{"id":7289,"date":"2020-01-10T19:39:15","date_gmt":"2020-01-11T00:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/morristown\/?p=7289"},"modified":"2022-12-08T17:02:57","modified_gmt":"2022-12-08T22:02:57","slug":"tony-dovolani-is-coming-february-5th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/morristown\/blog\/uncategorized\/tony-dovolani-is-coming-february-5th\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Dovolani is coming February 5th!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fred Astaire Morristown is thrilled to announce that our Fred Astaire Dance Studios’ Co-National Dance Director & former Dancing with the Stars professional Tony Dovolani will be visiting the studio on Wednesday, February 5th!<\/p>\n

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Tony Dovolani is available by advance appointment for personal coaching sessions — space is limited! Contact the studio at 973-993-9222 for scheduling information.<\/p>\n

Tony Dovolani will also be hosting two special workshops:
\n7:45pm- Master Class, tailored for currently-enrolled active students, &
\n8:30pm- Kick Start Your Personal Dance Journey, a special Introductory workshop for new dancers!<\/p>\n

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Kick Start Your Personal Dance Journey<\/h4>\n

New to the world of dance, or need a refresher? Tony Dovolani’s 8:30pm workshop “Kick Start Your Personal Dance Journey” is for you!
\nIf you’ve ever thought about learning to dance, this is the perfect opportunity<\/p>\n

Meet Tony Dovolani in person and experience an introduction to the exciting world of ballroom and latin dance from this Dancing With the Stars Professional!<\/p>\n

Wednesday, February 5th at 8:30pm<\/strong>
\n$50 per person (new clients only, please register by 1\/31)<\/strong>
\nRegistration fee includes a FREE 30-minute private lesson with a Fred Astaire Morristown staff member to be scheduled by appointment at a future date.
\nNo partner or experience necessary. Class is limited and will sell out!<\/p>\n

**Contact the studio at 973-993-9222 with any questions<\/strong>
\nor click here<\/a> to register!<\/strong><\/p>\n

About Tony Dovolani:<\/strong>
\nTony Dovolani was born in Prishtina, Kosova and began folk dancing at age three. He was 15 years old when he and his family moved to the United States. At age 17, he began ballroom lessons at a Fred Astaire Dance Studio in Connecticut and knew he had found his passion. Six months later, he began working as a FADS Dance Instructor, and he has been a strong and successful competitor in the professional ballroom dancing world ever since.<\/p>\n

In 2006, Tony joined ABC\u2019s Dancing with the Stars for their second season, and quickly became a fan favorite with his stellar choreography, elegance and bright smile. He spent 21 consecutive seasons on the show; Tony and his dance partner Melissa Rycroft were the Season 15 \u201cDancing with the Stars: All-Stars\u201d Mirror Ball Trophy Champions. Tony\u2019s professional body of work is impressive. He has guest hosted and choreographed for the world-famous Chippendales at the Rio\/Las Vegas, (Spring 2018); choreographed the Miss Nevada pageant (2012) and was a judge for the Miss America competition (2011). He, with fellow DWTS Pro Cheryl Burke, choreographed and performed a special Paso Doble for Pixar\u2019s Toy Story 3. He\u2019s guest-hosted segments on EXTRA, the Golf Channel\u2019s The Morning Drive and on the ABC syndicated show On the Red Carpet. He has guest starred on television series including TV Land\u2019s The Exes and CBS TV\u2019s Kevin Can Wait, and played Latin bad-boy competitor, \u2018Slick Willy\u2019 in the hit film Shall We Dance. He has toured with Dance to the Movies and Dance to the Holidays and has been a frequent guest on Good Morning America.<\/p>\n

Of his role as Co-National Dance Director for the Fred Astaire Dance Studios network, Tony offers, \u201cMy life has now come full circle. At age 17, I began my dance career as an Instructor with FADS, and now, to carry on the legacy of the iconic dancer and choreographer Fred Astaire, is truly an honor. My goals as Co-National Dance Director are not only to bring all the knowledge and skills I\u2019ve gained to this position, but even more importantly \u2013 to work together with you to bring FADS \u2013 home of the best dancers in our industry \u2013 to the next level. When I was a brand new teacher, one of my mentors told me, \u201cwhat you learn at FADS will help you be successful not only in your career, but in every aspect of your life\u201d, and it\u2019s been incredible how true that was. What I learned while working at that Fred Astaire Dance Studio has helped me with my family, my dancing, in movies and TV shows\u2026 in all the accomplishments I\u2019ve ever had. But the truth is, I always wanted to come back \u2013 to be here, because THIS is where I belong, this is where I am proudest \u2013 to know when I walk out on a stage or anywhere, that I represent Fred Astaire Dance Studios \u2013 THAT is truly an honor.\u201d<\/p>\n

ACHIEVEMENTS
\n2006 Nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Choreography \/ Dancing with the Stars episode #208 (Dance: Jive)
\n2o06 PBS America\u2019s Ballroom Challenge Rhythm Champion with Elena Grinenko
\n2006 Emerald Ball Open Professional American Rhythm Champion with Elena Grinenko
\n2006 United States Open Rhythm Champion with Elena Grinenko
\n2006 World Rhythm Champion with Elena Grinenko
\n2005 Ohio Star Ball American Rhythm Champion with Elena Grinenko
\n2005 United States Open Rhythm Champion with Inna Ivanenko
\n2005 World Rhythm Champion with Inna Ivanenko
\nFred Astaire National Champion \u2013 International Latin (multiple years)
\nFred Astaire National Champion \u2013 American Rhythm (multiple years)
\nAREAS OF EXPERTISE
\nAll Styles of Dance
\nMental & Physical Competitive Development
\nStudio Operations
\nChoreography
\nBusiness Training<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fred Astaire Morristown is thrilled to announce that our Fred Astaire Dance Studios’ Co-National Dance Director & former Dancing with the Stars professional Tony Dovolani will be visiting the studio on Wednesday, February 5th! Tony Dovolani is available by advance appointment for personal coaching sessions — space is limited! Contact the studio at 973-993-9222 for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[393,31,17,1],"tags":[273,488,487,320,42,56,44,489],"class_list":["post-7289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-featured","category-featured-blog","category-most-popular","category-uncategorized","tag-ballroom-dancing","tag-dancing-with-the-stars","tag-kick-start-your-personal-dance-journey","tag-latin-dancing","tag-learn-to-dance","tag-morristown","tag-nj","tag-tony-dovolani"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/morristown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7289","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/morristown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/morristown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/morristown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/morristown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7289"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/morristown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7289\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/morristown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/morristown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/morristown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}