All Staff are available for private lessons, contact us for details
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Alyssa Glanville
Alyssa has been dancing since she was 8 years old. She started in Lindyhop and Folk Dancing. While she loved dance, she spent a lot of her youth playing soccer and showing horses competitively. It wasn't until she started ballroom when she was 15 that she was first exposed to West Coast Swing. She immediately fell in love with the dance, especially the creative aspect drawn from other dances. Since then, Alyssa has trained in Hip Hop, Contemporary, Jazz, Zouk, and Ballet. She uses her knowledge from those dances to enhance her WCS. She loves travelling and being a professional dancer and international coach. www.alyssamarieglanville.com |
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Bradford Whelan
Be it world-renowned photographer, champion dancer, entertaining instructor, or side-splitting emcee, Brad is well-known as a man of many talents in the word of West Coast Swing. He once emceed, judged, deejayed, photographed, and competed in the same contest...and won. Originally from the US, he now finds his home in the Gold Coast of Australia. www.bradfordwhelan.com |
Katrina Ostrenski
Instructor Katrina first began dancing at the age of 10, mainly in Modern Jive but also exploring Jazz and Tap dancing. She discovered West Coast Swing 15 years ago and became addicted to this dance style partly due to the creative aspect and also the joy she found on the dance floor. Spending time travelling, teaching, competing and judging both in Australia and overseas, Kat has helped spread the love for West Coast Swing in Australasia and establish our amazing community. She believes that dancing is a platform to self-discovery, inspire and be inspired whilst sharing memories with friends and meeting new ones. She is always up for a dance, so don't be shy and ask her to dance!
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Tim Kenny
All-Star Dancer Tim Kenny started partner dancing at the University of Michigan after his friends dragged him to a lesson. Totally intrigued, he went all in on ballroom dancing for two years until a friend brought him to Swingtacular, where he was immediately hooked on West Coast Swing given the endless possibilities for musically, improvisation, and partnering in this new dance. After less than three years of West Coast Swing, Tim competes in the All Star division in both roles, placed 6th in the US Open Showcase division with Alyssa Glanville, and has been hired to teach and judge all around the world. Tim loves sharing his joy and excitement for the dance, both in the classroom and on the dance floor, so be sure to catch him for a dance next time you see him!
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Dani Cosford
Head DJ Dani Cosford is Australia’s premier female WCS DJ, DJing both the Aussie and New Zealand circuits. She’s probably best loved for her gangsta tunes and gangsta dress, but enjoys a good acoustic late night set too. With a focus on balancing reading the room, with shaping the room, Dani is known for her ability to create great-flowing sets, which get everyone dancing.
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Peter Fradley
Chief Judge Peter started learning West Coast Swing in 2006 after falling in love with the style and was based in the UK. He has travelled all around the UK, Europe and India performing and teaching West Coast Swing.
Peter moved back to Australia in 2012 and has since been prominent in the Australian West Coast Swing community winning many competitions and championships. |
JP Masson
All-Star Dancer & DJ JP started dancing when he was five, whilst attending a performing arts primary school. Moving around between ballet, gymnastics, hip-hop and break dancing, at the age of 12 JP's mum introduced him to WCS at boogie by the bay.
Hesitant at first, JP started to fall in love with this dance, so much so that he travelled to learn and compete at events across the globe and while doing so, became the youngest All-Star in the southern hemisphere. |
The Truongs
2019 Instructors The Truongs love dancing. They have danced several styles but more than just dance, they love to coach and teach. After teaching at the inaugural event in 2019, they are back in 2020 to socialise and are available for private lessons. Their passion is helping others take their dancing to new levels and they just won't give up. Anthony and Amanda strive to make everything fun and informative and you will always leave a class smiling and believe the skills that make the best dancers comes from time on the social dance floor - which is where you'll find them both.
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Bec & Sam Wilksch
HappensDance Directors Bec and Sam have been involved in the Adelaide West Coast Swing scene for many years as dancers, then teachers and in 2018 took over weekly classes and launched their school, HappensDance.
With unconditional love for each other and almost as much for the dance, Bec and Sam are adored by their peers, go out of their way to enable growth in their students and staff and are instrumental to the Adelaide WCS scene. |
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