Zouk instructor, dancer and choreographer from Russia, is one of the founders of Brazilian Zouk in St. Petersburg Together with his partner Anastasia he has developing Brazilian dance and culture in Russia and CIS region giving workshops in remote corners of this big country. In 2010 while doing his MBA in Budapest, Hungary, Maxim was one of the first who introduced Brazilian Zouk in Hungary teaching in a well-renowned dance school Salsa Palladium. Maxim developed his dance with such world–known dancers and teachers as Renata Peçanha and Jorge Peres, Kamacho, William Texeira.
Maxim is
– Organizer of International Russian Zouk Congress and Championship – the most populart Zouk Congress in Russian and CIS Region.
– Founder of PiterZouk Project that promotes Brazilian Culture and dances in Russia
– Founder, director and instructor of well-known dance school IPANEMA DANCE STUDIO