{"id":185,"date":"2024-07-30T13:38:33","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T13:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/franchising\/?post_type=dance_council&#038;p=185"},"modified":"2024-07-30T13:38:33","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T13:38:33","slug":"stephen-knight","status":"publish","type":"dance_council","link":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/franchising\/dance-council\/stephen-knight\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Knight"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Executive Dance Board Member<\/li>\n<li>Executive Dance Director<\/li>\n<li>Company Stockholder<\/li>\n<li>Area Director<\/li>\n<li>With Fred Astaire Dance Studios since 1977<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>BIO<\/h2>\n<p>Stephen is one of the busiest men in the industry. As a Regional Franchise Director for the Fred Astaire Dance Studios\u2019 Wisconsin Region, an NDCA Adjudicator, a Coach, Choreographer, and Executive Dance Director for Fred Astaire Dance Studios, his dance card is almost always full. Stephen and his dance partner,\u00a0<a title=\"Rae Josephs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/fads-dance-board-member-rae-josephs\/\" aria-label=\"Rae Josephs\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/fads-dance-board-member-rae-josephs\/\">Rae Josephs<\/a>, were 3-Time United States American Rhythm Finalists, and 6-Time undefeated Fred Astaire American Rhythm Champions. Stephen is also responsible for creating a large portion of the Fred Astaire Dance Studios Silver Syllabus. He is well-known for his choreography for Open Routines, Solos, Showcases, and Novelties.<\/p>\n<h2>ACHIEVEMENTS<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>6-Time Fred Astaire Open American Rhythm Champion<\/li>\n<li>3-Time USDSC Open American Rhythm Finalist<\/li>\n<li>USDSC Theatrical Finalist<\/li>\n<li>USDSC Rising Star Theatrical Champion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>AREAS OF EXPERTISE<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>American Smooth<\/li>\n<li>American Rhythm<\/li>\n<li>International Latin<\/li>\n<li>Theater Arts<\/li>\n<li>Choreography<\/li>\n<li>Business Training<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Stephen Knight is 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":270,"template":"","class_list":["post-185","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\/185","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\/270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/franchising\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}