How it all began…

After many years of dancing and teaching, Oleksandra knew what it takes to run a successful studio. She dreamed of opening a studio to help all her students succeed and spread her love and passion for dance. And so, Ballroom Empire was born.

Ballroom Empire Gand Opening 11/02/2019*

Meet the Team

  • Oleksandra Vereshchak

    STUDIO OWNER

    Oleksandra was born in Lviv, Ukraine in a family of dancers. Since her grandmother is a professional ballet master and choreographer all kids in this family were supposed to dance. The first time Oleksandra stepped on the stage at three and a half years old as a part of the “Prominchik” kids dancing school. After Oleksandra’s family moved to Uzhgorod she became a part of exemplary children’s dance company “Dzhereltsya Karpat.” At the age of eleven Oleksandra moved to the United States and discovered her passion for ballroom dance;. At sixteen, she began teaching.

  • Anton Shklyaver

    STUDIO MANAGER

    Anton was born in Kiev and immigrated to the United States at age 7. At the age of 11 he began Ballroom Dancing. The exciting sport kept his interest and Anton was competing in the challenging open categories by 15 year old. With his partner he won numerous competitions and ranked high in prestigious competitions such as Blackpool, UK Open. Anton has extensive experience in Latin, Rhythm, Standard, and Smooth styles of Ballroom Dancing. Anton has even received his Bachelor Degree in Fashion Design and uses his expertise on the dance floor to create dance costumes. He is passionate about the Dance Sport and is excited to share his knowledge with his students.

  • Anastasia Melnychenko

    INSTRUCTOR

    Anastasia was born in Odessa, Ukraine. She started taking dance lessons when she was 5 years old. She has over 15 years of dancing experience and has spent thousands of hours training and attended dozens of competitions. At the age of 14 Anastasia moved to United States and continue her passion for ballroom dance in Philadelphia and New York. In the US she trained with the best dancers in the world and competed all around the country. At the age of 16 she started to teach ballroom dance to kids and adults. In the future she plans to continue to spread her love and passion for dancing across all her future champions.

  • Bohdan Aleksieiev

    INSTRUCTOR