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Rachel was introduced to blues music shortly after her birth in Austin, Texas. In 2007,(less than half of your age plus seven years later) she became addicted to dancing swing and blues. After the Blue Friday dances began, she started regularly assuming the persona of DJ Blu-Ray and has been sharing her music sensations with the Austin blues dancing scene ever since.
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Chris Ransdell (Tulsa, OK) Chris started swing dancing in 1998, and started teaching Lindy Hop and Blues in 2001; soon after had his national DJ debut at the first “Cheap Thrills” in St. Louis. Since then he has taught at over 30 local, 12 regional, and several national blues workshops including: Blues Rising (San Francisco), Enter the Blues (Atlanta), and Blues Summit (Denver).
Chris truly adores teaching. His teaching style bends the rules and incorporates many genres of dance into his blues. His goal is to create a well rounded dancer out of each student. After establishing a solid foundation of connection, he teaches you how to be creative and expressive through musicality and motion. His classes include: Ballroom style blues, micro blues, traditional blues, tango blues, house blues and much more; pretty much “Blues Fusion”.
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Ivy Grey (Houston, TX) Ivy began swing and ballroom dance in 1997 in Orange County, CA. Never one to be confined or traditional, she was a "Westie-Hopper" from day one. Ivy finally found her dance home when she moved to Houston, TX in 2005. Dancing to Luther & the Healers she discovered blues-swing fusion. During her summers in Portland, OR she learned Argentine Tango and enjoyed blues-swing-tango fusion. Ivy is also a blues and swing DJ in Portland and Houston. Enjoyed for her musicality and playfulness in dance, she is more typically known for her attention to detail and sense of responsibility in business. Ivy has nearly 10 years of event planning experience. When she should be sleeping or dancing, Ivy studies bankruptcy and tax law at the University of Houston Law Center where she is a third year student. |
Joe "SSGT Fried Chicken" Friedrichsen |
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Colin Wise |
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Emiliano Esteves |
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