{"id":7103,"date":"2020-08-10T13:35:06","date_gmt":"2020-08-10T17:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/south-windsor\/?post_type=team_member&#038;p=7103"},"modified":"2025-02-05T03:05:30","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T08:05:30","slug":"jose-zuquilanda","status":"publish","type":"team_member","link":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/south-windsor\/member\/jose-zuquilanda\/","title":{"rendered":"Jose Zuquilanda &#8211; Dance Instructor &amp; Wedding Specialist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Jose has always had a passion for dancing. At 10 years old he began studying ballroom in his native country Ecuador, later moving\u00a0to Connecticut to pursue more training with his coach and mentor Dirk Heidemann, where his fascination with dance convinced him to pursue a career. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">He represented his native country and competed nationally and internationally, reaching 7 national championships, 3 pan American championships and had been finalist in several competitions in Latin America, Europe and United States. He found\u00a0himself surrounded by\u00a0many talented dancers which served as further\u00a0inspiration\u00a0for his ambitions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Born in Quito, with a latin and American heritage, Jose&#8217;s personality is quite enriched by the cultural differences. <\/span><span class=\"s1\">He enjoys teaching children, youth and adults. <\/span><span class=\"s1\">An amazing choreographer, he\u2019s passionate to help wedding couples learn their first dance, making everyone that he teaches have an unforgettable and fun experience. <\/span><span class=\"s1\">His favorite dances are samba, cha cha, paso doble, jive and rumba.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Outside of the studio, Jose enjoys other artistic activities including painting, drawing, music, outdoor activities and loves playing with his dog Horus.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7938,"template":"","class_list":["post-7103","team_member","type-team_member","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/south-windsor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_member\/7103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/south-windsor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_member"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/south-windsor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/team_member"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/south-windsor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/south-windsor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}