Oleksander Altukhov and Oksana Dmytrenko Biography Oleksander began his dance journey at the age of ten in Gorlovka, Ukraine. He trained all over the Ukraine with various dance partners until the age of sixteen, when he moved to kharkov and met Oksana. Oksana began to dance at seven years Old in Kharkov, Ukraine. At the beginning Of her dance career she was a finalist in many National Ukrainian competitions. As soon the two began to dance Together, they began to train with Denys and Ksenia Kasper all over Ukraine, Europe, and Russia. After Three years of dancing together. Here are some of their results: Ukrainian National champions in 2004, 2005, 2006 1st place in the International Dance Union World Cup in Moscow, 2005 1st place in Dutch Open in 2005 1st place in Aarhus Open in Denmark in 2006 1st place in the International Dance Union World Cup in Kiev 2006 3rd place in International Dance Union championship in 2006 Top 48 (27th place) in Blackpool Dance Festival in 2006 Top 30 in European Championship In 2007 7th place in Dutch Open in 2007 3rd place at Nationals in the U.S. in 2008

Jean-Philippe and Laurence's Biography

Jean-Philippe Milot began ballroom dancing at the age of six in Montreal, Canada. With the help of his coaches, Jean-Philippe became the youth ten-dance and Latin Canadian champion. He has attended many youth World championships, placing in the top 24.

Laurence began her dancing at the age of 2 in Montreal, Canada. After doing 10 years of ballet, jazz and tap dancing, she started ballroom dancing at the age of 12. She became the American National Junior Latin and Standard Pro-Am champion. She also won the title of Canadian 10-dance Pro-Am champion.

Jean-Philippe and Laurence have been competing together for almost 2 years now. Here are some of their accomplishments:

• 3rd at the Quebec Championship in January 2007
• 4th at the Canadian Championship in April 2007
• Semi-finalists at the Ohio Star Ball in November 2006
• Quarter-finalists at the Embassy Ball in August 2007 (An IDSF event part of the Grand Slam where the best couples from around the world come)
• Top 96 (84th) at the Blackpool Dance Festival in May 2007 in the Adult Latin Category (The category started with over 400 couples)

Jean-Philippe and Laurence also made appearances on National TV. Indeed, they were invited to dance on the Quebec version of Dancing with the stars. They also danced at the Olympic Stadium of Montreal in front of 40 000 people in the summer of 2006 for the opening ceremony of the Outgames. The ceremony was broadcasted live on National TV. Finally, they will appear on a music and dance show on the Bravo! Channel in December 2007.