NIKOLAI BABKOFF.

Nikolai Babkoff combines Latin dance teaching with an extensive elite sport and coaching background. His experience across dance, martial arts, physique competition and fitness gives him a strong understanding of movement, physical preparation and how people learn. His sporting career includes selection as an Australian Olympic judo reserve, professional bodybuilding and MMA competition. Across bodybuilding organisations he accumulated numerous first-place finishes, became an ANB Overall Classic Physique champion and competed professionally in Men’s Physique. His martial arts background includes black belts in Judo and Taekwondo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training and undefeated professional and amateur MMA records. Alongside competition, he has spent more than 25 years working in fitness and coaching. At Elite, Nikolai brings that disciplined coaching eye to Salsa. His approach keeps technical detail practical and accessible, helping students understand movement while still enjoying the social side of Latin dance.