{"id":33477,"date":"2022-03-28T14:06:20","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T18:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/madison-west\/?post_type=team_member&p=33477"},"modified":"2024-10-16T11:26:55","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T16:26:55","slug":"sergio-sanchez-professional-instructor","status":"publish","type":"team_member","link":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/madison-west\/member\/sergio-sanchez-professional-instructor\/","title":{"rendered":"Sergio Sanchez – Professional Instructor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Competition Experience:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Awards received in the United States<\/strong>
\na. Fred Astaire Wisconsin Regional Dance-A-Thon (August 2018): 1st Place
\nProfessional Open American Rhythm, out of 8 couples
\nb. Emerald Ball Dancesport Championships (May 2018): Rising Star
\nProfessional Open Rhythm Finalist, out of 24 couples
\nc. Fred Astaire World Championships (July 2018): 1st Place Professional
\nClosed American Rhythm, out of 21 couples
\nd. Fred Astaire World Championships (July 2018): 2nd Place Professional
\nRising Star Open American Rhythm, out of 18 couples
\ne. Galaxy Dance Championships (September 2018): 1st Place Professional
\nRising Star Open American Rhythm, out of 12 couples
\nf. Windy City Open (March 2018): 1st Place Professional Rising Star Open
\nAmerican Rhythm, out of 9 couples
\ng. Fred Astaire Wisconsin Regional Milwaukee Classic (May 2018): 1st
\nPlace Professional Open American Rhythm, out of 8 couples
\nh. Fred Astaire Wisconsin Regional Winter Ball (February 2018): 1st Place
\nProfessional Open American Rhythm, out of 5 couples
\ni. Fred Astaire Wisconsin Regional Oktoberfest (October 2018): 1st Place
\nProfessional Open American Rhythm, out of 5 couples
\nj. Fred Astaire National Dance Championships (November 2018): 1st Place
\nProfessional Rising Star Open American Rhythm, out of 20 couples
\nk. Ohio Star Ball (November 2018): 3rd Place Professional Rising Star Open
\nAmerican Rhythm, out of 32 couples<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Major titles won in the United States:<\/strong>
\na. Fred Astaire Rising Star Rhythm Champion<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Top Teacher Awards:<\/strong>
\na. 2016: Fred Astaire Dance Studios of Wisconsin Regional Awards
\ni. 2nd Quarter:
\n1. Top Male Quarterly Rookie
\nii. 3rd Quarter:
\n1. Top Male Lesson Specialist
\n2. Top Male Quarterly Rookie
\niii. 4th Quarter:
\n1. Top Male Quarterly Rookie
\n2. Top Male Customer Service
\nb. 2016: Fred Astaire Dance Studios of Wisconsin Male Overall Rookie of the Year
\nc. 2016: Fred Astaire Dance Studios of Wisconsin Annual Freddy Award Recipient
\nd. 2017: Fred Astaire Dance Studios of Wisconsin Regional Awards
\ni. 1st Quarter:
\n1. Top Male Quarterly Rookie
\nii. 2nd Quarter:
\n1. Top Male Quarterly Rookie
\n2. Top Male Customer Service
\niii. 3rd Quarter:
\n1. Top Male Quarterly Rookie
\niv. 4th Quarter:
\n1. Top Male Overall Specialist
\n2. Top Male Competitor Student Department Specialist
\n3. Top Male Advanced Student Department Specialist
\n4. Top Male Lesson Department Specialist
\ne. 2017: Fred Astaire Regional and National Pro-Am Competition Top Teacher
\nAwards:
\ni. Dance-A-Thon:
\n1. 2nd Place Top Overall Smooth Instructor
\n2. 3rd Place Top Overall Male Instructor
\nii. National Dance Championships:
\n1. 2nd Place Top Overall Instructor
\niii. Oktoberfest:
\n1. 5th Place Top Overall Latin Teacher
\nf. 2017: Fred Astaire Dance Studios of Wisconsin Top Male Professional CustomerService Award
\ng. 2017: Fred Astaire Dance Studios of Wisconsin Annual Honors Freddy Award
\nRecipient
\nh. 2018: Fred Astaire Dance Studios of Wisconsin Regional Awards
\ni. 1st Quarter:
\n1. Top Male Advanced Student Department Specialist
\n2. Top Male Lesson Department Specialist
\nii. 2nd Quarter:
\n1. Top Male Lesson Department Specialist
\n2. Top Male Advanced Student Department Specialist
\niii. 3rd Quarter:
\n1. Top Male Competitor Student Department Specialist
\n2. Top Male Overall Specialist
\n3. Top Male Advanced Student Department Specialist
\ni. 2018: Fred Astaire Regional and National Pro-Am Competition Top Teacher
\nAwards:
\ni. Dance-A-Thon:
\n1. 1st Place Top Overall Latin Instructor
\n2. 2nd Place Top Overall Ballroom Instructor
\nii. Winter Ball:
\n1. 1st Place Top Overall Ballroom Instructor
\n2. 1st Place Top Overall Instructor
\niii. Fred Astaire World Championships:
\n1. 1st Place Top Ballroom Teacher
\n2. 2nd Place Top Smooth Teacher
\n3. 4th Place Top Rhythm Teacher
\n4. 2nd Place Top Latin Teacher
\n5. 4th Place Top Overall Teacher
\niv. Cross Country Dance Championships:
\n1. 2nd Place Top Ballroom Instructor
\nv. Oktoberfest:
\n1. 3rd Place Top Overall Instructor
\n2. 2nd Place Top Rhythm Instructor
\n3. 2nd Place Top Ballroom Instructor
\n4. 1st Place Top Latin Instructor
\nvi. National Dance Championships:
\n1. 5th Place Top Ballroom Instructor
\n2. 5th Place Top Latin Instructor<\/p>\n

Coaching Experience:<\/strong>
\n1. Current US employer: Fred Astaire Brookfield
\na. Dates of employment: 05\/25\/2016 \u2013 current
\nb. Title: Professional Dance Instructor
\nc. Names and Results of students you coached (Youth level and above):
\ni. Fred Astaire National Dance Championships Top Bronze Solo 2015 (Cheryl
\nAngelelli)
\nii. Wisconsin State Dancesport Championships: 1st Place Best of the Best
\nTheater Arts Solo (Abigail Montalbo)
\niii. Fred Astaire National Dance Championships: 1st Place Open Latin (Dr.
\nKathy Uy)
\niv. Fred Astaire World Championships: 1st Place Open Latin (Dr. Kathy Uy)
\nv. Fred Astaire Oktoberfest: 1st Place American Rhythm (Sarah Schwab)
\nvi. Fred Astaire Dance-A-Thon: 1st Place American Rhythm (Sarah Schwab)
\nvii. Fred Astaire Winter Ball: 1st Place American Rhythm (Sarah Schwab)
\nviii. Fred Astaire World Championships: 1st Place Showdance (Abigail
\nMontalbo)
\nix. Fred Astaire World Championships: Top Silver Female Student (Margaret
\nLewis)
\nx. Fred Astaire Dance-A-Thon: 1st Place Open Latin (Dr. Kathy Uy)
\nxi. Fred Astaire Dance-A-Thon: Top Silver Female Student (Margaret Lewis)
\nxii. Fred Astaire Winter Ball: Top Silver Female Student (Margaret Lewis)
\nxiii. Fred Astaire Milwaukee Classic: Top Silver Female Student (Margaret
\nLewis)
\nxiv. Fred Astaire Oktoberfest: Top Silver Female Student (Margaret Lewis)
\nxv. Fred Astaire National Dance Championships: Top Silver Female Student
\n(Margaret Lewis)
\nxvi. Galaxy Dance Festival: 1st Place Best of the Best Theater Arts Solo
\n(Abigail Montalbo)
\nxvii. Ohio Star Ball: 1st Place Best of the Best Theater Arts Solo (Abigail
\nMontalbo)
\nxviii. West Coast Dance Championships: Top Silver Female Student (Margaret
\nLewis)
\nxix. West Coast Dance Championships: 1st Place Ballroom (Margaret Lewis)
\nxx. West Coast Dance Championships: Top Bronze Female Student (April
\nMcCarty)
\nxxi. West Coast Dance Championships: 1st Place Closed American Rhythm
\n(April McCarty)
\nxxii. Fred Astaire Winter Ball: Top Silver Female Student (Margaret Lewis)
\nxxiii. Fred Astaire Winter Ball: 1st Place Ballroom (Margaret Lewis)
\nd. List Top Teacher and Top Studio awards:
\ni. Top Teacher Awards:
\n1. 2016: Fred Astaire Dance Studios of Wisconsin Regional Awards
\na. 2nd Quarter:
\ni. Top Male Quarterly Rookie
\nb. 3rd Quarter:
\ni. Top Male Lesson Specialist
\nii. Top Male Quarterly Rookie
\nc. 4th Quarter:
\ni. Top Male Quarterly Rookie
\nii. Top Male Customer Service
\n2. 2016: Fred Astaire Dance Studios of Wisconsin Male Overall
\nRookie of the Year
\n3. 2016: Fred Astaire Dance Studios of Wisconsin Annual Freddy
\nAward Recipient
\n4. 2017: Fred Astaire Dance Studios of Wisconsin Regional Awards
\na. 1st Quarter:
\ni. Top Male Quarterly Rookie
\nb. 2nd Quarter:
\ni. Top Male Quarterly Rookie
\nii. Top Male Customer Service
\nc. 3rd Quarter:
\ni. Top Male Quarterly Rookie
\nd. 4th Quarter:
\ni. Top Male Overall Specialist
\nii. Top Male Competitor Student Department
\nSpecialist
\niii. Top Male Advanced Student Department Specialist
\niv. Top Male Lesson Department Specialist
\n5. 2017: Fred Astaire Regional and National Pro-Am Competition Top
\nTeacher Awards:
\na. Dance-A-Thon:
\ni. 2nd Place Top Overall Smooth Instructor
\nii. 3rd Place Top Overall Male Instructor
\nb. National Dance Championships:
\ni. 2nd Place Top Overall Instructor
\nc. Oktoberfest:
\ni. 5th Place Top Overall Latin Teacher
\n6. 2017: Fred Astaire Dance Studios of Wisconsin Top Male
\nProfessional Customer Service Award
\n7. 2017: Fred Astaire Dance Studios of Wisconsin Annual Honors
\nFreddy Award Recipient
\n8. 2018: Fred Astaire Dance Studios of Wisconsin Regional Awards
\na. 1st Quarter:
\ni. Top Male Advanced Student Department Specialist
\nii. Top Male Lesson Department Specialist
\nb. 2nd Quarter:
\ni. Top Male Lesson Department Specialist
\nii. Top Male Advanced Student Department Specialist
\nc. 3rd Quarter:
\ni. Top Male Competitor Student Department
\nSpecialist
\nii. Top Male Overall Specialist
\niii. Top Male Advanced Student Department Specialist
\n9. 2018: Fred Astaire Regional and National Pro-Am Competition Top
\nTeacher Awards:
\na. Dance-A-Thon:
\ni. 1st Place Top Overall Latin Instructor
\nii. 2nd Place Top Overall Ballroom Instructor
\nb. Winter Ball:
\ni. 1st Place Top Overall Ballroom Instructor
\nii. 1st Place Top Overall Instructor
\nc. Fred Astaire World Championships:
\ni. 1st Place Top Ballroom Teacher
\nii. 2nd Place Top Smooth Teacher
\niii. 4th Place Top Rhythm Teacher
\niv. 2nd Place Top Latin Teacher
\nv. 4th Place Top Overall Teacher
\nd. Cross Country Dance Championships:
\ni. 2nd Place Top Ballroom Instructor
\ne. Oktoberfest:
\ni. 3rd Place Top Overall Instructor
\nii. 2nd Place Top Rhythm Instructor
\niii. 2nd Place Top Ballroom Instructor
\niv. 1st Place Top Latin Instructor
\nf. National Dance Championships:
\ni. 5th Place Top Ballroom Instructor
\nii. 5th Place Top Latin Instructor
\nii. Top Studio Awards:
\n1. Fred Astaire Brookfield was awarded the Top Studio award at the
\nfollowing competitions:
\na. Fred Astaire Regionals (Winter Ball, Milwaukee Classic,
\nDance-A-thon, Oktoberfest): out of 10 studios
\nb. Fred Astaire Nationals (Cross Country Dance
\nChampionships, World Championships, National Dance
\nChampionships): out of 170 studios
\ne. Include any other recognition you have received as part of your employment in
\nthe US
\ni. Diploma for passing the Level Certification of the Fred Astaire American
\nStyle Bronze Syllabus with Honors
\nii. Diploma for passing the Level Certification of the Fred Astaire American
\nStyle Silver Syllabus with Honors<\/p>\n

Lead\/Starring Role in show dance, showcases and other professional performances:<\/strong>
\n1. Dance Fantasy (March 2017, 2018, and 2019): Sharon Lynn Wilson Center for the Arts in
\nBrookfield, WI
\na. Featured performer in the professional show
\n2. Spotlight (September 2016, 2017, 2018): Davian\u2019s Banquet and Conference Center in
\nMenomonee Falls, WI (2016, 2017) and Potowatomi Bingo and Casino Conference
\nCenter in Milwaukee, WI (2018)
\na. Featured performer in the professional show
\n3. Fred Astaire National Competitions Professional Shows (Participant and featured
\nperformer in the professional show):
\na. CCDC April 2017: Marriott Houston, TX
\nb. CCDC April 2018: Marriott Houston, TX
\nc. FAWC July 2017: Bellagio Las Vegas, NV
\nd. FAWC July 2018: Bellagio Las Vegas, NV
\ne. NDC November 2017: Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek Orlando, FL
\nf. NDC November 2018: Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek Orlando, FL
\n4. Fred Astaire Wisconsin Regional Milwaukee Classic (May 2017 at Potawatomi Bingo and
\nCasino in Milwaukee, WI and May 2018 at the Marriott West in Waukesha, WI)
\na. Participant in the professional opening number and Honor Performance for
\nwinning the Professional Open American Rhythm Competition
\n5. Fred Astaire Wisconsin Holiday Trophy Ball (December 2017 at Hyatt Regency in
\nMilwaukee, WI and December 2018 at Hyatt Regency in Milwaukee, WI)
\na. Participant in the professional opening number and featured soloist
\nperformance<\/p>\n

Publications:<\/strong>
\n1. October 24th, 2015: \u201cWheelchair Ballroom Dancing Class comes to Traverse City\u201d
\na. Online news article by WPBN\/WGTU raising awareness of ballroom dancing
\nclasses being offered to participants in wheelchairs, taught by Sergio Sanchez
\n2. October 22nd, 2015: \u201cWheelchair Ballroom Dancer Raising Awareness\u201d
\na. Online news article by WJBK sharing Cheryl Angelelli\u2019s story of finding a
\nwheelchair ballroom dancing program, with Sergio Sanchez as her instructor
\n3. November 22, 2015: \u201cSurprise wheelchair dance vows at Ann Arbor wedding\u201d
\na. Online news article by Detroit Free Press about a couple who surprised their
\nfamily and friends at their wedding by preparing a first dance with instructor
\nSergio Sanchez
\n4. October 17, 2015: \u201cBallroom dance clinic aimed at wheelchair users\u201d
\na. Online news article by Record Eagle covering the Dance Mobility program
\noffered in Traverse City and taught by Sergio Sanchez
\n5. November 22, 2015: \u201cBride and groom (in a wheelchair) surprise wedding guests with
\ntheir first dance\u201d
\na. Online news article by The Ann Arbor News about a couple who surprised their
\nfamily and friends at their wedding by preparing a first dance with instructor
\nSergio Sanchez
\n6. September 17, 2015: \u201cWheelchair Dancing\u201d
\na. YouTube interview video by Peter N Nielsen covering the story of Cheryl
\nAngelelli\u2019s life changing injury and her journey dancing with instructor Sergio
\nSanchez
\n7. June 25, 2015: \u201cBallroom Dancing\u201d
\na. YouTube video by A Wider World featuring the Dance Mobility Program at Fred
\nAstaire Bloomfield Hills, MI, where Sergio Sanchez is an instructor.
\n8. May 18, 2015: WXYZ-TV Channel 7
\na. The story of a local woman who was determined to dance after an accident that
\nleft her unable to walk.
\n9. April 14, 2015: \u201cFormer Competitive Swimmer Cheryl Angelelli Performs Wheelchair
\nDance in Michigan\u201d
\na. A CW-50 story coverage about her learning experience with Fred Astaire
\ninstructor Sergio Sanchez
\n10. March 2015: \u201cBallroom Blitz\u201d
\na. An HOUR Magazine (March Issue) news article about Fred Astaire Bloomfield
\nHills students and their teachers, including Sergio Sanchez<\/p>\n

Education:<\/strong>
\n1. Degree in Engineering Finance with a specialty in International Business
\na. Thesis titled \u201cWheelchair Dance for Quito\u201d focused on a model of inclusive
\nbusiness for people with disability in the city of Quito, Ecuador. It is a study for
\nthe feasibility for the implementation in the Smirnoff Dance Club.<\/p>\n

Memberships:<\/strong>
\n1. National Dance Council of America
\n2. World DanceSport Federation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":34671,"template":"","class_list":["post-33477","team_member","type-team_member","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/madison-west\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_member\/33477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/madison-west\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_member"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/madison-west\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/team_member"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/madison-west\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/madison-west\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}