Private Dance Instruction

Kristin has been studying, teaching, and competing in WCS since circa 2000. She offers group classes in WCS and Nightclub Two-step through Albemarle County Parks and Recreation; she also teaches private lessons and choreographs wedding ‘first dances. She has served on the CSDS Board of Directors and routinely deejays for area WCS and ballroom events. Kristin has a reputation for combining clear, easy-to-follow instructions with humor and emphatic encouragement. Kristin has her M.A. in Teaching from the University of Virginia.

Adela + Eddie are dancers, instructors, competitors, event organizers and sponsors in Charlottesville, Virginia. Adela is a GPDIA certified instructor, judge, long-time volunteer (including past-President/Board of Director) with CSDS, and volunteer (Ombudsman Committee, Events Committee, Hall of Fame Committee) with the World Swing Dance Council (WSDC). Adela + Eddie have been teaching in Charlottesville/Central Virginia for 25+ years with a fondness for technique/drills instruction; they give private lessons, hold group classes and host the occasional dance. They study with the top professionals to improve their skills and for teacher teaching, and love sharing their knowledge and experiences with others.

Alyssa Lundgren is a West Coast Swing and Ballroom dance instructor in Charlottesville, Virginia and the surrounding areas. As a professional dance instructor, Alyssa’s goal is to develop confident, stylish, and well rounded dancers. She strives to get beginning students quickly dancing with confidence and to help danced dancers master their technique, styling and musicality.

Mané and Roger have backgrounds in ballet, contemporary dance, and ballroom dance. They both began teaching dance as teenagers. They have been dancing West Coast Swing since 2013 and love sharing their passion for the dance with others. They teach lessons as a couple so that they can take turns dancing with and observing their students, enabling them to provide specific, detailed feedback. Mané and Roger enjoy teaching both beginners and experienced dancers, focusing on good technique and clear connection, to improve how their students’ dancing looks and feels.

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