They
have presented seminars at the annual RAL
national conventions for five years, including
Rise & Fall, CBM/CBMP: It’s More than Just
Banjo, Music Legalities, Teaching
Figures by Families, and Picture
Figures.. They host quarterly clinics in
the Los Angeles area, and Dan is on staff as cuer
for Winterfest and Springfest, two annual round
dance weekends in Southern California. They
taught at the URDC 2006 convention in North
Carolina, where they did a clinic on Problem
Figures in Smooth Dancing.
They
perform at round dance events, both with a team
and in solo exhibitions. They also publish a
quarterly newsletter for their round dance
community.
They
learned to dance with Harmon and Betty Jorritsma,
moved into advanced round dancing with Leo and
Marion Crosby and were fortunate to be able to
spend almost a decade in the hands of Eddie and
Audrey Palmquist.
They
continue to work with several professional
ballroom coaches to improve their techniques in
smooth and latin dancing, including Dennis Lyle,
a former US professional dance champion and
owner of Imperial Ballroom in Fullerton, CA;
Victor Veyrasset, several times United States
Professional Modern Champion and accredited
judge; and Tom Hicks, former US Amateur Latin
Champion, judge and organizer of an annual
amateur ballroom competition in Southern
California.
Dan is
a retired engineer; Sandi, formerly a newspaper
reporter and editor, has been an attorney for
more than 20 years. |