Julia Powers

Julia Gorchakova Powers
Born	Russia
Occupation	Choreographer
Spouse(s)	Bob Powers (m. 1993)
Children	None

Julia Powers (née Gorchakova) is a ballroom dance champion and fitness program creator.

Biography

Julia Powers is a Russian-American ballroom dancer, and was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. She received dance instruction from her mother as a child, and danced in Japan and in East Russia as a young woman. In 1991, She moved to Arizona to develop a dance partnership with Bob Powers; they married in 1993.

Awards

12 Times United States Rhythm Champions.^[1]
3 Times World Professional Mambo Champions^[2]
Finalists, World Latin-American Showdance Championships^[3]
Can-Am Open Professional American Rhythm Champions^[4]

Television

They have been featured on PBS's Championship Ballroom Dancing, GTV DanceSport, as well as The Heritage Classic hosted by Cyd Charisse.^[5]

Current Projects

Powers is an adjudicator with the National Dance Council of America^[6] member of the World Dance Arts Foundation, and co-organizer of the Sunburst Ball.

Adjudication Qualifications
International Style Standard
International Style Latin
American Smooth
American Rhythm
Theatrical Style

Powers's latest endeavor is Core Rhythms, which she co-created with another ballroom champion, Jaana Kunitz.^[7] Core Rhythms is a Latin-dance-based fitness program, that has been featured on infomercials and QVC, and included endorsements from Mary Murphy of So You Think You Can Dance and Len Goodman & Tony Dovolani of Dancing with the Stars.

The program is led in-person at the Champion Ballroom Academy, in San Diego, California.^[8]

Powers is also a clothing designer, creating custom dancewear.^[9]

In 2007, Powers returned to the competition floor to compete with Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine.^[10]

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