Alec Mazo is best known for being the winner of the first season of
"Dancing with the Stars" with Kelly Monaco. He has toured with "Dancing
with the Stars" and was featured in the fitness section of the new
book. He is a 5 time US National Finalist. Alec has been in movies
"Dance With Me" and "Curious Case of Benjamin Buttons". He performed in
commercials "Kay Jewelers" and "Ipod". Recently he was featured in the
new "Seal" video and the hit NBC series "Heroes". Alec, together with
Edyta, produced instructional fitness DVDs "Dancing like the Pros" and
"Fitness with the Pros". Alec and Edyta run their dance school Genesis
Ballroom in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Born in Russia, Alec moved to the United States when he was 12 years
old. His parents opened a dance school (Genesis DanceSport) in 1994 and
Alec started managing it when he was 16. Alec studied at Berkeley
University and received a bachelor's degree in Cognitive Science with
emphasis on Psychology.
Has a dance school - Genesis Ballroom in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Produced "Dancing like the Pros" and "Fitness with the Pros".
Has two children with wife Edyta Sliwinska a son Michael Alexander Mazo born (January 4, 2014) and a daughter Leia Josephine Mazo born (June 18, 2017).