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Highlights

Dance Honors

• National Swing Dance Champion

• California Swing Dance Hall of Fame Inductee

• Cabaret Champion in Argentine Tango

• Latin and Ballroom Champion

• Western Regional Swing Dance Champion

• Best Routine at U.S. Open Swing Dance Championships

• Special Award for Best Choreography

• Special Award for Best Showmanship

• Special Award for Best Individual Footwork

• Special Award for Best Timing and Execution

• Two-Time Judge at U.S. Open Swing Dance Championships

• Dedicated teacher Award Golden State Dance Teachers Association

• Certificate of Recognition from California State Assembly

  
  
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Special Features

• Dance performance at a private party hosted by Pilar Wayne (John Wayne's surviving wife). Guests included such notables as Milton Berle, Danny Thomas, Donald O'Connor, Tony Martin, and Cyd Charisse 

• Featured with NCSBDC and her students on KUSI-TV with reporter Rod Luck

• Featured on Dancing with Joy! television show

• Featured on the cover of Dance Action magazine  

• Featured in Union Tribune newspaper

• Featured on a TV movie and in several dance magazines

• Honored with a Tribute by the San Diego Swing Dance Club for her dance achievements and her contributions to the dance community

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Offices

• Advisory Board Member, California Swing Dance Hall of Fame

• Current President and Dance Director, North County Swing & Ballroom Dance Club  

• Current Dance Director, San Diego Swing Dance Club
  
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Dance Teaching Honors

• National award for Top Female Teacher in the Ballroom Community

• Feather Awards nominee for Most Popular Female Teacher

• Nationally recognized Workshop Instructor and Judge at swing dance competitions throughout the U.S. from Boston to Honolulu and from Miami to Seattle

• Instructor of all forms of Swing, Ballroom, Latin, and Nightclub dancing  

• Former owner of Emerald Ballroom

• Dance Instructor on more than 15 cruises

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Teaching Qualifications

• Certified by the Golden State Dance Teacher's Association

• Completion of more than 400 hours of training with world-renowned Skippy Blair, "the Dance Teacher’s Teacher"

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Education

• 30 Postgraduate credits in Education

• Teacher in elementary education for 12 years

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