Professional DancE Company
Ready for your Event
Ballroom Entertainment Professional Dance Company was created in 2007 by Michael Kuka and Natalia Lind, founders of the Ballroom Dance Academy of Los Angeles. The Dance Company performs and provides instruction in dances from all over the world, specializing in the Ballroom and Latin styles. Its performers are nationally certified and competitively ranked professionals of the highest caliber. In 2012, the Company began to work with acclaimed choreographer Alicia Michelle Richardson to achieve its vision, and she now plays a key role in the creative team.
THE TEAM OF MICHAEL KUKA & NATALIA LIND
Pros for your shows
Natalia and Michael met as dancers in the show “Tango Fiesta” in 2004, and they have been partners in performance and teaching ever since. Between them, their credits include such major motion pictures and TV shows as Poseidon, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Will & Grace, as well as commercials for Honda Motors, Domaine Chandon, and others. They have performed and competed around the world and are recognized experts in ballroom dance (American and International styles), Argentine Tango and Salsa.
Michael and Natalia’s shared passion for teaching led them to create the Ballroom Dance Academy of Los Angeles, with programs designed for all levels, from beginning to expert. They went on to establish the Ballroom Dance Academy Teacher Training Program as a way to train new professionals.
MICHAEL KUKA
Choreographer
Born in Milwaukee, Michael’s interests ran to motorcycles and rock bands until he discovered dancing in high school as a great way to meet girls. He hasn’t stopped dancing since.
As a competitive Ballroom and Latin dancer, Michael has won championships all over the United States and Canada. Michael also discovered he has a gift for teaching as well as performing. First at Arthur Murray, where he received the national Top Teacher award, and later through the Ballroom Dance Academy of Los Angeles, Michael aims to instruct and inspire students with his passion and professionalism. In addition, Michael is a regional examiner for the DVIDA professional certification program.
In those rare moments when he gets to take off his dance shoes, Michael enjoys tempting fate with his pursuit of adventure sports, scuba diving, kite surfing, sailing, and flying private planes.
NATALIA LIND
Choreographer
A native of Moscow, Natalia studied ballet and classical piano as a child and pursued her love of the arts at the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts, where she received an MFA with honors. Her studies there encompassed intensive training in voice, theatre, and dance. After graduation, she danced professionally in Moscow before touring the world as a performer.
Natalia moved to Los Angeles in 2001 and has performed extensively on TV and film, as well in live dance shows and theatrical productions. She has also traveled to Argentina to study tango with renowned masters of the dance.
Natalia, who once studied to become an English translator for the Russian diplomatic corps, is fluent in English, and Russian, is conversational in French and Spanish, and can ice skate in any language.