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For thirty-one years, Bruno Collins has touched every aspect of the dance business with his vision and innovation. He has been a driving force in the adaptation of dance curriculums, teaching methods, and business plans that have allowed this industry to stay current amidst the demands of a rapidly changing market. The incredible artistry of his choreography has shaped the careers of numerous world-class amateurs and professionals. Bruno’s unique talents as a trainer, motivator, coach, and choreographer have made him one of the most sought after individuals in the dance business to date.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n So Bruno, what prompted you to want to start dancing?\u00a0<\/strong> What inspiration has dancing brought to your life?\u00a0<\/strong> What sets FADS apart from other dance studios?<\/strong> What is your favorite dance?<\/strong> What was the pivotal moment in your career that you knew this was it?<\/strong> What is your favorite part of the job?<\/strong> Bruno has been Board of Directors and Vice President of American\u00a0Ballroom\u00a0Company since 2005. \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" For thirty-one years, Bruno Collins has touched every aspect of the dance business with his vision and innovation. He has been a driving force in the adaptation of dance curriculums, teaching methods, and business plans that have allowed this industry to stay current amidst the demands of a rapidly changing market. The incredible artistry of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,22,19,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dance-competitions","category-dance-info-news-trends","category-dance-lessons","category-fred-astaire-fads-history"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/norwood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/norwood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/norwood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/norwood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/norwood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4157"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/norwood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4157\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/norwood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/norwood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/norwood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nIt was a training class. I was 20 years old, living in the Midwest. Everything was\u00a0factory jobs\u00a0and I saw an ad for a training class. I was drawn to the later hours and that I could start later in the day. So, I answered the ad for the training class and I thought this would be fun to\u00a0do,\u00a0you can dress up and stay out late. And then of course I started having a passion for the teaching and for the dancing. But that\u2019s how it started, with a training class ad.<\/p>\n
\nI went from being pretty much a self-centered person to a sharing person. Everything I learned,\u00a0to remember it I had to pass it along. When I was getting coaching as I was dancing professionally, I would turn around and pass it down to a student. It would help me to remember it. In turn it kind of made me feel like I shared with people. To this day if I leave a lesson without feeling like I have left something then I don\u2019t feel like I\u2019ve gained anything. Dancing taught me how to give and to share.<\/p>\n
\nIt\u2019s not just the social part. We take a student through to the highest levels of dancing. No matter what their skills level is. Even if they didn\u2019t come here for that specifically, we get them to do it.\u00a0If only for the simple fact that when they\u2019re working on something harder they remember the skills of the simpler things.\u00a0The quality of our teachers and their ability to teach to that highest level certainly sets us apart. I think our systems set us apart.\u00a0\u00a0I think, we\u2019re not alone either, you could literally pick up the phone and call another studio and they\u2019d be glad to help you out. It\u2019s a family.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nI would have to say Mambo. I think there\u2019s a certain freedom to it. There\u2019s a personality to each dance and Mambo I think has more of my personality. It\u2019s a little looser little\u00a0naughtier. I also placed highest in the Mambo, so Mambo is probably my favorite.<\/p>\n
\nI think when I met my wife and my partner Luann. We were married for 25 years and we have 3 children. We danced together and I was from training class and she was from the\u00a0Joffrey\u00a0Ballet, she was a big ballerina person. She brought me along and I started seeing success at that point and realized this is it. It was when I met my partner.<\/p>\n
\nThe Coaching is probably my favorite.\u00a0And the choreography, the creating.\u00a0You get to create something for somebody that\u2019s personal. You\u2019ll see eventually somewhere and you go ah, I did that and it looked pretty good. It usually doesn\u2019t turn out anything like what you thought it would. That person puts\u00a0their\u00a0own personality on it. Seeing the teacher adapt to it and teach it to their student. That\u2019s probably my favorite part.<\/p>\n
\nBruno Collins is a 7-time U.S. Theatrical Champion, 2-time World Cabaret Champion, 3- time\u00a0Blackpool\u00a0Cabaret Champion, U.S.\u00a0American Rhythm\u00a0Finalist and 5-time\u00a0Fred Astaire\u00a0Rhythm Champion. He has performed around the world, in top competitions and shows, as both a guest star performer and champion. In addition, he has been featured on PBS Championship\u00a0Ballroom Dance.<\/em><\/p>\nReady to Dance? For more information…<\/h2>\n
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