Career
Yama was born on July 10, 1982 in Zaporizhia. Yama has one older brother, Dmitry (born 1975) who works as a lawyer in Odessa. Yama is a graduate of Zaporizhia National University, where he earned his degree in physical education.
Yama started dancing at the age of 7.
He first made his debut in a dance group known as "Krok", and shortly moved on to dance in another group called "Fiesta". He also teaches choreography at Kiev University and dance.