1978 - Born on March 13th in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Ukrainian dancer.
1983 - Started taking ballet lessons.
1992 - Became a naturalized American citizen.
1997 - Competed with Roman Nabatov as an amateur couple for United States.
1998 - Danced as professional couple for England with partner Paul Killick.
2001 - Became one of the most renowned Dance Sport exponents, and has been a Blackpool Dance Festival finalist representing the U.S. with partner Vyacheslav 'Slavik' Kryklyvyy.
2004 - Dances an improvised piece in the club scene in "Shall We Dance" with real-life dance partner 'Vyacheslav 'Slavik' Kryklyvyy', who also played Jennifer Lopez' new Blackpool Standard partner in the final scenes.
2006 - Won in the Grand-Prix Dynamo in Moscow, Russia.