Our Team

With acclamation and appreciation for the dedicated, hard working and incredibly talented team who are the heart and soul of GlobalSmoothCertification.com

Toni Redpath

GSC CEO, Marketing Director, GSS and GSC Creator, GSC Certified Examiner, GSS Choreographer

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  • Smooth Elements Chart visionary creator

  • 4 x United States open professional Smooth champion with Michael Mead

  • World Showdance finalist with Michael Mead

  • 3 x Ohio Star Ball champion with Michael Mead

  • World class coach and adjudicator

  • Guest lecturer and adjudicator at Blackpool (first Smooth lecturer at Blackpool)

  • CEO and creator of the Global Smooth System

  • Co-creator and presenter of the Dance Vision Smooth Syllabus.

  • Member of the Syllabus Invigilation Committee NDCA (National Dance Council of America)

  • 2015 Hall of Fame inductee

  • Guest judge and choreographer on SYTYCD

  • Presenter and Assistant Producer on Niles Media Group America’s Sport Network,  Flodance and Motion Capture Dance

  • Featured commentator for Ohio Star Ball on Motion Capture Dance

  • Co-organizer of the Ballroom Beach Bash

Michael Mead

GSC COO, GSC and GSS Certified Trainer, GSC Certified Examiner

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  • 4 x United States open professional Smooth champion with Toni Redpath

  • World Showdance finalist with Toni Redpath

  • 3 x Ohio Star Ball champion with Toni Redpath

  • United States national professional Ballroom finalist with Olga Foroponova

  • World class coach and adjudicator

  • 2015 Hall of Fame inductee

  • President of Global Smooth System

  • Co-organizer of the Ballroom Beach Bash

Jonathan Roberts

GSC Director of Overseas Operations Group, GSS Choreographer

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  • United States and world Smooth champion

  • United States rising star Smooth champion

  • United States rising star Latin champion

  • United States open professional Latin finalist

  • Blackpool rising star Latin vice-champion

  • 7 x Dancing with the Stars professional dancer

  • So You Think You Can Dance choreographer

Yegor Novikov

GSC World Class Demonstrator, GSC Certified Trainer and Examiner

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  • World open professional Smooth finalist with Tatiana Voilokova and Alexandra Smirnova

  • US national open professional Smooth finalist with Tatiana Voilokova and Alexandra Smirnova

  • Blackpool Dance Festival open professional Smooth finalist with Alexandra Smirnova

  • Russian Champions Ball open professional Smooth champion with Alexandra Smirnova

  • Featured presenter/performer of the Global Smooth System

  • Blackpool Dance Festival professional rising star Latin champion

  • Open Championship, International Championships, U.K. Open and Blackpool professional Latin semifinalist

  • US national professional Latin bronze medalist

Alexandra Smirnova

GSC World Class Demonstrator, GSC Certified Trainer

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  • World open professional Smooth finalist with Vukosavljevic Aleksandar and with Yegor Novikov

  • US national open professional Smooth finalist with Vukosavljevic Aleksandar and with Yegor Novikov

  • Blackpool open professional Smooth finalist with Vukosavljevic Aleksandar and with Yegor Novikov

  • Russian Champions Ball open professional Smooth champion with Yegor Novikov

  • Featured presenter/performer of the Global Smooth System

Tatiana Voilokova

GSS World Class Demonstrator, GSS Certified Trainer

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  • World Smooth Finalist with Yegor Novikov

  • US national open professional Smooth finalist with Yegor Novikov

  • Certified Trainer of the Global Smooth Elements Chart

Vanessa Williams

Global Smooth System Editor, GSS Certified Trainer

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  • Global Smooth Certification Course editor

  • Director of Dance Programs for Let’s Dance Kids!, a California nonprofit corporation (501c3) which provides ballroom dance training to teachers, children, and families in underserved communities

  • Started ballroom dancing in 1987

  • New Zealand Federation of Dance Teachers student Oscars in Ballroom, Latin and New Vogue

Tykhon Zhyvkov

GSS World Class Demonstrator, GSS Certified Trainer

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  • World professional open American Smooth finalist

  • USA National open professional American Smooth finalist

  • Certified Trainer of the Global Smooth Elements Chart

Yana Yaroslavskaya

Global Smooth System Editor, GSS Certified Trainer

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  • World professional open American Smooth finalist

  • USA National open professional American Smooth finalist

  • Certified Trainer of the Global Smooth Elements Chart

Join the world’s best Smooth dance professionals — at your fingertips.

At Global Smooth Certification, we've developed and improved the original Smooth Elements Chart.

Complete the course and earn your GSC Elements Chart certification at Bronze, Silver, or Gold levels applicable to judging or adjudicating both franchise and independent closed Smooth syllabi.

Master the essential elements needed to create your own unique, dynamic, and technically excellent version of closed-level Smooth.

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