West Coast Swing in Denver!

Tanya Davis

Denver
Tanya has been dancing West Coast Swing for nearly 20 years, competing for 9 years and teaching for 6 years. Also an accomplished classical instrumentalist, Tanya loves the wide variety of music that lends itself to West Coast Swing dancing, and she endeavors to help students find the fun and joy in dance. Tanya teaches at the Turnverein and the Avalon Ballroom in Boulder. Along with Steve Felderman, she also helps host a WCS dance in North Denver that is held twice per month.

Ellen Dudley

Denver

Steve Felderman

Denver
Steve started learning several dance genres In ballroom and Private lessons since 1996.
He received the GOLDEN STATE DANCE TEACHER certification In 2001 and received further teacher training and licensed at University of Nevada, Reno. Steve taught weekly dance classes for 6 years until 2002. He taught various genres of dance including West Coast Swing, and has continued to teach beg.- adv. West Coast swing and DJ In the Denver area since 2008.

Goga and Claude Fortin

Denver
Goga and Claude (The Swing ETC Team)  began organizing dance events in 2009.
Their primary mission was to promote West Coast Swing dancing in central Illinois.  
After moving to Colorado, with the help of their local and extended dance family—fellow dancers, instructors, DJs, and event promoters —The Swing ETC Team continues to serve the Westie dance community with lessons and performances in the Denver metro area.

Kristin Geil

Denver/Colorado Springs
Kristin Geil,  who resides in Colorado Springs, Colorado, has been teaching, coaching, and choreographing couples dance for 24 years as her full-time career… and very much looks forward to the next 24 years! She is quite active on the UCWDC (United Country Western Dance Council) circuit currently traveling to events judging as a journeyman level certified judge as well as taking her competitive pro am students, as well as her world championship winning formation team,  Geil Style.  In her professional career she has earned 9 world titles in the UCWDC...3 Classic Masters World Titles, 2 Division 1 World Titles and 4 of the prestigious World's Top Teacher World Titles!   She is always excited to bring a little bit more joy into people's lives with the gift of dance:)

Laura Koch

Denver
Laura Koch has danced West Coast Swing since 1997. She has been teaching West Coast Swing throughout Colorado since 2005. Currently competing internationally on the WSDC circuit at the Advanced level, she has performed and competed with choreographed routines as well in the Rising Star, Classic and Sophisticated divisions.

Mario Montealegre​

Denver
Mario started dancing after his kids started college in 2003. Mario and his wife Carol started dancing country two step and became hooked, dancing 3-4+ nights a week. Mario began learning West Coast Swing in 2008. By this point, he was a dance maniac, dancing 5 or more nights a week. He started competing in West Coast Swing in 2009. Mario has competed multiple times in Open Masters and Intermediate levels achieving most of his successes in Open Masters. Mario has been teaching West Coast Swing and Country dance for over 10 years. He enjoys seeing his students progress and fall in love with the dance!

Emory Roehrkasse

Denver
Emory Roehrkasse is a dynamic and compassionate dance instructor known for a playful, empowering approach to teaching. With over a decade of professional dance experience and a background in swimming instruction, group fitness, personal training, and somatics, Emory brings a deep, body-aware perspective to every class. Specializing in Lindy Hop, Balboa, Blues, West Coast Swing, and Fusion, Emory's teaching draws on a rich foundation in opera, musical theatre, and years of cross-disciplinary coaching to help dancers of all levels find connection, confidence, and joy. Emory is active both locally and nationally—teaching, DJing, and emceeing at festivals while cultivating inclusive, beginner-friendly spaces through group classes and private lessons in Denver. Emory's classes center play, musicality, and personal expression, inviting students to grow through curiosity and connection.

Lisa Shultz

Denver
Lisa considers herself a student of West Coast Swing, but she provides occasional line dance lessons to dancers in Denver for RMSDC as well as in the mountains with Summit Country Dancing. 
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Terra Summers

​Denver
Terra has been dancing and competing in West Coast Swing and Country for over 11 years. Her teaching career began with Country Partner Dancing and Line Dancing, then quickly became involved in West Coast Swing. She competes as an all-star on the WSDC circuit and has won numerous awards. Her passion and enthusiasm for teaching is contagious and loved by her students. Her friendly and outgoing personality makes learning from her fun and exciting! She is also the founder and instructor for the Dancing With Friends adaptive dance program and is making a huge impact helping dancers with disabilities.

Manny Viarrial

Denver
Manny Viarrial has been dancing for over 45 years and is a proud charter member of the Rocky Mountain Swing Club. Manny has won numerous championships, has been honored with many awards, inducted into several hall of fames, and holds over 305 first place titles in his distinquished and gifted career. Manny continues to enjoy competing at the highest level of West Coast Swing at the US Open and other pretigous competitions. Manny’s greatest joy comes from helping others learn how to dance and watch them become graceful, skilled and accomplished dancers.        
 

Taylor Westfall

Denver
Taylor Westfall is definitely no stranger to the dance community. He has been one of Colorado's most sought after instructors for ballroom, latin, country , and swing dancing. He has received 5 Colorado Top Teacher Awards, 2 Global National Teacher Awards, as well as titles around the county. 

Marsha Carnahan

Denver
 

Stephen Croll

Denver
 

Steve Felderman

Denver

Steve has been DJing since 1994. He started at a local WCS Dance Club venue in Reno Nevada, playing the current hits of that time. He currently plays popular WCS gems of the '90's to the most popular modern-day slower/lyrical type of fluid music designed for creative improv that we see with the pros on the circuit today. 

Steve's goal as a DJ is to incorporate a well-selected variety of older and newer songs for the dancers to experience fun on the floor. 

LaWanna Larson

Denver
 

Terra Summers

Denver
 

Farrell Woods

Denver