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A
Native Californian, I started my dance career early by focusing on
gymnastics
for several years. After several broken bones I became actively
involved in
playing musical instruments. At age 13, played drums for my school
band. In my
1st year of high school I decided to challenge all the boys who played
trombone. I played trombone in her High School Jazz Band participating
in
statewide competitions. While playing in the Jazz Band, I learned to
play the
piano and guitar. I then became interested in Marching Band and made
the
auxiliary group of “Tall Flags” and became team captain for the next
four
years.
My
studied included choreography and attended special workshops and band
camps. In
college I studied Jazz and Ballet. After moving to the Los Angeles
area, I
continued to study Ballet, with professional coaching in Ballroom and
International Latin from Victor Veyrasset, David Hamilton and Donald
Johnson.
I
became the owner of Swingtime Dance Studio in 1992. While running
Swingtime, I
starting competing professionally in the UCWDC (United Country Western
Dance
Competition) Division 1 (top level of divisional competition) by
winning
multiple Grand Championships and then competed in the 1st UCWDC World
Championships in the Masters Division, winning 4th place overall. I
began
dancing with Jim Farhadi. We were undefeated in Division 1 until Worlds
in 1996
where About Me we tied for 1st place then lost to a tie breaker,
winning 2nd
overall. The following year we competed in Masters for the 2nd time
until the
partnership ended.
I
have been teaching and judging since 1992 for Country and Swing dance
competitions domestically and internationally and have been competing
with my
pro-am students. We competed in the U.S.A. Swing Dance Championships
several
times including a few with the dance teams she
choreographed.
I
trained several years in Ballroom and Latin and received training in
Swing and
Country from professionals around the World. My expertise is in all
Ballroom dance,
Latin dances, Country Western couples and line dances. I am known for
Swing and
Hustle
along with my fun hip hop classes and have taught these dance classes
at many
dance events. I am a Master Instructor and have won many titles in
choreography
for big production teams.
I
recently became the owner of Country Dance Sport. Country Dance Sport
offers
information about dancing, including Ballroom, Latin, Swing, and
Hustle.
Country Dance Sport focuses on Country Dancing. Look for upcoming
events with
Country Dance Sport, including cruises, workshops, private dances and
many
other fun events. Country Dance Sport offers a line of clothing that
represents
country dancing in the 2000’s, including competition wear as well as
casual
clothing and accessories.
Check
out Michele's schedule for information about dance
classes,
upcoming cruises, other events, country dance apparel, accessories and
information
about what’s happening around the Southern California area and the
entire
nation.
See
you on the dance floor!
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