A non-competitive swing dance weekend.
Instructors
Mario "Swing Daddy" Robau
Mario "Swing Daddy" Robau started dancing at the age of sixteen. He won the Southwest Regional title for the first time at the age of seventeen and began teaching professionally in 1986. For the last twenty years, Mario has traveled at least 40 weekends per year judging, teaching, deejaying, and emceeing at various dance workshops and conventions throughout the United States and Canada in the swing, country western, and shag dance circuits. Mario's Competitive credentials include: 2 time U.S. Open Classic swing dance champion; U.S. Open Team Champion and co-choreographer; 10 time Dallas Dance champion; 6 time Southwest Regional champion; 10 time Texas State champion; 10+ City Houston Championships; undefeated slow whip champion; 4 time Grand National Champion; 2 time Phoenix Jack and Jill Champion; Dallas Dance Hall of Fame; Youngest person inducted into Swing Dance Hall of Fame.
Parker Dearborn & Jennifer DeLuca
Parker has a style of dancing that is very popular with the younger generation of Swing dancers today. Parker has won many championships in the Swing venues all over the U.S including multiple award winning Showcase routines at the US OPEN for the last several years. As a top NASDE Dancer he specializes in unique choreography and funky styling with emphasis on music interpretation.
Jennifer began dancing at the age of five in ballet and jazz under the Royal Academy syllabus. She continued until the age of 13 when she was invited to join a college level ballroom dance team, competing and performing throughout Florida. She began learning and competing in West Coast Swing at the age of 15 - winning first place at her first national competition in the Intermediate level. Shortly thereafter, she was selected to perform as a featured dancer in the short film, "The Marionette."
After completing her studies in hospitality, Jennifer started her own company, Floor On Fire, Inc. in Orlando at the age of 21. Floor On Fire holds multiple annual contracts with area resorts for weekly ballroom dance classes for their guests, taught by one of three teachers on staff. Jennifer with her partner, Michael most recently placed 2nd on the NASDE tour(National Association of Swing Dance Events).
Phil Dorroll
Phillip Dorroll lives in Nashville, TN, where he is the owner and operator of Dance America Productions and Dance Connection Dance Studio. Phil is a full time dance instructor teaching workshops and privates in the Mid-South and Mid-West region. Phil teaches dance, promotes and organizes various dance events and weekends across the country, including, Nashville Classic, Michigan Classic, Nashville Swing Weekend and Dance America Dance Camp.
In November of 2005 Phil received the Star Award and was inducted into the National Living Legends of Dance. In addition, to teaching workshops at national conventions and local clubs and studios.
Pat Korn
1649 Berkeley Lane, NE
Atlanta , GA 30329