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Mandy Kuhn: Mandy and Chad
Kuhn are the owners of Always Time For Dancing. Mandy started teaching dance in July of
1999. Before she found the love of
ballroom dancing, she was a pre-school teacher, where she learned the great gift
of patience. She believes
that anyone can learn to dance and has developed a scholastic program for
youth. Mandy is trained in wheelchair
dancing, and has coached top competitive dancers. Above all, she believes that dancing should
be a fun challenge. Mandy’s goal in
opening her own studio is to provide a place where everyone feels welcome to
learn. She hopes to provide classes
and lessons that appeal to different types of dancers. "I would
like to thank my husband for saying "yes" to the idea of the dance
studio, and to all my students (whom I call friends) for sticking by me and
patiently waiting for my dream to come true.
I could not have done all of this without your support." -Mandy |
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Jenn Nori I’ve always loved
dancing, and started when I was quite young.
I learned my first dance when I was ten years old. It was called the Boot Scootin’ Boogie. Country Line
Dancing was my first adventure into dance, which led me to couples and
ballroom dancing. My parents and other
family members are also dancers and continue to encourage me in my passion
for dance, especially my loving husband.
My cousin, a
competitive dancer, introduced me to competing. I competed on and off for five years until
I decided to become a professional instructor. After teaching for several years, I learned
that Mandy was opening Always Time For Dancing and I could hardly wait! p.s. When you
see me at an ATF Dance, please ask me for a dance, especially if it’s a West
Coast Swing! |
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Juliana Jung 703-489-9073 Juliana is a
dancer with extensive training in diverse dance forms and technique. She began training as a classical ballet
dancer from the age of four, attended renowned professional ballet schools
throughout her life, and became an avid student of the Vaganova method, a
Russian ballet technique. While
pursuing her ballet, Juliana also learned pointe, jazz, modern, flamenco, and
character. In the world of DanceSport, with the same
intensity and passion, Juliana trained in International Latin dance with top
coaches including Vibeke Toft, Yulia Zagoruychenko, Maxim Kozhevnikov, and
others. In the year 2007 alone, she
won the Pro/Am Latin champion title at seven competitions in the east coast,
including the prestigious Ohio Star Ball (also known as America’s Ballroom
Challenge). Throughout her amateur
career, she has remained a national finalist. |
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Valentine Hodgman 710-725-6136 Valentine began
competitive ballroom dancing at the age of 17. He was first coached by Dan Calloway and
danced with Dan’s daughter Becky Calloway through the entire international
syllabus of bronze, silver, and gold.
Soon after, Valentine began training and competing in the open
categories, working closely with Igor and Polina Pilipenchuk, 10-dance
champions. After six years of
competing in 10-dance, he decided to specialize in International Standard. In 2005,
Valentine headed to London England to study with some of the best ballroom
teachers in the world. Upon returning
to the U.S., he captured the Amateur North Eastern Championships and placed
in the finals at many prestigious competitions across the States. Valentine
continues to work closely with the best teachers available. His current coaches are Katusha Demidova
and Arunas Bizokas, current International Standard World Champions, as well
as former champions Giampiero Giannico and Gary McDonald. Valentine has
been teaching and coaching for 4 years. Students under his study have
completed various goals such as medal testing in the syllabus, performing in
showcases, dancing socially, preparing for a wedding, and training to
compete. His competitive students have
competed at various competitions, including the Ohio Star Ball, many of which
have placed in the finals and won scholarship awards. Valentine is
currently available for coaching, pro-am competitions, shows, and workshops. |
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Christopher Bookwalter 717-350-1443 |
