Tatiana Banko

Tatiana Banko was born in Volgograd, Russia, where she began dancing Ballet at the age of 6 and within a year, adding figure skating to her training regimen.

At the age of 10, she saw a dance competition on TV and immediately fell in love with ballrom and latin dance. By the age of 13, Tatiana became a top finalist in multiple competitions in Russia, including the Russian National Championship. When she turned 16, she continued dancing in Europe representing Italy, becoming a national finalist and finalist of many dance competitions in Europe. In 2006, Tatiana received an invitation to continue her dance career in the United States, where she became one of the highest-ranking International Latin dance competitors. Her achievements include US Open Professional Latin Super Series top 6, UK Open Rising Star top 5, Blackpool Rising Star top 7, and winning Yankee Classic World Masters, Eastern Dancesport, and Windy City Championships.

Tatiana loves to teach, perform, and compete with her students, and she is one of the top Pro/Am instructors in the country.