“Things I Believe” (B/I)

“Hello Stranger” (B/I)

"Believe Everything"

(Choreographed)

"Quitter" (B)

Southern Country Charlotte is proud to announce that we have lined up a great slate of fabulous dance instructors for Queen City Stomp 2010.  We are very happy to have three great visiting instructors returning again this year, and two nationally-known hometown instructors:

Don, from Houston, Texas, is the current Director of Dance for the International Association of Gay/Lesbian Country Western Dance Clubs (IAGLCWDC).  He is a member of the Rainbow Ranglers in Houston, and is a dance instructor/choreographer specializing in couple’s country dancing, line dancing, and west coast swing. He has planned dance workshops for the IAGLCWDC annual and semi-annual conventions for the past several years.  He is also a member of the South West Whip Club in Houston, and takes lessons in west coast swing.   He has been taking lessons since 2005 from Debbie and Angel Figueroa to compete pro-am on the swing circuit and has worked with a variety of other professionals including Vicki Dunn and Rowdy Dufrene.  Don has won in several couples divisions on the gay rodeo circuit and with IAGLCWDC.  He has taught line and couples at many mainstream UCWDC and ACDA events, as well as local IAGLCWDC hoedowns such as Montreal’s Sweetheart Stomp, San Francisco’s Stompede, and Southern Country Houston’s Sweethearts in Texas; and has taught at Southern Country Charlotte’s Queen City Stomp for the past several years.

Pepper, from Atlanta, Georgia, has been dancing for 10 years and teaching for 8.  She started dancing when she saw Southern Line Atlanta perform at Hoedowns bar in Atlanta one Christmas and immediately became a member and has been dancing ever since.  She has won several team awards as a member of Southern Line Atlanta (SLA), including 1st place in team competition in Montreal, and 2nd place in the 2008 and 2009 IAGLCWDC annual team competitions.  Pepper has also won several 1st and 2nd place awards in line dance competition over the years at IAGLCWDC conventions.  She has helped choreograph several exhibitions for SLA and will be performing one of the exhibitions with other SLA members at the Queen City Stomp this year.  Pepper loves teaching and enjoys helping someone learn a new step and be able to complete a dance they have learned.  Her passion for dance is evident in her teaching style and her presence on the floor!  Pepper really enjoys coming to Charlotte and teaching at the Queen City Stomp and is happy to be teaching again this year!

Scott, also from Atlanta, has been line dancing since 1998.  What started off as something to fill time turned into a true passion, and Scott set out to learn any and all line dances he could find.  He entered numerous competitions in both IAGLCWDC and in the “Mainstream” dance world, winning top awards along with Over-All championships.  Scott’s teaching experience comes from being both a member of and choreographer for Southern Line Atlanta since 2000.  He has choreographed over 30 line dances to date, several of which have been used for IAGLCWDC competitions.  Some of his most popular dances are “Georgia Winder”, “Global Warming”, “Someday-Someway”, "More Than Life" and currently “Working It”, which was chosen this year as one of the Intermediate dances in IAGLCWDC competitions.   A complete list and select videos of his dances can be found at www.ScottSchrank.com.  Scott’s biggest joy is in teaching and seeing fellow dancers getting excited about a dance they just conquered.  If you ever find yourself in need of someone who cares and has a true passion for teaching, Scott is the person to call.

Scott joins our list of fabulous instructors after a one year absence and we are so glad to have him back.  Scott is a former musical theatre actor who relocated from Manhattan to Charlotte in 1997.  Since then he has taught ballroom dancing at all levels, and was the founder of the Havana Social Club in Cornelius, NC.  He is the owner and President of Evolution Models and Talent in Charlotte, and is also the Agency Director for Wilhelmina/Evolution, a full service agency representing models, actors, and celebrities for print, TV, commercial, runway, catalog, promotions, and special events.

Dawn will be joining us as a dance instructor at the Queen City Stomp for the first time this year, and we know she is going to be a great addition to our great slate of instructors.  Dawn is the owner of Extreme Talent Productions in Charlotte.  Extreme Talent Productions is a performing arts facility offering training in dance, acting, voice and modeling. She is a nationally recognized choreographer and talent developer.  Her students have gone on to be featured in commercials, music videos, films and in the pages of leading magazines. Dawn's choreography has won local and national titles, and has been seen in numerous stage performances. Dawn is also the New Faces Director for Wilhelmina/Evolution in Charlotte.