Dance Instruction
BROWARD COUNTY INSTRUCTION:
Arthur Murray Dance School - 2820 N. University Dr. (954-572-7503) or www.arthurmurraysunrise.com
Ballroom Fitness: 1350 SR7/441 (Cocogate Plaza), Margate, FL 33063
Bruce Perotta and Beth Csira-Perotta - bcmilagros2@aol.com
Danny Carter - (954-566-9779) or DannyDanceMoves@aol.com, www.dance-moves.net
Jean Claude Babiloni - www.mrtangoelegante.com or (786-853-7510)
Jon Melendrez - (954-685-6791) or www.melendrezdancestudios.com
Kathie Hill - (954-441-8151) or dancethefunstuff@yahoo.com
Latin Beat Dance Studios - www.latin-beat.com or (954-746-4444)
Lee Fox is originally from Georgia and moved to Florida in 1986. He has been teaching Ballroom, Latin, Swing, and Disco since 1978, and Country/Western since 1991. A former professional ballroom competitor, he has judged several competitions in the United States and Canada. He was most recently honored to be chosen to judge at the United States Dance Sport Championships. He is a member of Southern Country South Florida and has served as the choreographer/instructor for the Dream Team for six years and the SunDancers for five years. He is also an original member of Crossfire, an all male dance team, winners of the 2005 international country-western dance competitions. (954-491-5159) or foxtrotdc@aol.com
Mark Smith & Sheri Harris - (954-344-2732) Mark and Sheri competed together nationally for eight years, from 97 through 05, dancing west coast swing, east coast swing, 2-step, waltz, cha cha and hustle. Mark competed professionally for 10 years prior in swing and country. Between them, they have 30 years of dance experience, and have been teaching for 28 years, both locally and at workshops around the nation. They rose to open professional UCWDC Division 1 Classic and ranked among the top 20 Country & Western competitive dance couples throughout the US, sporting numerous top 5 rankings and several 1st place awards. They competed in 2 world championships and earned top 5 placements in both events. They've also earned Top 5 placements in national Hustle competitions. They've performed a wide variety of American Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Hustle and Theatre Arts show numbers for corporate events, clubs, ballrooms and performing arts theaters. Both have judged numerous competitions, with Mark judging nationally on the UCWDC circuit for several years. They've also competed in many Pro-Am competitions with their students over the past two decades, with their student partners earning top medal placements. They teach fun group classes Mondays and Tuesdays as well as private lessons throughout the week/weekend at Planet Fitness in Sunrise Florida. See latest class schedule, directions and more at http://www.Shutupanddance.biz.
Phil Palma - cfdance@juno.com or (954-646-5716)
Nuran - www.adancetoremember.com or (954-234-3262)
Shall We Dance Studio - (954-254-3221) or shallwedancefl@yahoo.com
Star Ballroom - (954-782-7760)
Bobbye McDonald's - Sun Dance Arts at the Tower Ballroom, 2303 E. Atlantic Blvd, Pompano Beach, Florida
Susan Marks - Teaching Wednesday's at Shall We Dance beginning July 9th; for more information, please call (954) 435-8990 or susanmldance@yahoo.com
Tower Ballroom - (954-784-7425)
Tom Clemons - Tom Clemons was born and raised in Decatur Alabama, and has a background in theatrical arts, film and music. Although new to the line dance community, Tom is no stranger to the stage. His love of the arts started at age 9 in children’s theatre and puppetry arts. He has performed in classics such as "Camelot”, “Oklahoma", "Wizard of Oz" and “Little Shop of Horrors”. In 1984, Tom represented the US in a film competition and took first place in teenage division for the Photographic Society of America International Film Festival with the film "Enchanted". In 1989, he competed in the "Birmingham International Educational Film Festival". This was an honor since only three film groups were selected from schools around the country to film and compete in the finals. His projects from two different schools took first and second place out of the three finalists. At the age of 18, Tom Clemons had his first agent and started acting and dancing in a Repertory Company “Backstage Theatre". During this time, he traveled most of the eastern coast of the US teaching Drama and Stage Presentation. After a long break, Tom found himself longing for an artistic outlet. When brought to his first line dance workshop, Tom knew he was home. As of 2008 he started Instructing and competing on the Mainstream dance circuit around the United States. Instructing at Local events and Classes, his Choreography is now getting recognition; Winning competitions such as 2008 Boston Line dance Showdown with “Perfect Soul“ 1st place . Tom looks forward to all future experiences with the dance community. You can reach Tom: (305) 494-8252 or Miaflyboy@yahoo.com
PALM BEACH COUNTY INSTRUCTION:
Christopher Hemmer - "Mr. Dance Pro" (561-876-1099) or at www.mrdancepro.com
John Harris and Mary Jane Harper have competed throughout the state of Florida for the last 5 years and are the current Florida State West Coast Swing Champions. They share 40 years of dance experience between the 2 of them; over 15 years of experience between them as instructors in West Coast Swing, Ballroom, Latin, Country, Hip Hop, and Line Dance. They have taught workshops throughout Florida; including Tampa, Naples, Jensen Beach, as well as several locations throughout Broward and Palm Beach Counties. John is also the creator and owner of "Sultry Swing" in North Palm Beach. (561) 676-9989; www.sultryswing.com
Fred Astaire Dance Studios - Boca Raton (561-391-8591)
Michael Martin - (561-685-4595)
Michele DeRosa & Jerry Siebe - call Michele at (561)248-1455; www.dtydpros.com. Michele & Jerry have been dancing together for 9 years. Together they have over 40 years dancing experience and enjoy nothing more than sharing their love of dance. Their motto is “if you can walk, you can dance.” They’ve taught at many dances/events/workshops throughout Florida such as Treasure Coast, Melbourne, Vero, Naples, Orlando and Hollywood. They’ve choreographed routines and competed in Pro-Am competitions with their students. Michele’s Pro-Am Joe and Jerry’s Pro-Am Sue competed together and won 1st place in the 2006 Florida State Champions over the New Years weekend. They travel to events all over the US and take private lessons from their coach Mario Robau and other top instructors to keep up on their dancing. They are working on a WCS routine to begin competing in the classic division. Currently, in Palm Beach County, they teach weekly group classes & private lessons in a variety of dances; WCS, NC2-Step, Line Dance, Cha Cha, Country 2 step, Salsa, Hustle and others. They hold Friday dances in West Palm Beach and a 4th Saturday dance at the Mirror Ballroom. No partner is needed for their group lessons or dances. Please refer to website for complete information.
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY INSTRUCTION:
Kathie Hill - (954-441-8151) or dancethefunstuff@yahoo.com
Latin Beat Dance Studios - www.latin-beat.com or (954-746-4444)
Lee Fox is originally from Georgia and moved to Florida in 1986. He has been teaching Ballroom, Latin, Swing, and Disco since 1978, and Country/Western since 1991. A former professional ballroom competitor, he has judged several competitions in the United States and Canada. He was most recently honored to be chosen to judge at the United States Dance Sport Championships. He is a member of Southern Country South Florida and has served as the choreographer/instructor for the Dream Team for six years and the SunDancers for five years. He is also an original member of Crossfire, an all male dance team, winners of the 2005 international country-western dance competitions. (954-491-5159) or foxtrotdc@aol.com
Mark Smith & Sheri Harris - (954-344-2732) Mark and Sheri competed together nationally for eight years, from 97 through 05, dancing west coast swing, east coast swing, 2-step, waltz, cha cha and hustle. Mark competed professionally for 10 years prior in swing and country. Between them, they have 30 years of dance experience, and have been teaching for 28 years, both locally and at workshops around the nation. They rose to open professional UCWDC Division 1 Classic and ranked among the top 20 Country & Western competitive dance couples throughout the US, sporting numerous top 5 rankings and several 1st place awards. They competed in 2 world championships and earned top 5 placements in both events. They've also earned Top 5 placements in national Hustle competitions. They've performed a wide variety of American Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Hustle and Theatre Arts show numbers for corporate events, clubs, ballrooms and performing arts theaters. Both have judged numerous competitions, with Mark judging nationally on the UCWDC circuit for several years. They've also competed in many Pro-Am competitions with their students over the past two decades, with their student partners earning top medal placements. They teach fun group classes Mondays and Tuesdays as well as private lessons throughout the week/weekend at Planet Fitness in Sunrise Florida. See latest class schedule, directions and more at http://www.Shutupanddance.biz.
Phil Palma - cfdance@juno.com or (954-646-5716)
Nuran - www.adancetoremember.com or (954-234-3262)
Shall We Dance Studio - (954-254-3221) or shallwedancefl@yahoo.com
Star Ballroom - (954-782-7760)
Bobbye McDonald's - Sun Dance Arts at the Tower Ballroom, 2303 E. Atlantic Blvd, Pompano Beach, Florida
Susan Marks - Teaching Wednesday's at Shall We Dance beginning July 9th; for more information, please call (954) 435-8990 or susanmldance@yahoo.com
Tower Ballroom - (954-784-7425)
Tom Clemons - Tom Clemons was born and raised in Decatur Alabama, and has a background in theatrical arts, film and music. Although new to the line dance community, Tom is no stranger to the stage. His love of the arts started at age 9 in children’s theatre and puppetry arts. He has performed in classics such as "Camelot”, “Oklahoma", "Wizard of Oz" and “Little Shop of Horrors”. In 1984, Tom represented the US in a film competition and took first place in teenage division for the Photographic Society of America International Film Festival with the film "Enchanted". In 1989, he competed in the "Birmingham International Educational Film Festival". This was an honor since only three film groups were selected from schools around the country to film and compete in the finals. His projects from two different schools took first and second place out of the three finalists. At the age of 18, Tom Clemons had his first agent and started acting and dancing in a Repertory Company “Backstage Theatre". During this time, he traveled most of the eastern coast of the US teaching Drama and Stage Presentation. After a long break, Tom found himself longing for an artistic outlet. When brought to his first line dance workshop, Tom knew he was home. As of 2008 he started Instructing and competing on the Mainstream dance circuit around the United States. Instructing at Local events and Classes, his Choreography is now getting recognition; Winning competitions such as 2008 Boston Line dance Showdown with “Perfect Soul“ 1st place . Tom looks forward to all future experiences with the dance community. You can reach Tom: (305) 494-8252 or Miaflyboy@yahoo.com
PALM BEACH COUNTY INSTRUCTION:
Christopher Hemmer - "Mr. Dance Pro" (561-876-1099) or at www.mrdancepro.com
John Harris and Mary Jane Harper have competed throughout the state of Florida for the last 5 years and are the current Florida State West Coast Swing Champions. They share 40 years of dance experience between the 2 of them; over 15 years of experience between them as instructors in West Coast Swing, Ballroom, Latin, Country, Hip Hop, and Line Dance. They have taught workshops throughout Florida; including Tampa, Naples, Jensen Beach, as well as several locations throughout Broward and Palm Beach Counties. John is also the creator and owner of "Sultry Swing" in North Palm Beach. (561) 676-9989; www.sultryswing.com
Fred Astaire Dance Studios - Boca Raton (561-391-8591)
Michael Martin - (561-685-4595)
Michele DeRosa & Jerry Siebe - call Michele at (561)248-1455; www.dtydpros.com. Michele & Jerry have been dancing together for 9 years. Together they have over 40 years dancing experience and enjoy nothing more than sharing their love of dance. Their motto is “if you can walk, you can dance.” They’ve taught at many dances/events/workshops throughout Florida such as Treasure Coast, Melbourne, Vero, Naples, Orlando and Hollywood. They’ve choreographed routines and competed in Pro-Am competitions with their students. Michele’s Pro-Am Joe and Jerry’s Pro-Am Sue competed together and won 1st place in the 2006 Florida State Champions over the New Years weekend. They travel to events all over the US and take private lessons from their coach Mario Robau and other top instructors to keep up on their dancing. They are working on a WCS routine to begin competing in the classic division. Currently, in Palm Beach County, they teach weekly group classes & private lessons in a variety of dances; WCS, NC2-Step, Line Dance, Cha Cha, Country 2 step, Salsa, Hustle and others. They hold Friday dances in West Palm Beach and a 4th Saturday dance at the Mirror Ballroom. No partner is needed for their group lessons or dances. Please refer to website for complete information.
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY INSTRUCTION:
Jim & Laura Houck of Miami are Couples Dance Instructors @ The Roundup
Owners of Jim & Laura's Dance Warehouse in Miami Lakes, 7 Time United Country Western Dance Council Grand Champions, Former Hosts of Goldcoast Ballrooms Country Dances; for more information: (305) 556-0924
Joey Cecio - dancinkool@hotmail.com; (786) 201-5061 Joey and Chris have been dancing together for 9 years and have been teaching for 5 years in South Dade and Monroe counties. They enjoy a regular following of students teaching basic through intermediate-advanced classes in West Coast Swing, Hustle, Two Step, and Cha-cha. Newcomers and regular attendees quickly learn that Joey’s first rule is “Have fun…after that everything comes pretty easy”. http://www.321country.com/joey.html
Randy Atlas is a nationally renown instructor in hustle, swing and salsa. He is a former president of the SFSDS and former organizer of the International Hustle and Salsa Competition. He teaches privates in Miami. He can help choreograph a wedding first dance. Call for an appointment. 305-756-5037
FORT MYERS INSTRUCTION:
Cindy-Lee Overton is the owner and senior teacher of 1st Danz - a new dance studio/club located in Ft. Myers boasting one of the largest dance floors in the area. As a singer/dancer she has been performing professionally for over 30 years. Cindy-Lee started her career as a jazz/ballet/tap dancer who could sing. She has 2 CDs, has been nominated for MAC awards for vocal performance and Cabaret story and she has an extensive background in theatre. Cindy-Lee is a member of Actors Equity - the professional actors Union. Although she danced in many musicals over the years it wasn't until 1995 that she discovered Ballroom dancing. While visiting her father in Portland Maine, she accompanied him to his "Ballroom" dance party. It was love at first sight. When she returned home to NYC she started to take Private and Group classes to study Mambo, West Coast Swing and Argentine Tango at Stepping Out Dance studios with Angel Figueroa and Peter Defalco. She also studied Argentine Tango at Dance Manhattan with Fabienne Bongard and Rebecca Shulman. More locally she has coached in the Argentine Tango with Pablo Repun. Cindy-Lee obtained her Ballroom certification from the Charlotte NC Arthur Murray Studio. She continues to study with all the 1st Danz visiting Master teachers as well as coaching with the top competitors on the competition circuit. As often as possible Cindy-Lee travels to Argentina to work with the Master series in the Tango in Buenos Aires. Please visit the web site www.1stdanz.com for more details. See you on the Danz Floor!
Joey Cecio - dancinkool@hotmail.com; (786) 201-5061 Joey and Chris have been dancing together for 9 years and have been teaching for 5 years in South Dade and Monroe counties. They enjoy a regular following of students teaching basic through intermediate-advanced classes in West Coast Swing, Hustle, Two Step, and Cha-cha. Newcomers and regular attendees quickly learn that Joey’s first rule is “Have fun…after that everything comes pretty easy”. http://www.321country.com/joey.html
Randy Atlas is a nationally renown instructor in hustle, swing and salsa. He is a former president of the SFSDS and former organizer of the International Hustle and Salsa Competition. He teaches privates in Miami. He can help choreograph a wedding first dance. Call for an appointment. 305-756-5037
FORT MYERS INSTRUCTION:
Cindy-Lee Overton is the owner and senior teacher of 1st Danz - a new dance studio/club located in Ft. Myers boasting one of the largest dance floors in the area. As a singer/dancer she has been performing professionally for over 30 years. Cindy-Lee started her career as a jazz/ballet/tap dancer who could sing. She has 2 CDs, has been nominated for MAC awards for vocal performance and Cabaret story and she has an extensive background in theatre. Cindy-Lee is a member of Actors Equity - the professional actors Union. Although she danced in many musicals over the years it wasn't until 1995 that she discovered Ballroom dancing. While visiting her father in Portland Maine, she accompanied him to his "Ballroom" dance party. It was love at first sight. When she returned home to NYC she started to take Private and Group classes to study Mambo, West Coast Swing and Argentine Tango at Stepping Out Dance studios with Angel Figueroa and Peter Defalco. She also studied Argentine Tango at Dance Manhattan with Fabienne Bongard and Rebecca Shulman. More locally she has coached in the Argentine Tango with Pablo Repun. Cindy-Lee obtained her Ballroom certification from the Charlotte NC Arthur Murray Studio. She continues to study with all the 1st Danz visiting Master teachers as well as coaching with the top competitors on the competition circuit. As often as possible Cindy-Lee travels to Argentina to work with the Master series in the Tango in Buenos Aires. Please visit the web site www.1stdanz.com for more details. See you on the Danz Floor!