{"id":8047,"date":"2026-05-27T16:36:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T20:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/westminster\/?post_type=team_member&#038;p=8047"},"modified":"2026-05-27T16:39:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T20:39:26","slug":"ashton-sainz-professional-instructor","status":"publish","type":"team_member","link":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/westminster\/member\/ashton-sainz-professional-instructor\/","title":{"rendered":"Ashton Sainz &#8211; Professional Dance Instructor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Place of birth:<\/strong>\u00a0Denver, Colorado<\/p>\n<p><strong>Favorite music:<\/strong>\u00a0Rock and Roll<\/p>\n<p><strong>Favorite Dances:<\/strong>\u00a0Viennese Waltz, Rumba, West Coast Swing, and Foxtrot.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Competition Style:<\/strong>\u00a0American Smooth and Rhythm (Very competitive!)<\/p>\n<p><strong>What I love most about teaching is<\/strong><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>the moment when a student not only accomplishes what they have been working on but also realizes <\/span>they are more capable than they originally thought!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who I admire most and why: <\/strong>My grandmother. She was a lover and a fighter, and in turn, showed me how to love fiercely.<\/p>\n<p><strong>One thing most people don&#8217;t know about me:<\/strong>\u00a0 My favorite food is authentic Greek cuisine.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Biography:\u00a0<\/strong>Ashton developed a passion for theater at an early age, which continued to grow throughout his childhood and into high school. During this time, he assisted in teaching dance classes and became the first male student at his school to enroll in a dance course, demonstrating both initiative and a commitment to the arts.<\/p>\n<p>After graduating,\u00a0Ashton\u00a0began his professional journey at 18. With no prior experience in ballroom dancing or familiarity with Fred Astaire, he quickly immersed himself in the discipline, discovering a deep appreciation for its energy and expressive potential.<\/p>\n<p>He is particularly drawn to dance as a form of storytelling, valuing its unique ability to convey emotion and meaning without words\u2014a quality that remains his favorite aspect of the art form.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8320,"template":"","class_list":["post-8047","team_member","type-team_member","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/westminster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_member\/8047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/westminster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_member"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/westminster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/team_member"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/westminster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/westminster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}