Nicholas has been Ballroom Dancing for over 20 years. \u00a0He was a teacher, a manager and a competitor. \u00a0He and his partner in dance and life, Melinda, competed professionally in American Smooth, American Rhythm and Open Cabaret. \u00a0They retired professionally as Fred Astaire National Finalists. \u00a0In addition to running the studio, Nicholas also produces Ballroom Dance shows and competitions around the United States.<\/p>\n
All the American Smooth dances\u2026in my opinion they have the biggest range of dynamics and emotional range. \u00a0And Salsa\u2026there is simply no other dance that is more fun to dance socially!<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a tie between Strictly Ballroom<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>and Happy Feet<\/em><\/a>. \u00a0They are both fun examples of challenging the status-quo and the \u201cunderdog triumphs in the end\u201d. \u00a0The former because it comes across as a tongue-in-cheek satire of the Ballroom Dancing World, but actually it is much closer to reality. \u00a0And the latter because it is my daughter\u2019s and my favorite movie to watch together!<\/p>\n Every September they celebrate the \u201cDefeat of Jesse James\u201d. \u00a0The whole town reenacts the infamous outlaw\u2019s failed bank raid of 1876. \u00a0Gunfights, parades, carnival rides and funnel cakes\u2026the best of small town festivals!<\/p>\n Um\u2026Fred Astaire! \u00a0My biases aside\u2026he was the greatest multi-talented dancer of his generation of truly renowned dancers. \u00a0His precision and pursuit of dance perfection is legendary!<\/p>\n The X-Files\u2026the truth is out there!<\/p>\n I love the mixture of disciplines it involves. \u00a0The artistry of music and expression, the science of motion and balance, and the synchronicity of dancing in harmony with your partner\u2026especially if that partner is the love or your life!<\/p>\n I love to watch how students change and grow along their dance journey. \u00a0The most rewarding thing is seeing a student dancing\u2026and actually enjoying dancing\u2026when only 3 months ago they would have sworn they had 2 \u201cleft\u201d feet.<\/p>\n Dance as much as you can, while you can\u2026sooner or later you won\u2019t be able to.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":6933,"template":"","class_list":["post-6932","team_member","type-team_member","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/appleton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_member\/6932","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/appleton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_member"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/appleton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/team_member"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/appleton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/appleton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}What is the best thing about your hometown?<\/h4>\n
Who is your favorite dancer?<\/h4>\n
Favorite weekend binge-watch guilty pleasure?<\/h4>\n
What do you love most about Ballroom Dancing?<\/h4>\n
What is the most rewarding part of your career?<\/h4>\n
Piece of advice for students\/new students?<\/h4>\n