Join us Sunday May 6th as we welcome back guest instructor Alex Scott for a Latin Dance Workshop. The workshop will focus on competition styling. Whether or not you compete, this will be a great opportunity to sharpen your Latin dances. RSVP to Michael at (203) 454-9200, 10am-12pm, $50 per person.
Alex
began his professional Ballroom dancing career at age 18 in New York
City. His training also includes Jazz, Tap, Ballet, Theater and Voice.
While teaching at Fred Astaire Dance Studios, he qualified to a Gold
level Instructor. Alex also passed the teaching qualification exams for
Bronze, Silver, and Gold levels at Arthur Murray Dance Studios in New
York. He later worked and trained at Fred Astaire in Stamford,
Connecticut, with owners, Gary and Lori Pierce co-founders of the
American Ballroom Theater and cultivators of the Cabaret-style ballroom
dance that combined elements of many different styles of dance.
In
1990, Alex co-founded and became coach of the Yale University Ballroom
Dance Team. In 1994, he was awarded a national honor for his work with
the team. He later co-founded the Yale University Ballroom Theater, a
special performance group where he has served as the Artistic Director.
While a member of the Imperial Society Teachers of Dance (ISTD), he
earned degrees in:
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AMERICAN SMOOTH AND RHYTHM
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ASSOCIATE
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THEATER ARTS & PERFORMANCE ASSOCIATE DEGREES
Alex
has choreographed for numerous venues including television, theater and
film. Other studies and specialties include authentic Swing including
West Coast, Lindy Hop and Savoy styles, New York Hustle and Salsa.
Currently, Alex teaches at Let’s Dance in Rhythm and is the co-founder,
Artistic Director and choreographer of Connecticut Ballroom Theatre.
