My love for dance began at the age of 5 years old. Formally trained in ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, lyrical, and hip hop, I understand the commitment it takes to become a great dancer. My passion has allowed me to compete at a very young age in these disciplines as well as begin dancing in the ballroom world at age 14, inspired after watching my first cotillion performance at a Sweet 16. It was also in these teenage years where I learned the club dances like salsa, merengue, bachata and hustle and started working as a dance instructor at local parties, inviting guests to learn to dance on the floor. Additionally, I started choreographing dances for many sweet 16s at this time which allowed me to exercise my creativity with beat and lyric.<\/p>\n
At 19, I began competing in collegiate ballroom dance in latin, rhythm, smooth, and standard ballroom. I studied the technique of each style and went through rigorous training and coaching to master my movement and improve my dance. Apart from competing, I continued to teach group classes on the different ballroom dances, honing my communication skills effectively and discovering ways to successfully help the newest person learn how to dance.<\/p>\n
My greatest enjoyment comes from watching the progress of students and sharing in the fun that dance uniquely offers.<\/p>\n
Advice: When learning something new, give grace to yourself. Laugh it off. Even at the elite level, you will always be a work in progress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8038,"template":"","class_list":["post-7353","team_member","type-team_member","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/oradell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_member\/7353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/oradell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_member"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/oradell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/team_member"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/oradell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8038"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/oradell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}