Put in some legwork for a good cause!
Put in some legwork for a good cause!
MEET OUR DANCE PROS
Adelle Carpenter
Virginia Regional Ballet Academy and Company
Adelle is a lifetime resident of Williamsburg. She began her dance training at the age of 10 at the Chamber Ballet, graduated from Walsingham Academy and studied dance at Old Dominion University and has participated in numerous productions of The Nutcracker and other classical ballets for Chamber Ballet and other companies.
Adelle attended summer studies at Ballet West and the Joffrey Ballet.
She has competed in international dance competitions in Peru and Moscow and is a member of the Robitshek Dance Ensemble that performed in Heidelberg, Germany. Her full-length ballet roles include Swanhilda in Coppelia and Alice in Alice in Wonderland. In pas de deux, Adelle has danced Le Corsaire, peasant pas de deux from Giselle, the Snow pas de deux with the Old Dominion University Ballet and the grand pas de deux in Chamber Ballet’s 1995 performance of The Nutcracker. She worked one season with Busch Gardens in the Festa Italia show.
Adelle has been teaching dance for over 20 years in Williamsburg and beyond. In 2007, Adelle and Heidi opened the Virginia Regional Ballet Academy and Company.
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Woody Denmon
CB Dance Studios
Woody is an American Ballroom Instructor at CB Dance Studio.
He is extremely creative! He built his own home and the set for the show tonight.
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Linda Hertzler
Hertzler & George
Bio coming soon!
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Steve Kirvan
7 Cities Ballroom Dance Studio
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Steve started teaching for Fred Astaire Dance Studios (FADS) in Durham, NC in 1992. In 2001 he moved to Virginia to teach at the Virginia Beach Fred Astaire. Steve started teaching independently in 2004 to 2008 in several studios in the Hampton Roads area. In September of 2008, Steve opened 7 Cities Ballroom Dance Studio in Williamsburg, VA.
Since Steve’s start in the dance business in 1992 he has competed across the country at a Pro/am and Professional level and still does!
Patricia Lambert
Ocean Breeze Dance Studio
Patricia Lambert is the owner of Ocean Breeze Dance Studios (formerly CB Dance Studios) in Yorktown, working alongside her husband Jarrett and their two young children.
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The studio offers classes and events in west coast swing (their specialty!), country, ballroom, Latin, line dance, hip hop, Zumba, sound spa sessions, and so much more!
A passion for dance and achieving dream goals led Patricia to step into a multi-passionate role as both a dance coach and women’s achievement coach.
In the realm of dance, Patricia believes that dance is for everyone and aims to support affordable access to the physical, mental, emotional, and social benefits of artistic and intentional movement. In 2012, Patricia began her dance teaching journey, beginning with social ballroom, latin, and swing. West Coast Swing has been the focus of her dance education and training since 2014, and her teaching style combines methods of many of her coaches, as well as strategies from her formal teaching background.
As a Women’s Achievement Coach, she supports women in free-spirited dreaming, limitless goals achieving, and balance creating. She is the co-host the "Tidal Women: Mamas Making Waves the Proverbs Way" podcast, an author, an artist, a holistic wellness advocate, and the creator of an annual Achievement Planner designed to keep all of life's organization in one place.
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Patricia competed with stars for five years in DWTS in Montana, and is so excited to be a part of a Williamsburg competition team this year for the second time!
Cindy Norge
CB Dance Studios
Hello, my name is Cindy Norge and I’m the owner of CB Dance Studios formerly called, Country Bootleggers Dance Studio located in Yorktown, VA. I’m also a native of Yorktown, VA.
I feel God has led me to where I am today, along with the support of my parents, husband, family and professional instructors & students.
I began dancing at a very young with Tap and Jazz. I started teaching Country & Western dance styles professionally in 1989 and by 1990, I started competing in United Country Western Dance Council (UCWDC) in Country Line Dance and Country & Western Partner Dancing. I was honored to win many awards.
In 1993, I opened Country Bootleggers Dance Studio in Yorktown as the only dance instructor teaching Country & Western Line and Partner Dancing.
Currently, my husband Mike and I compete in the World Swing Dance Council (WSDC). We teach the Beginning West Coast Swing, Hustle, East Coast Swing, Night Club 2-Step & Country & Western at the studio as group and private lessons. I also choreograph for weddings parties and special events. I have been part of the Dancing with the Williamsburg Stars for many years.
I’ve always had a love and passion for dancing and teaching others to dance and enjoy giving back to the community.
The studio rebranded its name to CB Dance Studio in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic – and now – please stay tuned for other upcoming changes in 2023.
I believe dancing is supposed to be fun and just be YOU!
You are the “STAR” on the dance floor!
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Denise Ridley-Johnson
7 Cities Ballroom Dance Studio
Denise is excited to dance with her star Bret Schaller making her 12th appearance in DWTWS! She is Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Instructor Ballroom Dance at William & Mary. She has taught classical ballet for 24 years; modern, jazz, and tap for 18 years; American Style Smooth and Rhythm Ballroom for 10 years; and competed professionally. Denise has partnered stars in 8 Dancing with the Williamsburg Stars events.
When not working, dancing, or teaching, she enjoys conning her husband into dancing exhibition numbers, adoring their pets Sting and Biscuit, visiting her daughter in Asheville, NC, walking and swimming at the beach, hiking, and knitting
Brian Westerlund
Off and Dancing! Inc.
Brian started his dance journey much later in life than most dancers. In 2010, he started Off And Dancing! Inc. After a short time, he moved the studio from Richmond to Ashland. There he was able to expand to over 2,000 sq ft of dance floor and teaching group and private lessons in ballroom, swing, social and country styles of dance.
In 2016, he attended his first “country” dance competition and was hooked. Since then, he has trained and danced with several of the top level pros in the UCWDC.
Brian enjoys teaching and coaching and wishes everyone would learn to dance. Some of his accomplishments include:
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UCWDC and ACDA touring professional instructor and coach.
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23 overall Championships in Pro-Am and Couples
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12 overall Championships in Pro-Pro
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8 time World Championship finalist
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4 time UCWDC points champion