Serghei Bolgarschii - Biography

Born in Hungary, Serghei Bolgarschii moved with his military father and mother to Moldavia, at five. His dancing career began shortly after with ballet lessons for 12 months.

But Serghei found his true passion after trying ballroom dancing. He enjoyed his first major success at just 14, finishing in the top three couples in Junior Latin and Standard at a competition in Paris. At 16, he finished in the top 24 couples in Open at the World Latin Competition in Manghem, Germany.

From 1996 to 1998, Serghei enjoyed high placings at competitions in the Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Latvia, Estonia, Romania, Poland, Switzerland, and Germany.

In 1997 and 1998, his dance team – Codreanca – won first place in World Formation Standard, first place in Europe Formation Standard, and came third in World Cup Formation Latin.

He worked as a dance teacher in Singapore and Hong Kong for a year, before becoming a teacher and performer on cruise ships, such as the Star Princess, from 2002 to 2005. Serghei, 26, speaks three languages; Russian, Romanian and English. He arrived in Australia in 2005. He works out regularly and cycles to keep fit. His favourite dance style is Latin.