Main points
- Oleksandr Leshchenko, a famous Ukrainian dancer, has decided to end his dancing career in 2025 and focus on directing.
- He is currently in France, as evidenced by his activity on social media.
Oleksandr Leshchenko / Collage of Channel 24
Oleksandr Leshchenko is a famous Ukrainian dancer and choreographer, who is known not only in our country, but also throughout the world. The man became popular thanks to his participation in many popular television projects.
- 1 How did Alexander Leshchenko become popular?
- 2 Personal life
- 3 Where is Oleksandr Leshchenko now?
Oleksandr himself comes from the Kirovohrad region. From early childhood he was involved in sports, and even received a “black belt” in karate. When the young man was 11 years old, he became interested in dancing. Later, the family moved to Kyiv, and Leshchenko got into the Todes ballet, but he also received education at a variety and circus college. 24 Channel will tell you how the dancer's career developed and where he is now.
How did Alexander Leshchenko become popular?
Gradually, Oleksandr developed in the dance field and was finally able to become the leader and chief choreographer of the Forsyth group.
Oleksandr Leshchenko at 15 with his first fee / Photo from Instagram
In 2008, he won “silver” in the project “Everybody Dances!”, and a year later he received an award in the show “Dancing for You-3”.
Already in 2010, Leshchenko was the main choreographer and director of the television project “Superstar”. A year later, he took part in the legendary project “Maidans”.
“Maidan” is a dance show in which teams from different parts of Ukraine participated. The project was officially recognized as the largest television show and entered the “Guinness Book of Records”.
At that time, Oleksandr was not just a member of the team from Kirovograd (the current name is Kropyvnytskyi), but also a choreographer. That's how the team won.
“Maidans” show (final) – performance of participants from Kirovohrad (Kropyvnytskyi): watch the video online
The winners won one million hryvnias.
In 2014, the dancer was one of the assistant choreographers at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games.
From there, Alexander conquered the world. In 2023, he came to the project “America's Got Talent” and received four “yes” from the judges at the casting. In the semi-finals, the artist presented a number based on the Ukrainian folk tale “Kotygoroshko”.
Oleksandr Leshchenko on the project “America's Got Talent”: watch the video online
Personal life
Not much is known about this. The dancer dated Lina Veres, the founder and director of the Forsyth Ballet, for over 6 years.
Oleksandr Leshchenko with his beloved / Photo from Instagram
The couple got married in 2013. The ceremony was modest and only the closest people knew about it. All these years the couple has been walking together.
Where is Oleksandr Leshchenko now?
In March 2025, the dancer announced that he was ending his creative career as a dancer. He decided to work as a director. Alexander even dedicated a special video to this culmination.
Oleksandr Leshchenko ended his career as a dancer: watch the video online
“I am 36. You could say that I am already completing my creative path as a dancer. This video is my message of gratitude to all my teachers, without whom I would not be who I am today. I want to say “thank you” for your faith, patience and love for art. They did not just teach me technique, they showed me how important it is to remain true to yourself and your art. This is not just a video, this is my story as a dancer,” the choreographer wrote last year.
As is known, Leshchenko is currently in France. This is evidenced by the location of his Instagram account.
Where is Oleksandr Leshchenko now / Screenshot of Instagram page
On social media, the man mainly shares his thoughts about life and also shows his creative process.