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Doreen
Beatrice
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Dance Styles:
Ballroom (American & International
Styles/competitive),
Country, Hustle, Salsa
Contact Info:
Phone: 859.291.2300
Email:
doreen@stepnoutstudio.com
Bio:
Doreen is a Professional Ballroom
Dancer, Choreographer, and Director of the Step-N-Out Dance Studio
and has been teaching Ballroom Dancing for two decades.
She has been certified to teach all Ballroom styles (American
and International) and teaches Salsa, West Coast Swing, Country
and Hustle as well. She has competed nationally and
internationally in the Professional International Standard
Division and currently competes with her students in the Pro-Am
Divisions in all Ballroom styles. Doreen has danced in
performances of The Boyfriend , The Tragedy of Dr. Faust,
Ballroom and has choreographed numbers in Oklahoma and A Stop in
Paris. She has produced and directed numerous local dance shows
including the Annual Dance Gala at The Carnegie in Covington,
Ky. Her newest venture is co-organizing the the 2nd Annual
Riverfront Dancesport Festival, a one-day Ballroom competition
to be held on January 14, 2012. She has also performed in five consecutive Cincinnati Arts
Association sponsored Dancing For The Stars fundraisers and
continues to perform professional shows around the Tri-State.
Video:
Doreen's Tango from the 2009 Winter Gala |
Douglas Beal
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Dance Styles:
Ballroom, Latin, Swing
Contact Info:
Phone: N/A
Email:
dwbeal56@yahoo.com
Bio: Douglas Started dancing
about 27 years ago. Received training and began teaching at Fred
Astaire Dance Studio in Erlanger, Ky. Taught full time for about
3 years. Moved to Santa Cruz, California where he continued
teaching part time in an independent studio. Then moved again to
Seattle, Washington again teaching in an independent studio.
Full time job transferred him to Charlotte, North Carolina where
he worked for The Step-n-Out studio. Was transferred again to
Columbus, Ohio where worked for Dance Plus Studio. Was
transferred once again which brought him back to his home town
located in Northern, Kentucky. Has been teaching in the area for
the last 7 years. Currently teaching at Step-n-Out studio
located in Covington, Kentucky. Douglas specializes in American
Ballroom, Latin, and Swing Dance. |
Bonita
Brockert
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Dance Styles:
Ballroom (American and International
Styles/competitive),
Belly Dancing, Salsa, Hustle
Contact Info:
Phone: N/A
Email:
bonitabrockert@fuse.net
Bio:
Bonita started her ballroom career at age 19 and went on to win
innumerable regional titles as well as 2 major titles at the
prestigious La Classique du Quebec. She is a three-time United
States finalist, and claimed the Boston Cup three times in three
divisions, and is a former New England 10-dance champion. She
represented the American Smooth division in the U.S. Grand
National Championship.
During her years with Arthur Murray International, Bonita was a
member of the International Dance Board, served as the Northeast
Region Dance chair in charge of training instructors, co-wrote
the professional technical manuals and co-created the exhibition
syllabus Gold and Gold Bar and was featured in the professional
video demonstrations of the syllabus.
Her career spans many aspects of the dance industry from teacher
to dance director, supervisor, franchisee, regional chair,
adjudicator, traveling consultant & coach, coach for Ohio State
University Dancesport Team, and choreographer.
Bonita has also lent her talents to local charities through her
performances with the Tri State Ballroom Dance Theater, The
Yellow Ribbon Foundation, and CAA’s “Dancing For the Stars”. She
received ACT Cincinnati’s awards for Excellent In Dance
Performance, Choreography, and Ensemble Work for her part in the
Drama Workshop’s production of “Swing”.
Video:
Arabian
Dance,
"1940s
Jukebox",
Argentine
Tango
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Paige dk
Foss
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Dance Styles:
American Smooth and Rhythm, Swing, Salsa, Social,
and “The
Infamous” First Wedding Dance
Contact Info:
email:
dkdance@rocketmail.com
Bio:
Paige discovered her love of dance at the age of three in her
first ballet course, and that love continues to this day. 15
years of tap, jazz, and ballet training led to a new
exploration, competitive drill team and hip hop dancing. And
once again, after college had ended and she began her “grown-up”
career, she stumbled upon another new love: ballroom dancing.
Where else can you integrate the hard logic of form and
efficiency with the flow and elegance of a creative step? She
now spends her time, sharing her love for ballroom and social
dancing with others. Whether a formal ballroom dance, a funky
latin routine, or just a collection of moves to wow a crowd
during your special dance, Paige will help you find the perfect
way to make your mark on the dance floor.
"Walk right in...dance right out."
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Mandy
Franceschina
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Dance Styles:
Ballroom,
Latin, Zumba
Contact Info:
email:
mandydance@hotmail.com
Bio:
Mandy began dancing at the age of three, and hasn't
stopped since! While in high school, Mandy served as Captain of
the dance team and during college, she choreographed and coached
a local high school dance team. Mandy has performed on numerous
All-Star Dance Teams, even performing during a New Year's
celebration in Paris, France. She's also been seen on stage in
Cincinnati in numerous professional musical theatre productions
and at the Aladdin Casino in Las Vegas.
In 2000, Mandy found her way to Latin dancing and sparks flew!
Soon after, she received training in Ballroom dance through
Arthur Murray International. Mandy danced professionally in
Rising Star American Rhythm dance competitions across the
country, consistently placing in the top of the finals. Mandy
has been invited to perform at dance events throughout the
region, such as the French American Chamber of Commerce
Beaujolais Nouveau, Cincinnati's Dancing for the Stars, and at
the Cincinnati Entertainment Awards. She truly enjoys working
with students of all experience levels - growing her students’
love of dance while sharing her own.
Mandy is also a certified Zumba® and Zumba® Toning instructor,
fusing a variety of dance styles into a fun and intense
workout! Mandy is also the creator of Broadway Blast® - a dance
filled hour of fat scorching, muscle toning, health building
fun, choreographed to exciting songs from Broadway and movie
musicals. You'll have so much fun, you'll never know you are
working out!
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Nurit
Friedberg
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Dance Styles:
Zumba
Contact Info:
email:
zumbawithnurit@gmail.com
Bio:
I fell in love with Zumba Fitness in 2009 and have been hooked
ever since. I love sharing the intense fun and excitement of
Zumba with others, which is why I became an instructor.
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Sophy Kdep
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Dance Styles:
West Coast Swing (competitive),
Hustle, Country (competitive), Latin
Contact Info:
Phone: N/A
email:
sundancer9@aol.com
web
site:
www.jasonandsophy.com
Bio:
Sophy started dancing in 1998. She's a full time
dance instructor specializing in swing, country, hustle and
theater arts. She and husband Jason Miklic compete throughout
the country at national dance competitions. They are currently
ranked top 5 nationally in the West Coast Swing Showcase
Division. Sophy is a passionate promoters of west coast swing
dancing and she loves to share her passion and knowledge for
dancing. |
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Jason Miklic
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Dance Styles:
West Coast Swing (competitive),
Hustle, Country (competitive), Latin
Contact Info:
Phone: N/A
Email:
jaydancer@aol.com
Web
www.jasonandsophy.com
Bio:
Jason is Cincinnati's Tri-State star. He is one of the top West
Coast Swing Professionals in the country and he is here to share
his passion and knowledge with you. Jason has over 10 years of
experience in various forms of couple dancing including West
Coast Swing, Country Western, Salsa, Hustle, Ballroom, Latin and
Cabaret. He is also one of the top choreographers in the
Midwest. Interested in competition with Jason, or simply
desiring the benefits of one on one instruction, contact Jason
for a private lesson at
jaydancer@aol.com or visit
www.jaydancer.com
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Jozsef
Parragh
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Dance Styles:
Ballroom dances include waltz,
tango, foxtrot, Viennese waltz, quickstep, cha cha, samba,
rumba, swing, mambo, paso doble, bolero, and jive. Jozsef also
teaches salsa, merengue and hustle, as well as wedding dances.
Contact Info:
Phone: (773) 332-5377
Email:
jozsefr32@yahoo.com
Bio:
Dance as a way of life.
Dance has been a passion since I was
16 years old. I remember attending a party in Hungary at that
age and running away when everyone started to dance. I had no
idea what to do with myself! After that party, I was inspired to
attend a dance school and began taking lessons. I started
training in Hungary and before long opportunities appeared,
doors opened one after another. I trained with master dancers,
Hungarian, Italian, German, Russian, American, Norwegian...
These teachers saw hidden talent in me, more than I could see in
myself, and for this I am grateful. My teachers also saw how
hard I was willing to work to become a better and better dancer.
I participated in Hungarian championships and had the honor of
being my country’s dance champion 13 times. I stopped
competing professionally in order to dedicate myself to
teaching. I discovered I could help and inspire people to not
only become better dancers, but better people. Dance can
be a powerful tool for people to discover and express different
parts of themselves. It helps you develop greater rhythm,
balance, harmony, respect and courtesy for one’s partner, and
especially confidence. Dance can be a way of life.
Ballroom dance not only offers you opportunities to develop and
enhance your skills as a dancer, but also as a dancer partner,
and even more broadly makes you a better listener, more
respectful, flexible, cooperative. |
Robert Rice
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Dance Styles:
Salsa, Cuban Salsa, Casino, Rueda de
Casino
Contact Info:
email:
rrice@craceconstruction.com
phone: 513-834-5307
Bio:
Robert Rice has been a dancer for 8 years, and a performer and
teacher for 2 years. Rob is versatile in many salsa styles
including on1, on2, cumbia, casino, and rueda.
In Columbus, Rob Studied and performed Salsa Rueda for 2 years
with the group Club Tropicoso under the direction of Carlos
Rubio.
Rob currently performs for Salsa Underground, an On1 and On2
salsa dance company in Cincinnati.
Rob is the Director of Rueda En Fuego, a salsa rueda performance
group in Cincinnati. |
Gert
Roslender
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Dance Styles:
Standard and International
Contact Info:
Phone:---
Email:
inquiries@Roslender-Ballroom.com
Web: ---
Bio:
Gert started dancing over 20 years
ago in Estonia and was a 5 time Estonian Champion with his wife,
Kirsti. They moved to the U.S. in 1998 and became U.S. Rising
Star International Standard Champions as well as Open
International Standard Finalists. Gert teaches all levels and
has several top Pro/Am competitive students. He teaches
International Style Ballroom with emphasis an in Standard. |
David
Royer
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Dance Styles:
Salsa, Bachata, West Coast Swing,
and Hip Hop
Contact Info:
Email:
artinmotion.mail@gmail.com
Bio:
David is from Louisville, Kentucky. His musical experience
began at age five with vocal and instrumental training. His arts
background continued its development in theater, which consisted
of both singing and dancing. His dance career took a more
serious turn in 2004 when he starred in Providence High School’s
rendition of Footloose. It was also at this time that he began
to learn Salsa after being inspired by finding clips on the
Internet of world-renowned Salsa dancers. After beginning
training in Social and Ballroom dances, he began fusing all
style of dances to create his own personal style, which now sits
at the forefront of the social dance floor. With this more
contemporary style of dance, he helps to bring this region a
look at a cutting edge style of dance, which can already be seen
in more contemporary areas globally.
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Salsannati Team - Frederic & Ivana
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Dance Styles:
Latin, Salsa, Mambo
Contact Info:
Phone: 513-307-7903
Email:
Salsannati@gmail.com
ivana.dancetolive@gmail.com
Ivana: Native of Croatia, Ivana
moved to US in 2001. While pursuing her Nursing degree, she
started dancing salsa in 2004 and quickly found herself
discovering that it was DANCING what was missing in her life.
She found it to be something extremely fulfilling and rewarding
and became her way of living. Her start training was in On 1
Salsa (LA Style Salsa) and American Ballroom basics (Cha Cha,
Rumba, Samba, Bolero, East Coast Swing, Waltz...), but after she
was exposed to the Salsa Socials and Congresses in 2006, her
love for Salsa/Mambo prevailed and she became interested in
getting training from other sources.
She was introduced to On 2 Salsa/Mambo, and started expanding
her travels to Columbus, Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago, New
York...eager to improve her dancing.
In 2008 she took on a title of an Artistic Director for the
Annual Cincinnati Salsa Festival and became a part of its
organizational team. With performances at various events such as
Chicago Salsa Congress 2009 & 2010, Cleveland’s Baila Duro Dance
Social, Columbus Salsa Festival 2010, Cincinnati Salsa Festival
2009 & 2010 and other local events, Ivana continues to aspire
toward growing as a dancer, instructor, choreographer, and a
performer!
Frederic:
Frederic’s sister began his training when he was just 8
years old. He started dancing and performing at school and
community shows at 9 and has since been hooked on performing,
and through his teens he danced with several amateur dance
teams. Although he wasn’t formally trained, friends at the
university constantly asked him to teach them how to dance and
for 2 years he taught groups of up to 50 people. While
completing his Masters in Miami , he trained with Salsa Kings
(Casino) and University of Miami’s Salsa Craze (On1) and soon
rose to the performance level, performing and competing all over
Miami. In Dallas he trained with the talented Jonathan Rodriguez
(now OmniSalsa, Houston).
In 2008 Frederic assumed the co-direction of MamboDallas, one of
Dallas largest and most sought after Latin Dance school.
Frederic prefers to dance whatever the music tells the heart
(On1, On2, On3, On4, Cuban, Colombian, NY or LA, clave), or what
the lady feels more comfortable with. Frederic also enjoys
futbol (soccer), guitar playing and chess. |
Terry & Kandy
Thompson-Cannon
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Dance Styles:
Lindy Hop, Charleston, Balboa
Contact Info:
Phone: 513-257-4159
Email:
terry@cincyswing.com
Web:
www.cincyswing.com,
www.swingallery.com
Bio:
Terry and Kandy have been dancing
Lindy Hop since 1998. They have studied with many of the most
gifted instructors in the Country including Ryan Francois and
Jenny Thomas (Swing Kids, Swing! on Broadway), Steven Mitchell
and Virginie, Jonathan Bixby and Sylvia Sykes, Frankie Manning
(Whitey's Lindy Hoppers from movies such as Hellzapoppin' and
Day at the Races), Erik Robertson and Sylvia Skylar, and Kevin
St. Laurent and Carla Heiney (of Dance Fever Fame). They have
competed in the Swing “Battle of Ohio” I, II, III and IV,
Cincinnati Dancesport, WSAI and many other local dance
competitions, taking first place in several and placing high in
all others. In 2004, Terry and Kandy won a “DayTony” award for
Best Dance Ensemble for “Taking Christmas to the Troops” at the
Rising Phoenix Theatre in Middletown. |
Jay Weppler
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Dance Styles:
Wedding, Theater Arts, American
Ballroom
Contact Info:
Phone: 513-706-8111
Email:
jweppler2000@yahoo.com
Bio:
Jay has been teaching dance for over 20 years, with student
performances ranging from local shows to international
competitions. He has also worked commercially as a
choreographer, coach, actor, voice-over artist and event
announcer. Jay’s academic background is in Psychology, Sport
Behavior & Performance, and Preventive Medicine.His favorite
dances are the romantic slow dances, especially Bolero! |
Zahara
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Dance Styles:
American Cabaret Belly Dance, Belly Dance Fusion, Tribal
Belly Dance
Contact Info:
Phone:
513-515-9695
Email: ZaharasTangledWeb@yahoo.com
Bio:
Zahara is a classically trained Middle Eastern Dancer with
nearly ten years experience teaching and performing in the
tri-state area.
She is well versed in Egyptian and Turkish belly dance, as well
as American Cabaret, American Tribal Style, Dark Fusion, and
dances with veils and swords. She's been a featured instructor
for the past three years at a belly dance festival in
Louisville, KY, where she teacher her unique form of Belly Dance
Fusion. Zahara also writes and organizes the annual "Carnival
Noir" show each October, which showcases regional performers.
Performances include Andy’s Mediterranean Grille, Cafe
Mediterranean, Cincinnati Bacchanalian Society, Cincinnati Zoo,
Aquarius Star and OM Cafe, P&G, fundraisers, private parties,
Persian New Year celebrations, weddings and events with local
music groups (including Mayan Ruins). |
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