Allen Genkin is a ballroom dancer and choreographer. He is currently a choreographer on Mira Quién Baila, the Spanish-language version of Dancing with the Stars . Allen began his competitive ballroom Latin dance career at the age of 12 and became a USA Dance Youth National Finalist in 2007 and 2008 as well as a California Regional Dance Youth Champion in those same years. He traveled to England participating in a few prestigious competitions such as Blackpool Dance Festival and International Dance Championships in 2008.

Mr. Genkin went on to win ABC’s Ballroom Battle on the popular TV show, Dancing With The Stars. Since then, he has been on tour with Dancing with the Star’s Ballroom With a Twist, traveling all over the United States and dancing alongside celebrity dancers such as Tony Dovolani, Anna Trebunskaya, Cheryl Burke, Derek Hough and Karina Smirnoff. He has made several television appearances on local news channels and the Spanish equivalent of Dancing with the Stars on Estrella TV called Mi Sueno es Bailar, Fab 40’s on Bravo and So You Think You Can Dance.

Allen is passionate about teaching and enjoys passing down information from his experiences to his students. He focuses mainly on performance, musicality and connection inspiring his students to push themselves in becoming the best dancers they can be.