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Joel
began his swing dance career in the summer of 1998 on a
date in Chicago. He learned very quickly from countless
workshops and non-stop dancing and brought his skills to
Cleveland, OH.
Joel
taught swing full-time out in Cleveland, OH for 4 years
(1999-2002) and started Get Hep Swing, LTD. He co-created
the very first All Balboa Weekend with Valerie Salstrom
(June 2001). He moved to San Diego in 2002 with Alison Scola
and started teaching abroad.
Joel continues to travel the globe sharing his love of Swing
dancing.
Joel
has a high quality, energetic approach to the dance that
makes every lesson with him and any partner a blast! As
a regular teacher at major events all over the world, his
down to earth, enthusiastic attitude is contagious. He has
taught all over the US (26 states and counting) as well
as Australia, Canada, England, France, Germany, Hungary,
Scotland and Sweden.
He
has a full knowledge of various styles from years of study
that he shares in his instruction of Balboa, Lindy, Charleston,
Collegiate Shag, Jazz Movement, and Pre-Swing dances (Texas
Tommy, One Step, etc)
To
'preserve' a dance, you must understand the technique and
characteristic fundamentals of that dance. For a dance to
'evolve', you must be open to everyone adding creative elements
to that dance. Joel encourages students to study and be
open to “differences” so that they can make
the dance their own.
He embodies these qualities in his instruction and dancing
while remembering the true reason we dance - for FUN!
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Known
for her magical energy, high-flying aerials and dynamic
movement, Evita Arce is a specialist in The Charleston,
Lindy Hop, and other Swing era dances. She has performed
at many of New York City’s top venues, including Lincoln
Center Plaza, The Waldorf Astoria, The New York Athletic
Club, and The Rainbow Room. She has starred in musicals,
appeared as a dancer in movies, commercials and recently
competed with partner, Michael Jagger, on the Fox TV show,
So You Think You Can Dance. Some of her other credits are
the movie Be Cool with John Travolta, V.J. Day 60th Anniversary
Special on the History Channel, a Los Angeles regional production
of A Chorus Line as Diana Morales, Shoe Carnival’s
Holiday Dance commercial, and an advertising campaign for
AMENA cell phones, filmed in Barcelona.
Evita's
choreography and partner work have earned her 1st and 2nd
place in multiple national contests. Evita also has been
recognized for her solo-Charleston dancing with 1st and
2nd place standings.
Evita
began teaching swing as an assistant with Four on the Floor
in Austin, TX in 2000. She later taught in Los Angeles,
CA for 3rd Street Dance Studios and The Dance Doctor. In
2004, Evita moved to New York City, where she joined the
Swing Faculty at Dance Manhattan. Evita is also the instructor
for student swing clubs at Columbia University and Seton
Hall University. Now Evita is invited to teach at dance
camps all over the world. She has taught with Michael Jagger
at Camp Savoy (UK), Swing Out North West, Swing Out New
Hampshire, Lindy Focus, and she has taught at many other
regional workshops.
Evita’s teaching jobs and competition track are balanced
with her professional performance career. Evita dances for
several other companies in styles of Modern, American Folk,
Latin and Swing.
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