GQ Ballroom Dance Coaching
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Johnathan and Ivanna perform shows and engagements up and down the East Coast. We provide quality ballroom dance instruction and coaching for a discounted price, for all ages and levels, from wedding couples to competition students.
GQ Ballroom Dance Coaching
4y ago
Imagine with me, if you will…
You and your partner are experienced professional dancers with successful careers, who have been dancing together for a long time, and you both have that unique ability to transition from one style of dance to another, because you are dancers, first and foremost, and not strictly Ballet or Modern or Tap or Jazz or Hip-hop or American Smooth or Rhythm or International Latin or Standard dancers. The very fact that you are multi-faceted means that you can draw on the flexibility and grace of your Ballet training, the playful quality and the groundedness of your Jazz ..read more
GQ Ballroom Dance Coaching
4y ago
I remember my very first Student Showcase like it was yesterday: the extra lessons and coaching and hours of rehearsals; the time spent trying on gowns and having fittings at a Ballroom dress rental shop; the spray tanning; and last, but not least, the extreme nervousness. Now, however, with years of competing under my belt and being under the influence of GQ’s calming confidence, I don’t look at Showcases with the fear and awe that I once did. Instead, I am more focused on learning my steps and continually improving my technique in my competition routines.
You might wonder, then, why I stil ..read more
GQ Ballroom Dance Coaching
5y ago
In New Book, Champion Pro/Am American Smooth Dancer, Darla Davies, Chronicles How She Fought to Recover and Regained Her National Title after Undergoing Hip Replacement
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For years, we had fun running into United States Pro/Am American Smooth champion, Darla Davies, along with her professional dance partner, Jim Maranto, both at the studio, where we often exchanged friendly banter, and at competitions, where she was known, not only for her Smooth dancing, but also for her fashion-forward costumes, some of which we even purchased for our own students. She was a veritable fix ..read more