Y-DANCE
YOUNGSTOWN'S HOTTEST DANCE CLUB
Instructor Bios
KRISSIE BROWNLEE
www.kzbdance.com
Krissie is from Washington, Pennsylvania and started teaching line dances in 1995. In June of 1999, she entered her first line dance competition at the JG2 Marathon.. She took home a 1st place female crystal trophy. She also competed in Nashville that same year with the same results.
The road she was traveling, though, was turning to West Coast Swing. She was hooked. In 1998, she started taking private lessons with her current dance partner/boyfriend, Jackie Lindsey. She took lessons in West Coast Swing and Two-Step. Krissie and Jackie competed together in 2000 and 2002 on the country circuit: Two-Step, East Coast Swing, and West Coast Swing.
They decided to compete in Just Dance Competitions: the Nashville Classic 2003, Halloween in Harrisburg, and Swing Fling...to name a few. They finished 2nd thru 4th place.
On the Jack and Jill circuit, Krissie has several 1st place winnings in Intermediate: Swing Fling 2002 and Mad Jam 2003. She also has a 1st in Advanced: Halloween in Harrisburg 2003. In 2004 she placed 2nd at Swing Niagara, which gives her enough points to compete in Advance Jack and Jill.
Krissie started teaching West Coast Swing in 2002. Currently Krissie teaches Line, beginner Two-Step, Pattern Partner Dances, and West Coast Swing.
JIM CALL
50nowear@adelphia.net
Jim and his wife, Marlene, started dancing in the 70's along with John Travolta after the movie Saturday Night Fever came out, and, it has been their hobby ever since.
Jim placed 1st in Strictly Hustle at Cash Bash 2003 and 1st place in Pro Am Advance Silver Hustle at the World Hustle Dance Championships 2003 and 2004. He also took 1st place in Pro Am Hustle at Mad Jam 2005. Jim has several 3rd, 4th, and 5th places in both Swing and Hustle since 2001 when he started to compete.
When Jim retired, one of the first things he did was to make one of the rooms in their house into a dance studio. Y-dance was his first teaching experience.
JIM HUFFMAN
jim@ngroove.net
Jim enjoys a variety of dances: West Coast Swing, Hustle, Balboa, Night Club Two Step,and Country Two-Step.
In the past few years, he's competed on a regional level in West Coast Swing and Hustle earning a number of awards in the process. Jim teaches West Coast Swing and Hustle at the Judy Conti Studio in Austintown, Ohio, and is a regular instructor at Y-Dance. He also gives private and group lessons.
JEFF LEMIER
Jeff has been teaching and coaching dance for over 18 years. He's been trained and coached by some of the top professionals in the swing and country circuit. He has won a variety of dance competitions throughout North America and has held a World Championship in Waltz and Swing.
DAVE CZIFRA
Dave started dancing in 1999, and it quickly became his passion. He started competing in Hustle and West Coast Swing in 2005. Since then, he has placed 1st in Advanced Hustle Jack and Jill at Cash Bash, and 2nd in Advanced Hustle Jack and Jill at the Chicago Dance Championships and the Michigan Classic. He has won numerous other awards at World Hustle Dance Championships, Swing Niagra, and Motown Dance Championships.
www.kzbdance.com
Krissie is from Washington, Pennsylvania and started teaching line dances in 1995. In June of 1999, she entered her first line dance competition at the JG2 Marathon.. She took home a 1st place female crystal trophy. She also competed in Nashville that same year with the same results.
The road she was traveling, though, was turning to West Coast Swing. She was hooked. In 1998, she started taking private lessons with her current dance partner/boyfriend, Jackie Lindsey. She took lessons in West Coast Swing and Two-Step. Krissie and Jackie competed together in 2000 and 2002 on the country circuit: Two-Step, East Coast Swing, and West Coast Swing.
They decided to compete in Just Dance Competitions: the Nashville Classic 2003, Halloween in Harrisburg, and Swing Fling...to name a few. They finished 2nd thru 4th place.
On the Jack and Jill circuit, Krissie has several 1st place winnings in Intermediate: Swing Fling 2002 and Mad Jam 2003. She also has a 1st in Advanced: Halloween in Harrisburg 2003. In 2004 she placed 2nd at Swing Niagara, which gives her enough points to compete in Advance Jack and Jill.
Krissie started teaching West Coast Swing in 2002. Currently Krissie teaches Line, beginner Two-Step, Pattern Partner Dances, and West Coast Swing.
JIM CALL
50nowear@adelphia.net
Jim and his wife, Marlene, started dancing in the 70's along with John Travolta after the movie Saturday Night Fever came out, and, it has been their hobby ever since.
Jim placed 1st in Strictly Hustle at Cash Bash 2003 and 1st place in Pro Am Advance Silver Hustle at the World Hustle Dance Championships 2003 and 2004. He also took 1st place in Pro Am Hustle at Mad Jam 2005. Jim has several 3rd, 4th, and 5th places in both Swing and Hustle since 2001 when he started to compete.
When Jim retired, one of the first things he did was to make one of the rooms in their house into a dance studio. Y-dance was his first teaching experience.
JIM HUFFMAN
jim@ngroove.net
Jim enjoys a variety of dances: West Coast Swing, Hustle, Balboa, Night Club Two Step,and Country Two-Step.
In the past few years, he's competed on a regional level in West Coast Swing and Hustle earning a number of awards in the process. Jim teaches West Coast Swing and Hustle at the Judy Conti Studio in Austintown, Ohio, and is a regular instructor at Y-Dance. He also gives private and group lessons.
JEFF LEMIER
Jeff has been teaching and coaching dance for over 18 years. He's been trained and coached by some of the top professionals in the swing and country circuit. He has won a variety of dance competitions throughout North America and has held a World Championship in Waltz and Swing.
DAVE CZIFRA
Dave started dancing in 1999, and it quickly became his passion. He started competing in Hustle and West Coast Swing in 2005. Since then, he has placed 1st in Advanced Hustle Jack and Jill at Cash Bash, and 2nd in Advanced Hustle Jack and Jill at the Chicago Dance Championships and the Michigan Classic. He has won numerous other awards at World Hustle Dance Championships, Swing Niagra, and Motown Dance Championships.
