Your Country & Swing Staff

DeWayne  Palmer

DeWayne started couple dance in 1990 then advanced to the competition circuit in 1993.  He danced with competition teams for 10 years on both the Country andthe Swing circuits and competed couples for 7 years on
the Country Dance circuits.  He is currently coordinating and performing with a community service demonstration team, teaching from his studio in Folsom, CA and at the Country nights at the Ballroom of Sacramento, CA.  DeWayne realizes only a few find dance easy so he strives to bring fun into his classes believing a lighter atmosphere eases the learning process.

Pat Eodice

Pat started teaching during the Urban Cowboy craze in the 80's. He found he had a knack for it and hasn't stopped. Currently he teaches Ballroom, Swing and Latin out of a studio in Pacific Grove, Ca. He has also garnered many awards in both Country and Swing as a choreographer and as a competitor. Visit his web site at www.dancefever.biz

Rich Green

Rich  has been active in country Dance since 1979. He started putting Country events on in the late Eighties.  Some of the events are The Country Dance Train from the SF Bay area to Reno Nevada along with dances at The Silver Legacy and El Dorado convention centers. Others events are the Country Fun Plane to Hawaii and to Club Med Mexico, chartered jets to Laughlin Nevada for Rodeo Days and riverboat dances on the Colorado River. Rich works hard to give country dancers a fun and exciting event to remember,

Ronnie & Brandi

Ronnie and Brandi have been dancing together for years. They are 5 time UCWDC Masters World Champions. They are US Open and Cabaret winners. They were assistant choreographers for the movie Love and Dancing and also one of the featured dance couples in the movie. They also received Star Awards for couching, choreography and favorite dance couple. Ronnie is the event director of the LAPD Classic in Los Angeles in April. Brandi is currently an expecting mother eagerly awaiting the arrival of her baby boy this September.

Sue & Dan Schaaf

Sue has lived in Fairbanks, Alaska, for 40 years and has taught country/western dance for the past 15 years.  Sue and Dan have been married for 9 years and when they married, Dan immediately took the reins and started teaching with Sue and doing all of the DJ work when they are out performing.  They are "Artists in Residence" for the State of Alaska, which enables them to go into the Alaskan bush and teach and also teach in the schools with a grant given by the state.  They have 3 dance classes a week, which consists of Line dancing and couples dancing.  In the winter they add kids classes - everything from the Hokey Pokey and Chicken to the teenagers in hip hop and swing.  For the past 3 years they have had 6 of  their  students take "Grand Champion" in their divisions, at the Alaska State Fair.  Dancing is a way of life for them - meeting people from all over the world and making it "family fun" for everyone.