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Monito, in a light blue suit, smiles as he leads a partner in a red and black dress across the wooden floor of The Studio in Southampton
Photo: The Studio by Hill Street (website)

Monito

Monito (Momchil Gochev) is the lead teacher at The Studio by Hill Street in Southampton. He teaches adults ballroom and Latin dances such as waltz, foxtrot, tango, salsa, bachata, cha-cha and rumba in weekly group classes and private lessons, and he also preps couples for wedding first dances.

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Teaches
Ballroom (Standard and Smooth), Latin and Rhythm (ballroom)
Teaches with
The Studio by Hill Street

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Where this came from (4 sources)
  • thestudiobyhillstreet.com: Studio's About page says the studio is led by instructor, choreographer and pro competitor Monito; the photo file on this page is named after Monito.
  • thestudiobyhillstreet.com: Studio page lists the Latin (salsa, bachata, cha-cha, rumba, samba) and ballroom (waltz, foxtrot, tango, quickstep, Viennese waltz) styles Monito teaches, plus wedding dance lessons.
  • jameslanepost.com: 2025 opening article names the head instructor as Momchil Gochev, known as Monito, at 33 Hill Street, Southampton; its courtesy photo shows the same man as the studio's photos.
  • danznik.com: Danznik (NYC/Westchester) lists Momchil "Monito" Gotchev as a guest ballroom instructor with a flamenco background, confirming the alternate spelling.

Checked October 4, 2026. Sources: thestudiobyhillstreet.com, jameslanepost.com, danznik.com. Are you this teacher? Something wrong or missing? Tell us.

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