Calling All Dance Teams…

Southern Country Charlotte is looking for dance teams to perform at this year’s STOMP.  The exhibitions are open to any team or couple looking to showcase their talent.  Space is limited, so register early, as performance will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. If interested, click the form link below.

PERFORMANCE REGISTRATION FORM

Dance Schedule

Instructors

Don Curran

SCC is excited to once again bring to Charlotte Don Curran, who comes all the way from Houston, TX to teach couples dance workshops.  Don has been dancing since 1996 and began teaching in 1998.  In 2003, he competed and won his division at the Texas Gay Rodeo in couples dancing.  Don is also the founding member of "The Heart of Texas Hoedowners" in Austin Texas which is a sister IAGLWCDC club of Southern Country Charlotte.  He has been choreographing line dances for the past couple of years and has recently started doing performance team choreography/coaching for a local Austin group.   Don is preparing to complete in the Pro-Am Swing circuit in the near future.

Choreographer, Scott Schrank, a good friend of SCC, is returning to the list of fabulous instructors this year.  Scott has been dancing for 8 years and is also a member of Southern Line Atlanta.  Scott's choreography won 1st place in recent Choreographer Competition in Ft. Wayne, Indiana and Las Vegas, NV.   You can visit his website at http://www.scottschrank.com/

Pepper Sharpe

Also a good friend of SCC, Pepper has been dancing since 2000, and has been teaching beginner and intermediate line dancing since 2003. Pepper’s greatest personal dance accomplishments were winning 1st place in two  Intermediate Line Dances, as well taking the Intermediate Overall Line Dance Competition in  Va. Beach in 2001 . In addition, she performs with Southern Line Atlanta, winners of both the Cabaret Division and Overall Dance Team Competition in Montreal Canada. Pepper is certified by NTA in Dance Fundamentals I & II , and currently runs a bi-monthly line dance-a-thon that attracts people from all over GA., TN, AL, SC and NC.

Kenneth Davis joined Southern Country Charlotte (SCC) in 1993, and became a member of SCC’s exhibition dance team, the Queen City Outlaws. He has been a member of SCC and the Outlaws for almost fifteen years, and has been Southern Country Charlotte's longest running Dance Instructor during that time. He continues to teach line and couples dance weekly for SCC’s home bar, the Charlotte Eagle as well as at various functions in the community. Kenneth’s enthusiasm, knowledge and patience have earned him a loyal and enthusiastic following, encouraging many shy folks to get out on the dance floor and try country dancing for the first time.

Scott Cooper joins the list of fabulous dance instructors for the second year in a row. Scott is a former musical theatre actor that relocated from Manhattan to Charlotte in 1997.  Since then he has taught ballroom and was the founder of the Havana Social Club in Cornelius.  He is the current owner of Evolution Models and Talent in Charlotte.  Scott can often be seen demonstrating his expertise in east coast swing at The Charlotte Eagle on country nights.

Dawn Rickus has been a professional performer for most of her life. She danced for Paramount Productions for several years, and has done numerous stage performances throughout the country. She previously was an instructor for the Havana Social Club in Huntersville teaching ballroom dance, and is now the owner of Extreme Talent Productions in Gaston County which develops young up and coming singers, dancers, actors and models.

Performances

Josh Zuckerman

Southern Country Charlotte and The Charlotte Eagle are pleased to bring present Josh Zuckerman to Charlotte.  Josh is a singer, songwriter, and musician from New Jersey. and will perform on Saturday night both inside the Food Lion tent as well as on the dance floor inside the Eagle.  Visit Josh's website at http://www.joshzuckerman.com