Meet The Eviactive Team

Giovanni Caselli

After many years living, studying and teaching in England Giovanni has returned to his home in the northern region of Tuscany. An expert on Etruscan archaeology, Giovanni has lectured as a guest for the commonwealth club in California and was an escort to Prince Charles on his tour of Montepuliciano nearly twenty years ago.

Luigi Gamba

Luigi Gamba hails from north Italy where he worked in the interior design industry. His passion for cycling led him to shift gears, move to Tuscany, and become a cycling guide. He shares his enthusiasm for the sport and for the countryside and introduces guests to all that is Tuscan.

Carlos Seminario

Carlos is a native of Cusco and leads many of our Machu Picchu hikes. He likes to share his perspectives of the Peruvian culture in a casual and personal way. He continues to study natural history and archaeology and is an advocate for responsible tourism – a philosophy that we at Evia also promote. He is currently researching botany and zoology related to the Inca era.

Jimmy Vásquez Calderón

Jimmy Vásquez was born, raised and educated in the city of Cusco, where he has worked as a professional guide for since 2004. Before this, he worked in a cultural exchange program in the United States, followed by some time at the Hotel Monasterio in Cusco. He is passionate about the traditions and legacies of his Andean ancestors and this passion can very much be seen in his own, contemporary lifestyle. He is also particularly interested in South America’s breathtaking natural biodiversity. When not guiding Jimmy enjoys spending time with his wife and two daughters.

Sylvain Trottier

Sylvain has been dancing since the age of fourteen and has been involved in the ballroom dancing industry for over thirty years. During his career, he has danced in the Latin, rhythm, and Ballroom categories. His competitive success was in the Ballroom styles of Standard and Latin. His credits include two-time Canadian Standard Champion and North American Standard Champion. Sylvain competed at the world-famous Blackpool. In 2000 he competed with great success on the pro-am circuit while cultivated his other career in finance. Alongside with his ballroom dance involvement, Sylvain has climbed the ladder of the banking world and is now a financial planner for the Banque Nationale du Canada (National Bank of Canada), owner of the dance competition Extravaganza, and is an established dance coach in both standard and Latin styles. He is also a world-class adjudicator. He is a gentleman both on and off the dance floor and we love having him part of our hosting and teaching team.

Maria Elent

Maria Elent Golovanevski carries the title of Canadian National Ballroom Champion, is the founder and director of ‘Shall We Dance Studio’ in Toronto and is a member in good standing of Canadian Dance Teachers Association. Maria is also a certified ballroom & Latin dance adjudicator and Choreographer. Maria’s dance training began at the age of five in Russia and has been non stop since then. From an early age she performed in theaters, exhibitions and galas . By the age of seventeen, Maria had started teaching dance. She is a graduate of the St. Petersburg State University with a Masters Degree of Arts. Her studies enabled her to expand her career to include international experience teaching in Russia, Israel, a few countries in Europe, and throughout North America. She now calls Toronto home where she owns her own studio.

Mathieu Caron

We are honored to have Mathieu join our team. Mathieu is a professional dancer of course, but also an internationally acclaimed ballroom dance and figure skating clothing designer. For the 2018 winter Olympics, Mathieu designed 8 pairs couples costumes including that of the gold -medalists Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir. Mathiue still dances pro-am in the Latin categories and has competed successfully at Blackpool He is fun-loving, can lead anyone, and is a great asset to our team.

Justine Rainville

Justine joins Eviactive’s Passion to Dance cruises with 15 years of experience, both socially and competitively. This is her second ballroom dance cruise with our group. Justine held the 1^st place title in the under-21 Amateur Latin championship and more recently in the “Rising Star” and Open Professional categories. Justine’s excellent dance and teaching abilities are supported by her diploma from the Canadian DanceSport Federation (CDF). She teaches both competitive and social dance. Justine still competes with professional dance partner Danny Arbour and teaches many of the social group classes at Studio Danza in Montreal. Her training has been under some of the most renowned danced pros. Justine has recently trained dancers on the Canadian version of “So You Think You Can Dance” and “Les Dieux de la Danse.”

Stanislav Borsh

Born is Tashkent, Uzbekistan Stan was destined to become a great dancer. By the time he was 8 years old his parents recognized an unstoppable passion and talent for the Ballroom. Amongst his successes are becoming 3-time champion in International style and Latin programs in Uzbekistan. In 2000, he organized several prestigious competitions, and passed his degree to become a judge in ballroom dance competitions. In 2008, Stan took a leap of faith and moved to Montreal, easily picking up American style dance. He regularly is amongst the top teachers in competitions and is involved in many charity endeavors including “Dancing with the Stars” – a fund raiser for medical equipment at the Montreal Children’s hospital. Stan is an unstoppable machine on the dance floor, with impeccable technique and great charm.

Vadim Mostovoy

Vadim Mostovoy won the coveted 10-Dance Championships in his native Ukraine before representing the Ukraine at World’s. He placed in the finals of the Italian amateur 10-Dance event, the Krakow 10-Dance cup , and Gradec Kralove, to mention a few . Before emigrating to Canada he managed three Dance studios in Ukraine. His technical expertise and business acumen are a winning combination.

Once in Canada, he continued his successes as a dancer, becoming 6-time Canadian Representative to the World Professional Championships in 10 Dance and Standard divisions, taking top prize at the Asian Pacific Championship in Australia as well as Universal Dance Cup in Japan. In 2003, Vadim danced next to Jenifer Lopez and Richard Gere in the movie “Shall we Dance.” Today, he is member of Canadian Dancesport Federation and World Dance Council. He is an International adjudicator in all styles of ballroom dancing.

Terrilynn (“TL”) & Chris Rader

TL & Chris’ whirlwind career has taken them to over 141 cities in over 43 countries. They began teaching and performing together in 1996, and then coaching and competing all over North America. Their travels enabled them to receive training in acting, singing, and dancing from many esteemed directors and choreographers. They have travelled and performed all over the world as featured dancers on cruise ship main stages. Chris is consistently one of the top 10 teachers at the international Ballroom dance competition La Classique. It is their zest for life and their love of people that make them great professionals and friends on and off the dance floor.