Weekend Workshops

Workshop Instructors

Brent & Kellese Key - Sarasota, FL

Kellese and Brent are focused on her new venture “SWANK IT”, The new exhilarating fitness sensation, which is becoming the rage worldwide!

Visit http://swankit.com/ for up-to-the-date info. DVDs will be available online soon!

Email: Kellese@gmail.com

Michael Kielbasa & Katrina Branson - San Diego, CA & Houston, TX

Watch out there is a new duo in town!

Michael… is an up and coming super star in both the Swing and Salsa worlds. He has won several 1st place championship titles in the Swing venue and is currently teaching workshops at several conventions across the USA.

Katrina… brings a lot of knowledge and skill with her. Also a US Open champion, Kat lives to teach, dance and compete !

Arjay Centeno & Jennifer DeLuca - North Arlington, NJ & Orlando, FL

WCS is a very familiar world for these two Champion dancers. Their partnership may be new but already they are burning it up worldwide!

Arjay ….Known primarily as a Champion West Coast Swing dancer, Arjay competes, performs, teaches, choreographs and coaches in many styles of partner dancing, including International Standard and Latin Ballroom.

Jennifer…. I'm an artist at heart .... dancer by trade. I travel the world on the weekends teaching, judging and competing on the West Coast Swing Circuit.

Scott Stuart & Melina Ramirez - Melbourne, Australia

Melina Ramirez and Scott Stuart are joining together to bring you the best of both worlds. Melina is no stranger to the WCS circuit, With her first U.S Open title at the age of 12 she has accumulated 3 U.S Open titles and multiple Classic Division and Jack n Jill titles.

Melina will be dancing with Australia's own Scott Stuart. Scott is Australia's top ranked West Coast Swing dancer and teacher.

Together they make a dynamite team and are passionate about helping grow West Coast in Australia and across the globe! They are incredibly excited to be apart of the ACC team this year and look forward to an amazing event!

Robert Cordoba and Deborah Szekely - Boston, MA

Robert and Deborah have been together since 1997. They have earned many titles together and separately. They love teaching together. Their fun relaxed style, as well as, their ability to convey information is what they are known for.

Website: Robert and Deborah - Email: NYDeb1@aol.com

Barry Jones - Houston, TX

Barry Jones - A 4 time U.S. Open Champion, was honored and inducted into the National Swing Dance Hall of Fame in 2006 at the US Open. He won the Feather Award both as Best Showcase, and Classic Couple also capturing the Best Choreographer Award at the Beverly Hills Hilton in Los Angeles California. He has won every award that could possibly be given and he continues to share his many years of experience toward the growth of West Coast Swing.

Barry is the Creator/Event Director of VIP Adv/All Star Open and WAG Awards.

Email: bjbarryjones@yahoo.com

Angel and Debbie Figueroa - Austin, TX

Angel and Debbie have been competing on the West Coast Swing circuit since 1999. They have won many major titles including the USA Grand Nationals, DALLAS Dance, Boogie by the Bay, and many others. Angel and Debbie are also top dancers in the Invitational Strictly Swings and Jack & Jill competitions.

They currently live in Austin, Texas and work teaching, judging and performing at events across the nation.

Website: Angel and Debbie - Email: ADSwing@aol.com

Jason Miklic and Sophy Kdep - Hebron, KY

Jason and Sophy met on the dance floor in May of 1998 and they have been dancing together ever since. They travel all over the country competing, teaching, judging and performing. They have consistently placed in the top 5 nationally in the West Coast Swing Showcase Division.

Jason and Sophy are full time instructors. They specialize in swing, country, hustle, ballroom and theatre arts. They are passionate promoters of west coast swing. As instructors, they are known for their unique ability to illustrate techniques to give their students a better understanding of movements and to help them achieve their maximum dancing potential. Jason and Sophy love to share their passion and knowledge for dancing.

Website: Jason and Sophy - Email: sundancer9@aol.com

Matt and Crystal Auclair - St. Louis, MO

Matt Auclair is a 6 time national swing dance champion. He has taught and competed nationally and internationally. Matt was in a New York tour called Swing Dance America for a year. He dances with his lovely wife, Crystal. She has competed and taught with Matt across the nation.

They love doing the thing that brought them together; Dance!!

Email: mistermatt@charter.net

Judges

Angel Figueroa Chief Judge Austin, TX	Blake Hobby-Dowling Assoc. Judge Wading River, NY
Dani Canziani Assoc. Judge Reno, NV	David Appel Assoc. Judge Houston, TX
Laureen Baldovi-Mason Assoc. Judge San Diego, CA	Robert Cordoba Assoc. Judge Boston, MA

Emcees and Deejays

Brent Key Sarasota, FL Master of Ceremony	Shawn Moody New Orleans, LA Master of Ceremony
Victor Loveira Gonzales, LA Deejay	April Prince Chicago, IL Deejay
Brian Knorr Dallas, TX Deejay	Ruby Lair Houston, TX Deejay