{"id":5299,"date":"2018-12-27T04:40:17","date_gmt":"2018-12-27T09:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fredastairedan.wpengine.com\/default\/?page_id=5299"},"modified":"2025-11-05T22:29:01","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T03:29:01","slug":"staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/doctor-phillips\/staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Fred Astaire Dance Studios Professionals &amp; Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5299\" class=\"elementor elementor-5299\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-494746b2 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"494746b2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7895b1f1\" data-id=\"7895b1f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35691ec4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35691ec4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet Our Studio Team<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10f5d27b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10f5d27b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22173eda\" data-id=\"22173eda\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a5912b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a5912b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fred Astaire Dance Studios Professionals &amp; Staff<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cd52483 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cd52483\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our friendly staff and talented Dance Instructors can help you realize your dance goals \u2013 and you\u2019ll have lots of fun doing it! Browse this page to meet our team of certified Dance Pros and learn about their qualifications and experience. 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Dance Instructor<\/a><\/div>    \n        \n    \n    <div class=\"ue_post_blocks_text\">Sophia began her dance journey at just 2 years old in Puerto Rico with Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop, Acrobatics...<\/div>        \t<div class=\"ue_post_blocks_link\">\n          <a class=\" \" href='https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/doctor-phillips\/member\/sophia-santiago-dance-instructor\/'>Read More<\/a>\n    \t<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue_post_blocks_box\">\n    <div class=\"ue_post_blocks_image\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/doctor-phillips\/member\/lyndsay-larson\/\" style=\"display:block;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/doctor-phillips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2026\/03\/IMG_1584-768x1024.jpg\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/doctor-phillips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2026\/03\/IMG_1584-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1584\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\"><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ue_post_blocks_content\">\n      \n     \n         \n    <div class=\"ue_post_blocks_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/doctor-phillips\/member\/lyndsay-larson\/\">Lyndsay Larson - 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