Staff
Julie Reid - Over 20 yrs teaching competitors the highest standard of Smooth, Standard, and Rhythm. She has professionally partnered and practiced with the worlds best american smooth style dancers. She is currently accepting students who want to dance at the highest level.
Her list of achievements includes but is not limited to:
Ohio Star Ball Pro - Am Finalist
U.S. Ballroom Dance Championship Rising Star Finalist
Emerald Ball Pro - Am Smooth and Standard Champion
California Star Ball Pro - Am Smooth Champion
Fred Astaire Rising Star Champion Smooth and Rhythm
Mark Baker -
Mark received his BA in Ballroom Dance in 2005 from Brigham Young University. During his time at BYU he trained and performed with the BYU Ballroom Dance touring company. With the company, mark performed and competed extensively throughout the United States, Western Europe, Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. In 2004 and 2005 Mark won two US Ballroom Dance Latin Formation titles as well as won the prestigious Blackpool England Latin Formation Title in 2004. Also Mark taught for BYU for 5 years and received the 2004 "Top Teacher" award for teaching excellence.
Following his time at BYU, Mark went on to become the Director of Ballroom Dance at Southern Utah University. In just 4 years Mark grew SUU's program to become the largest public ballroom dance performance program in the US. Under his direction the company grew from just 20 students to more then 600. He directed the flagship performing company which comprised 100+ students that traveled to perform extensively throughout the US. Additionally, Mark coached SUU to win the current US Collegiate National Championships in both Latin American and Standard formation.
Mark is currently a US Ballroom Dance professional and travels to compete all over the US and internationally. He has won numerous competitions and is a highly sought after teacher throughout Utah and across the United States. He brings a tremendous amount of experience and teaching expertise gained from an extensive professional performing and teaching career.
Robert Alexander Schwartz - Award winning Pro-Am Teacher. Teaches the largest couples class in the state. He just loves every aspect of his job from teaching large groups, social dancers or competing with some of his students, teaching ballroom is his passion. He and his partners regularly perform at events throughout the state.
Jose Cruz, - born and raised in El Salvador, has been dancing Salsa, Merengue, cumbia, cha cha, bachata since the age of 12. He came to US at the age of 18 and performed with a dance group in Eugene Oregon. After performing for a year, he decided to move on to the next level starting his own dance group "Salsa y Sabor" in 1999. He gained knowledge on how to run a dance group and few years later, he renamed the group to "Salseros dance co" as he debuted his own website www.salseros.com.
His teaching career also started in 1999 along with directing his Salsa dance group. He started out teaching Casino Rueda (Cuban style) then LA style on1. Now his teaching style is a combination of on1 (LA style) and on2 (NY style) always Keeping the elegant street style. His dance background includes Salsa, Merengue, Cumbia, Bachata, cha cha cha; He has taken Salsa workshops and Classes with top dance instructors from around the world. Currently he takes classes and study all other dance styles and general dance, like Ballroom, tango, West coast Swing, Modern etc. He is a dedicated full time instructor, Choreographer, DJ and promoter and he is excited to continue to challenge himself both mentally and physically in music and dance.
Photo on right is Julie Reid at the Emerald Ball with one of her students.
contact us for private lessons at eugenedancestudio@live.com
