We think ballroom dancing is fun and should be enjoyed by 20-30 somethings. To that end, we mobilize our demographic to get out and dance around Colorado Springs.
As a group, we attend professional lessons every week in a different style of ballroom dance ranging from Bolero to Waltz. Once a month we also attend an open dance. And finally, as a group we may also go to various salsa and swing venues in the area.
Started by a few New Lifers who attend theMill college/20-somethings ministry, our dance group is open to all dance-a-holics regardless of faith.
ORGANIZATION TEAM
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Candace Perry
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Farakh Zaman
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Luis Falcon
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Elya Bowkamp
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INSTRUCTORS
Nichola Morin (Nikki) received her early training in England where her love for dance, especially ballet, started to form. Nikki auditioned for and entered the famous Elmhurst Ballet School in England. Here her love of dance and drama took off. Nikki was fortunate to study with teachers and dancers of the Royal Academy of Dance and the Royal Ballet. Returning to the United States, Nikki auditioned for and then joined to the Rocky Mountain Ballet Company. At the age of 17, Nikki was promoted to Principal Dancer; a position she held until the ballet company held its last performance. Soon after her retirement from the ballet world Nikki discovered the ballroom world. Nichola is a Professional American Smooth competitor, in addition to being a Pro/Am Teacher. Nikki has been teaching for over 26 years, melding the techniques of ballet and ballroom, Latin and swing dancing, taking her students to a higher level of movement and body awareness. Nikki truly enjoys sharing her love of dance with others; encouraging elegance and confidence in all her students.
Volodymyr Yevgen Ishchenko (Vladimir) has been dancing for almost 30 years, receiving training all throughout the Ukraine and Germany. After placing in numerous Ukrainian Championships and 10 Dance Championship competitions, he began passing on his knowledge and expertise as the Master Teacher for all the teachers of The “Carnival” Dance Studios, spanning 8 branches in 4 different cities over the Crimean region. Vladimir is also Founder and President of the Simferopol City DanceSport Club “Carnival”, which has since expanded to over 500 members. In addition to teaching, Vladimir is also a professional DanceSport Supervisor and IDSF Adjudicator, judging the highest level of competitive DanceSport. Along side his impressive dance career, Vladimir earned his Masters degree in Physics from Simferopol State University. He is an excellent choreographer and certified trainer for International Standard & Latin-American instructors.
