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| Let me give you some backdrop to my dance story. Before I ever started couples-dancing my Dad left my Mother when I was 15. For about a year my Mom was a complete mess until she ran into a dance studio named "Dance Connection". It was not a place filled the prettiest or wealthiest of people, it was just filled with some of the nicest, caring people you ever will meet. I will tell you that the family my Mother created with the members of that studio saved her from her misery. They danced together, they would get together on holidays and celebrate together, they would even get together to help move each other, they were family. Fast forward several years and I was turning 20. I was a shy kid with very little self-confidence when it came to meeting new people or having conversations with groups of people (some of that had to do with the awkwardness of going though high-school at 6'4" and rail thin and part of it had to do with the fact that I'm half deaf). My Mother, looking for a second miracle, pulled me to "Dance Connection" (I was more than a bit unwilling...as I was told frequently by people that I lacked talent in dance) with the hope that I would be able to make some new friends. Over the next 6 months, I basically spent every single night dancing there, followed by a trip after class to a local country dance bar for dancing afterwards. Not only did I meet some awesome individuals and find plenty of self-confidence; I also became quite the dancer. I had found a dance family of my own. We would dance together, eat together, sometimes we'd go on vacations together, it was everything I needed, it was my miracle. Now fast forward 18 years, I have my own dance studio and I am hopeful that I can be half as successful in creating an atmosphere that will allow each of you to find your dance family as Grant Austin's Dance Connection down in Fort Lauderdale did for me and my Mom. With that in mind, we have created a schedule of "dance" events that allow each of you to learn to dance, to make new friends, and become part of the community, part of our dance-family. - John Harris |
| John and Mary Jane Harris are professional dance instructors, competitors, and judges. Between the two of them they have multiple titles at national competitions (including West Coast Swing, Salsa, Hustle, and Country) and have performed on national television & at halftime for the Dolphins. They are also Florida State West Coast Swing Dance Champions. They share over 20 years of experience between them as instructors in West Coast Swing, Ballroom, Latin, Salsa, Hustle, Country, Hip-Hop, and Line Dance. They are on staff at the International Hustle Salsa Congress (March 31st - April 3rd), Miami Dance Magic (July 14th - 18th), River City Swing (Sept 8th - 11th), and Sunshine State Dance Challenge (Nov 24th - 27th). |
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| Recent Video of John Harris in Competition Dec 2011, Swing Vacation / Floorplay - 4th Place Advance / All-Star J&J with Whitney Bartlet Sept 2011, RiverCity Swing - 4th place Invitational/Pro J&J with Jennifer Pasetes Sept 2011, RiverCity Swing - 2nd place out of 32 - Pro-Am J&J with Jennifer Luke (John is the Pro) April 2011, IHSC - 1st Place Intermediate J&J with Elisa DeFoe Dec 2010, Swing Vacation / Floorplay - 1st Place Intermediate J&J with Mary Jane Harris Sept 2010, River City Swing - 1st Place - Intermediate J&J with Nancy Price (John is in blue) June 2010, Orange Blossom - 1st Place Intermediate J&J with Jewell Reid (video will be up soon) |
| Private lessons are the best way to go from here to there. If you have a goal in your dancing, nothing can beat some one on one time with someone who knows how to help you reach your goals. You can buy them individually or get a discount for buying a package. Each lesson is for 55 minutes and can be used anytime within 6 months of purchase. It can also be used for any of our instructors at Sultry Swing Dance Studio! Can be purchased with cash, check, or charge. |
| 20 private lesson for$1,100 Averages out to $55 per! |
| 10 private lesson for $600 Averages out to $60 per! |
| 4 private lesson for $260 Averages out to $65 per! |
| 1 private lesson for $70 Averages out to $70 per! |
| 40 private lesson for $2,000 Averages out to $50 per! |