Leonov Ilya Valentinovich founded the Studio of sport dance "Calambur" in 2000 in Moscow where he taught children as young as four years old to dance. Over the years, Leonov and his students danced not just in Moscow but in other Russian cities and countries, winning several awards and laurels in competitions, and participated in concerts commemorating holidays. The dance studio closed in 2008 but Leonov's love of dancing remained.