Biography
Anna Melnikova since childhood was interested in the art of choreography and managed to achieve heights in it. She became famous not only in Russia, but also beyond its limits thanks to the talented performance of ballroom dancing.Childhood and youth
Anna Melnikova was born in August 1985 in the Russian capital. The girl grew in a dance family: her grandmother was still teaching choreography. However, parents were in no hurry to give daughter to classes, giving her the opportunity to make a choice itself.
At the age of 11, Anya decided that he wanted to become a professional "ball mill" and herself came to the school of dances. Her first mentor was Sergey numbers, and then she trained under the guidance of Viktor Nikovsky. Looking at Ani's successes, her younger sister Anastasia Melnikova began to dance.
Personal life
In 2011, Anna became the wife of the Lithuanian dancer of Justinas Duknauskas. A few years after the wedding, she gave birth to a chief daughter, which was called the original name Miliana. But the happy marriage lasted for a long time: the spouses decided to part.The fans closely followed the news about the personal life of the dancer and soon learned about the novel with a colleague Denis Tagintsev. They began to appear in public as a couple and publish romantic photos on the pages of social networks.
In March 2021, Timur Kizyakov with a shooting group of transmission "While all at home" came to visit Anna and Denis. During the conversation, the lovers admitted that the daughter's appearance await.
Dancing
Competitive career Melnikova began in 1999 in Minsk, where she performed at the open championship in a couple with Evgeny Vsekov. The result was only the 12th place, after which Anya continued to improve the skill. She managed to participate in tournaments in countries such as Norway, Denmark and Sweden. And the title of vice-champion in the Moscow competition IDSF was the reward for the efforts.
After that, the girl finished cooperation with the imported and began to speak with Artem Epifonov. But it was not possible to achieve heights, so Melnikova once again thought about changing the partner. During this period, Anna received a proposal from Kevin Clifton, who invited it to England.
After a long random Melnikov agreed and went to conquer someone else's country. During this time, the dancer managed to grow up and gain experience, but here's a list of major achievements remained scarce. Therefore, in 2006, she moved to Italy and stood up a couple with Stefano Di Filippo.
Then her starry hour came, because the Russian woman won the status of the world champion and several victories in prestigious competitions. But still they had to say goodbye, because Anna decided to return to Russia and appear together with Vyacheslav (Slavik) crying.
Partners joined the Russian Dance Union in the Latin American area and began to participate in tournaments. During this period, the girl entered the list of achievements 3rd place on WDC World Cup Latin, which was obtained in 2009. And their spectacular Samba and Rumba received many enthusiastic reviews on the net.
The next partner Ani was her husband Justinas Duknauskas, with whom she advocated Lithuania. The couple marked victory at WDC World Professional South American Showdance, but decided to stop working together. After that, Nino Langell was danced with Melnikova, and then Victor da Silva.
Anna Melnikova now
In February 2020, the 2nd issue of the Dance Revolution project was released on the screens, in which Anna took part in a pair with his chosen by Denis Tagintsev. After the fulfillment of the spectacular number, the lovers were held in the next stage, but they were disappointed, because the shooting was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Therefore, when an offer was received to become a member of the new season "Dance with the Stars", the woman easily agreed. The partner of Melnikova became the actor Andrei Chernyshov, with whom she made his debut on the parquet with a touching waltz. But they failed to impress the judges, and on the outcome of the issue, the couple was among the "outsiders".
In the subsequent ether Anna and Andrei have repeatedly turned out to be a step before departure. They were not saved complex support, new elements and even the help of the beloved dancer Denis Tagintsev, who, despite the status of a show participant, made a choreographer of several competitors' numbers.
The judges were repeatedly accused of bias in relation to a couple, but in the end, Chernyshov and Melnikov still dropped out of the project. True, not long, because the sister of the dancer Anastasia, who participated in the "dance with the stars" in a couple with Alexander Molokhnikov, announced voluntary care, and Anna and Andrei allowed replacing.
Now Anna continues to dance. She shares success with fans who follow her posts in "Instagram", which publishes photos and facts from the biography.
Projects
- 2020 - "Dance Revolution"
- 2020 - "Dancing with stars - 11"