Jonathan Wilkins is an English ballroom dancer and dance teacher, born in London. He holds many titles in Professional Ballroom Dancing including being a 10-time World Professional Ballroom Champion, from 1997–2007 (while in a partnership with Katusha Demidova which lasted eleven years). In 2004, they won the World Classic Showdance Championship. Their final result was to win the WDC Open Professional Ballroom title at the USA Open in Orlando, Florida 2007. From November 2007, Wilkins danced with Hazel Newberry. Together they became European Professional Ballroom Champions (2009) and British Professional Ballroom Champions (2009). Their best results were placing first in the WDC Professional Ballroom Championships in Moscow (2009) and second in the Professional World Ballroom Dance Championship in Tokyo (2009). After this championship, the two partners retired from competitive dancing. Both are currently judges for ballroom dancing championships. In 2010, Jonathan married Anastasia Kazmina, Canadian Professional Ballroom Vice-Champion. He currently teaches students in the U.S. and England.
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USA