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Mandarin
Mandarin
Joseph Gresser, Co-Owner & Instructor
Dance
styles: American Smooth & Rhythm
Background: Joined ASA in 2006
Other professional experience: Firefighter for Jacksonville
Fire and Rescue; business entrepreneur
Specialties: Business Development, Operational Management,
and Motivational Speaking
Personality Traits: Fun, energetic and hard working
Favorite Dance: East Coast and West Coast Swing
Kristi Lamey, Studio and Operations Manager
Dance
styles: American Rhythm & Smooth; International
Latin
Background: Dancing since 1991; Amateur competitions,
showcases
& staff formations; With ASA since 2004
Other professional experience: 4 years classical
ballet training, tap & jazz; competed in show dance formation
Specialties: Personnel management; motivational
lectures; professional develeopment;; team building
Personality Traits: Sweet, passionate, prideful, funny,
easy-going
Favorite Dance: Samba & Paso Doble
Stanislav Datsenko, Dance Director & Instructor
Dance
Styles: International Latin and Standard, American Rhythm
and Smooth, Swing, Salsa and Country Western.
Background: Born in Poltava, Ukraine, started dancing
at age 6, Ukraine Youth Champion and 4 time finalist of Czechoslovakia
Open and finalist from Poland Open, Many time IDSF Open Amateur Champion
in Kiev, Ukraine, 2002 Professional Ukraine National Closed Champion.
Also many 2003 and 2004 placements. Just to name a few.
Specialties: Available for shows, coaching, judging
and working with beginners in the art of social dancing.
Jessica Decker, Instructor
Dance styles: to come
Background:to come
Other professional experience: to come
Specialties: to come
Personality Traits: to come
Favorite Dance: to come
Tiffany Korte, Instructor
Dance styles: American
Smooth &
Rhythm, International Latin, Salsa, Nightclub/Social dances
Background: Dancing since xxxx; with ASA since 2007;
Competes professionally and Pro/Am
Other professional experience: to come
Specialties: to come
Personality Traits: to come
Favorite Dance: to come
Andrey Mironov, Instructor
Dance
styles: International
Standard & Latin, American
Smooth &
Rhythm
Background: Dancing since age 8; with ASA since 2007; originally
from Ukraine
Other professional experience: Competition organizer;
formation team leader
Specialties: Latin-American Dances
Personality Traits: kind; professional; patient
Favorite Dances: Rumba, Cha Cha, Jive and Samba
Rebeca Teresa Ovadia, Instructor
Dance
styles: American Smooth & Rhythm,
International Latin, Hip Hop
Background: Dancing since age 7; with ASA since 2005;
Participates regularly in professional and Pro/Am competitions.
Other professional experience : Worked as a
back up dancer for hip hop artists in Jacksonville and Ft. Lauderdale; Taught
children's hip hop class for 3 years; worked as a dancer for the #1 DJ Entertainment
Company in Jacksonville for 2 years.
Specialties: Technique/Connection in all dances; music
appreciation with an emphasis on learning how to hear and identify music clearly;
working with couples; competition hair & makeup
Personality Traits: hard worker, extremely dedicated
to the art and teaching of dance; competitive nature; fun
Favorite Dance: Rumba
