We are selling these unbelieveable vacation packages and when you purchase them, the proceeds go to COMAPC. Travel to Mexico, Nashville, Kentucky, Portugal, Tuscany, and South Africa! So have fun in the sun and fight cancer at the same time! Makes a great gift for a anniversary, reunion, emplyee bonus, guy trip, girl trip, family trip or romantic getaway!
All proceeds will benefit the Central Ohio Men Against Prostate Cancer. So bring your friends and family, get dressed to impress, and come to our fundraising gala featuring dinner, world-class dance performances, and an after party where you can dance the night away with the best dance professionals in the world!
Kimberley Mitchell and Newell DeFreest will debut their brand-new dance routine, choreographed by Taliat Tarasinov, in a special sneak peek performance.
This will be the first and only time they present this routine live before showcasing it at the World’s Country Dance Championships in January 2026!
Don’t miss this exclusive opportunity to experience their exciting new performance before it hits the world stage!
Get ready for an unforgettable evening at the Red Carpet Gala!
Experience the thrill as world-class, championship-winning dancers take the stage, performing their very best in merengue, bachata, polka, east coast swing, west coast swing, cha cha, waltz, tango, salsa, two step, and so much more!
Join us for a night of dynamic rhythms, stunning
artistry, and nonstop entertainment. Let the
celebration begin!
Kimberley Mitchell comes from a Ballroom family with both parents still teaching dance in London, England. At the age of 5, she began to compete in both International Standard and Latin competitions throughout England and Europe.
Kimberley is a six time British Open Champion, International Champion, and winner of the United Kingdom Open and Closed British Championships in both standard and Latin.
At the age of 18, Kimberley moved to the USA to turn Professional and dance with Bill Sparks. Together, they became 2-time United States International Latin Champions, British Open Professional Rising Star Champions, 3-time Ohio Star Ball Champions, and 5th in the Professional World Latin Championships.
A championship level certified adjudicator in all 4 styles of dance (Standard, Latin, Smooth and Rhythm) Kimberley now coaches Professionals as well as Pro/am students and amateur couples in both mainstream and same-sex competitions and is a member of the Fred Astaire International Dance Council.
• International Champion
• United Kingdom Open Champion
• Closed British Champion
• British Open Under 21 International Latin Champion (1995)
• 2-time United States Professional Latin Champion (1998 – 1999)
• Heritage Classic International Latin Champion (1999)
• British Open Professional Rising Star Champion (1998)
• 3-time Ohio Star Ball Champion
• 5th place in the Professional World Latin Championships (1999)
Taliat Tarsinov and Marina Tarsinov began dancing together in Russia in 1974, a partnership that later blossomed into marriage and family. In 1988, after winning the Russian Amateur Championship, they turned professional and danced until 1995, when they announced their retirement from the competitive floor.
Their professional awards and achievements are numerous including winning several national titles between 1990 and 1995- the Russian National International style Latin Championship, the Russian National Ten Dance Championship, and the Soviet Union National Standard and Latin Show Dance Championships. Out of the five possible national titles in their home country, they held four of them and were ranked second place for the fifth title, International style Standard. Their show numbers, which they created and choreographed themselves, were particularly beloved and are fondly remembered even today. Some of their best numbers are “West Side Story”, “Fred and Ginger”, “Seagulls”, “Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head”, and “Safari.”
They represented Russia at more than twenty World and European Championships, where they were Ten Dance finalists in Europe and semi-finalists in the World. In Holland, they were Exhibition World Championship finalists. They too were finalists of the European and World Cups in the Professional Latin American and International Standard programs as well as many other prestigious international competitions including the German Open, Dutch Open, and the United States Ballroom Dance Championships.
In 1992 they moved to New York and have run the New York East Side Fred Astaire Dance Studio since 1994. They are former National Fred Astaire Professional Standard and Latin Champions and were selected to be members of the National Fred Astaire Council of Dance. They are also members of the National Dance Council of America and the World Dance and Dance Sport Federation. The Tarsinovs are acclaimed adjudicators and have been selected to represent the United States at all types of international competitions including World Championships.
For three years they were the hosts of a Russian television show called “Dance Globe” and starred on many other popular television shows in Russia. Taliat is the author of numerous articles published in Dance News (England), Dance Beat (USA), Dance Sport (USA), Dance Notes (USA), The Professional (Russia), Ballet (Russia), and other European dance publications. Interviews and articles about the Tarsinovs have frequently appeared in print, such as in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Dance Beat, and The Professional.
In 2007 and 2009 Taliat was officially invited and lectured at the World Dance Congress at the British Open Dance Festival in Blackpool, UK.
Taliat and Marina are also very beloved coaches and choreographers in the United States.
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Our 2024 Winter Wonderland Showcase and Gala was a great success! We had about 120 attend our dinner and we raised almost $30,000! Thank you to everyone who donated their time and money! If you were not able to attend, it’s not too late to contribute your tax-deductible contribution and help us fight prostate cancer!
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