mans, France and the following year in 2004 he became the Vice World Champion at the International Dance Union Championships in Hong Kong. He now live in the United States where he has won the Fred Astaire top teacher award in twice in 2006 and he won the «peoples choice» award at the Dancing with the Stars charity fundraiser in Stamford CT in 2007.
Esther Frances is a professional ballroom and latin dance competitor, instructor and choreographer at Arthur Murray Broadway. She currently travels around the world competing. Dancing and teaching is her passion in life and she enjoys working with adults and children of all ages and levels. Esther was born in Houston, Texas and grew up in Florida and Alabama where she trained in classical ballet and piano for over 20 years. Her passion for partner dancing started with ballet and she made the switch to ballroom and latin dancing when she was 16 years old. She has been performing and teaching ballroom dance since then and has won numerous awards over the years for both. She lives now in New York City where she furthers her training with top coaches. Esther received a BM from the University of Miami in Music Business and Entertainment Industries with a major in classical piano and also received a minor in marketing and dance.