{"id":6932,"date":"2019-04-17T07:32:49","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T11:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/ft-wayne\/?post_type=team_member&#038;p=6932"},"modified":"2026-09-30T20:18:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T00:18:15","slug":"carmen-schlatter-dance-director","status":"publish","type":"team_member","link":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/ft-wayne\/member\/carmen-schlatter-dance-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Carmen Schlatter, Studio Manager &amp; Senior Female Instructor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Carmen began at Fred Astaire in 2016, when the first Fred Astaire\u00a0 Dance Studio came to Fort Wayne! Music has always been a large part of her life. She began ballroom dancing in 2001 and began instructing in 2007. She now manages both Fred Astaire studios in Fort Wayne and continues to teach lessons as well!<\/div>\n<div>Not only is Carmen certified by the National Dance Council to teach all American and International styles, she is also certified by the Para-Olympic committee in Bonn, Germany to teach people in wheelchairs! She is a Regional Top Teacher, and has also been a finalist in many Professional competitions. She recently won the 2026 Fred Astaire Midwest Inter-Regional Professional Closed Rhythm Championship with her partner and fellow instructor, Dylan. Carmen and Dylan compete professionally all over the country in American Rhythm divisions.<\/div>\n<div>Carmen is a graduate of Huntington University and IUPUI with a Master\u2019s Degree and Clinical License in Social Work. She continues to enjoy combining her passions to create life enrichment through movement and music. She finds joy in witnessing her students\u2019 growth and the positive impact dance has on their lives.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7812,"template":"","class_list":["post-6932","team_member","type-team_member","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/ft-wayne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_member\/6932","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/ft-wayne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_member"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/ft-wayne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/team_member"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/ft-wayne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_member\/6932\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/ft-wayne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/ft-wayne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}