
Richard
is Skippy Blair trained and a
Certified Dance Instructor by the Golden State Dance Teacher
Association and is
a Certified Judge by the National Dance Dynamics Certification Board of
the
World Swing Dance Council. The Judges Certification qualifies for
judging any
of the national 3 day swing competitions that report points to the
World Swing
Dance Council.
Richard is a Past president of Rocky Mountain Swing Dance Club (RMSDC),
past
board of directors for RMSDC, current board of directors and Treasurer
for The
Denver Turnverein, Dance Instructor, Competition Judge and Swing Club
DJ.
Currently, I am not on the regular DJ rotation but I am available to
fill in if
needed. Over the past 10 years I have attended about 95% of the RMSDC
Sunday
Dances. I’m always there and I dance with everyone, just ask if I
haven’t asked you yet.
I started dancing country two step
in 1984 and also
dabbled with some ballroom dances but none of them really grabbed me.
Then I
began dancing West Coast Swing in 1996 and it quickly became my primary
dance.
With the obsession to learn as much as possible about this dance I
began taking
teacher and judges training with Skippy. The critical eye that I have
developed
for judging allows me to quickly see someone’s trouble areas and know
what is needed to fix it. Be sure to book some private lessons to
improve your
dancing for competitions or the social floor.
I love to dance West Coast Swing. So I contribute my time and effort to
The
Visit my website for more information:
www.denverwestcoastswing.com
I can also be reached at 303 913 9923 if you have any questions.