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Olya Khvan

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💫 All Star West Coast Swing Dancer
🧘🏼‍♀️ Yoga enthusiast
📍Colorado

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Rising Star Division @boogiebythebay 2026. I always enjoy capturing this division and seeing all the up-and-coming talent in our dance.

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Intermediate Final in Spotlight Format!
For my very first time ever, and boy was that nerve wracking, especially when you are couple 10 of 12. Sitting there my hands were sweating and I was trying to keep my cool. Of course with the West Coast Swing gods at work I got the random pairing with the one person who lives in the same state, it’s funny how it works that way. Thank you to lovely @khvan_olya for the calming finals experience, I am always grateful for a cool, calm, collected, pure DANCE it was a wonderful way to final.
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Side personal note, it is so validating when you put in the work and get the instant feedback and result. I know it won’t always be that way but this was a very fulfilling weekend for me in that way. Thank you to @boogiebythebay for a great weekend I look forward to being back!
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🎚️Intermediate J&J Finals
📍 @boogiebythebay
💃🏼 @khvan_olya
💃🏻 @madadance
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#westcoastswing #dancestyle #jackandjill #dancecompetition #wcs

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Everything I’ve learned in life I learned first from Master Oogway. This dance is a gift and I’m so excited for my future in it that sometimes I forget to live in the present. Maybe we should all start remembering to live in the now of our dance and the now of our life.

All the leads in the video are tagged🫶🏻 (if I had their insta)

#fyp #journey #growth #present #joy

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SWINGTIME, Denver 2026, a few more shots…
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It was a pleasure to shoot old and new friends at @swingtime.wcs this year! Thank you all for letting me capture you creating magic. Please tag yourselves if I’ve missed you.
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These are few selections, full album available via drive link (dm me) and some are published on my website at rachelfaller.com. Feel free to use with credit - @swingtime.wcs and @rachel_faller
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SWINGTIME, Denver 2026, photos round 1
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It was a pleasure to shoot old and new friends at @swingtime.wcs this year! Thank you all for letting me capture you creating magic. Please tag yourselves if I’ve missed you.
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These are few selections, full album available via drive link (dm me) and some are published on my website at rachelfaller.com. Feel free to use with credit - @swingtime.wcs and @rachel_faller
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what an amazing way to start my allstar journey 🤩 thank you olya for being my first dance in this new divison for me! the smile you had and energy you carried throughout our dance most certainly made me feel very comfortable, relaxed, and calm 😌 cant wait to see and dance with you again soon!!!
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Lead🕺🏽: me (egan anselmo)
Follow💃🏼: @khvan_olya
Song 🎵: trouble in mind - nina simone
Event📍: @swingtime.wcs
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#westcoastswing #wcs #improv #dance #dancer

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🥈Intermediate JnJ at Swingtime

This was such a special experience making my first intermediate JnJ finals at my hometown event, let alone second place, and being paired with @khvan_olya a beloved teacher in our community was just the cherry on top. The amount of love I felt for and from the community this weekend was amazing, and I thank each and every person that’s a part of it, from all the dancers to the teachers, you all made this a magical experience for me ❤️❤️❤️

And huge shout out to @arisdemarco_wcs for his coaching and guidance getting me here. Watching myself grow in this dance in both technique and confidence, thanks to him, has been one of the most rewarding experiences. Can’t thank you enough!!!

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17/24 things I’ve had to unlearn after 24 years as a professional dancer
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I don’t dance for fun
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Feat. A very fun dance with @khvan_olya thank you for allowing me the freedom to dance and have fun!
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#24things #unlearn #danceforfun #ballroomtips #dancertips

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🌵🏜️Desert City Swing 🏜️🌵
Jack and Jill
Random partner & Random Song
Improv
Follow: @chloeachapman
Lead: @khvan_olya

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"Over-Rotated Dip to Ride with 3 Ducks"

Ready for a challenge?!

Olya and I improvised this sequence during our last practice and we thought we'd share it!

Note: It would be more audience friendly if you begin this sequence with the follower on the other side (stage left instead of stage right). That way it accents the dip and the redirection!

How to:

1) 12 3&4: Begin in rt to rt handhold and lead a left side pass with an inside turn
2) 3&4 Leader put your left hand into the followers right arm pit making sure to have your elbow lifted so they can do the first duck. At the same time, loop the follows right hand over your head and don't let go of it.
3) 4 leader step with left foot across track
4) 5&6 leader rotate 180 to your left until you come to a gentle stop
5) 7&8 leader push your feet off the floor towards your follower and rotate to your right. That will cause the clockwise rotation to begin
6) During 7&8 you will also lead the second duck (left hand in follows left armpit). Don't forget to create a window by lifting your elbow.
7) 9 immediately after the duck in the previous step, lead the last duck but this time with your right hand
8) 10&12 execute the ride with your arms over the top of your followers for arms. Push your feet into the floor towards your follower to counter balance them during the ride.
9) Exit with a left side pass with an inside turn

#wcs #westcoastswing #swingdance #countryswing #modernswing

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New Slo-mo Tutorial! "Neck Whip to Dolly Ride"

This is a right to right hand hold reverse whip with a cool neck grab for the follow half way through.

@jordancer98 and @tatianawcsdance occasionally do the beginning of this (up to count 7) in their improv demos. We added the dolly to the ride exit to the back half!

#wcs #westcoastswing #modernswing #swingdance #countryswing

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Texas was a humbling blast this weekend can't wait to go back next year got lucky enough to draw an Allstar level dancer for open jack and jills what an honor and blessing 😭😭😭 Thank you for dancing with

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