{"id":157,"date":"2024-07-30T13:19:48","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T13:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/franchising\/?post_type=dance_council&#038;p=157"},"modified":"2024-07-30T13:19:48","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T13:19:48","slug":"dan-rutherford","status":"publish","type":"dance_council","link":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/franchising\/dance-council\/dan-rutherford\/","title":{"rendered":"Dan Rutherford"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>International Dance Council Member<\/li>\n<li>Area Director<\/li>\n<li>Studio Owner<\/li>\n<li>With Fred Astaire Dance Studios since 2004<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>BIO<\/h2>\n<p>Dan studied jazz dance extensively from the age of five through his late teens. At that time, he began a career in Ballroom and Latin dance. Dan has produced numerous Champions throughout his career as a Teacher and Coach. Dan has also danced on stage with numerous celebrities as a back-up, chorus line and principal dancer in many productions. Dan is one of the top professionals in the United States.<\/p>\n<h2>ACHIEVEMENTS<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Former World Professional Rhythm Champion<\/li>\n<li>United States Finalist 9 consecutive years<\/li>\n<li>United States OVERALL Top Professional Couple<\/li>\n<li>Featured performers on:\u00a0<em>Good Life TV<\/em>,\u00a0<em>PBS Championship Ballroom Dancing<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Dancing with the Stars<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Member organizations: Fred Astaire National Dance Board, North American Dance Teachers Association, DVIDA, National Dance Council of America, World Dance Council Adjudicator<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>AREAS OF EXPERTISE<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>American Smooth<\/li>\n<li>American Rhythm<\/li>\n<li>International Ballroom<\/li>\n<li>Choreography<\/li>\n<li>Theater Arts<\/li>\n<li>International Latin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Dan Rutherford\u00a0is part of the prestigious\u00a0<a title=\"Fred Astaire Dance Studios International Dance Council\" href=\"\/fred-astaire-dance-studios-dance-council\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Click here to go to Fred Astaire Dance Studios Dance Council page - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/staging-fadsmarketingsite.kinsta.cloud\/fred-astaire-dance-studios-dance-council\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\">Fred Astaire Dance Studios International Dance Council<\/a>, which oversees Dance Instructor training and certification, judges (Professional, Amateur, Pro\/Am) at Regional, National &amp; International Fred Astaire Dance Studio Dance Competition events, actively coaches our Students &amp; Instructors in dance studio locations across our network, and continuously reviews our proprietary dance curriculum to ensure only the finest, most up-to-date programs for our Students. For more information on the Fred Astaire International Dance Council or any of its members, please\u00a0<a title=\"Contact us\" href=\"\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Contact us - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/staging-fadsmarketingsite.kinsta.cloud\/contact\/\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\">contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":236,"template":"","class_list":["post-157","dance_council","type-dance_council","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/franchising\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dance_council\/157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/franchising\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dance_council"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/franchising\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/dance_council"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/franchising\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/franchising\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}