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MASTER TEACHER BIOGRAPHIES
(and photos when available!)
MASTER TEACHER CONTACT INFORMATION
(below, including their websites!)
LOCAL TEACHER CONTACT INFORMATION
(far below, covering Southern California)
Visiting Master Teacher Scheduling
If you would like to host a master teacher at your club, please contact Jay Michtom with the date you would like to have a workshop. (To avoid double-booking, do not contact the teacher directly until Jay lets you know that the date is available.) Jay will create a schedule and communicate it to the club and the teacher.
The club then contacts the teacher to arrange time and place, perhaps discuss specific dances, agree on fee, and possibly help with transportation and lodging. (The committee will do none of these things.)
After the workshop, the club notifies Jay that the workshop has been done and the fee paid to the teacher. Jay then arranges for reimbursement to the Federation club.
While non-Fed clubs can be scheduled, they will not qualify for any Federation fee reimbursement.
Please contact Jay with your requests for workshops, or any questions.
Jay Michtom, Chair, Phone – 818-368-1957 or Email.
Teacher Contact Information
Included in the first list below are Master Teachers who have taught at camps, conferences, institutes, festivals, seminars, or workshops.
The second list details Southern California Local Teacher contact information.
NOTE: A name in green links that person to a web presence.
1840s Coloradoan
- Lorenzo Trujillo – 303-842-5773 – Email
Afghan
- Katherine St. John – 801-485-5824 – Email
Argentine
- Gary Diggs – 505-293-5343 – Email
- Gigi Jensen – 510-326-6415 – Email
Armenian
- Tom Bozigian – 562-941-0845 – Email
- Duygu Demirlioğlu – 510-436-1171 – Email
- Rouben Hovhannessian – 626-797-6087 – Email
- Gary &Susan Lind-Sinanian – 617-926-2562 – Email
- Carolyn Rapkievian – 301-461-2579 – Email
Asian
- Erik Bendix – 513-961-3981 – Email
Assyrian
- Duygu Demirlioğlu – 510-436-1171 – Email
Balkan
- Wim Bekooy – 717-234-3844 – Email
- Erik Bendix – 513-961-3981 – Email
- René & Francine Besné – 760-671-6006 – Email
- Billy Burke – 818-980-4604 – Email
- Cane Carovski – 949-981-3273 – Email
- Sherry Cochran – 626-692-6530 – Email
- Jimmy Drury – 210-520-4701 – Email
- Elsie Dunin – 520-214-0552 – Email
- Joan Friedberg – 818-842-2984 – Email
- Michael Gelman – 410-964-2909 – Email
- Michael Ginsburg – 914-963-3124 – Email
- Joan Hantman – 310-447-4980 – Email
- Denise Heenan – 408-249-6104 – Email
- Thea Huijgen – 360-468-4407 – Email
- Martin Koenig – 206-463-1224 – Email
- Steve Kotansky – 845-268-4118 – Email
- Bob Leibman – 512-420-0218 – Email
- Lee Otterholt – 949-715-9788 – Email
- Tom Roby – 860-486-8385 – Email
- Susan Rocca-Butler – 650-854-3184 – Email
- Nancy Lee Ruyter – 949-824-7285 – Email
- Anthony Shay – 323-663-2829 – Email
- David Shochat – 978-256-4126 – Email
- David Vinski – 412-488-0786 – Email
- Larry Weiner – 301-565-0539 – Email
- Sue Williard – 415-846-4003 – Email
- Ron Wixman – 541-346-4568 – Email
Basque
- Anthony Ivancich – 323-851-3476 – Email
- Roo Lester – 630-297-3415 – Email
- Marilyn Smith – 707-526-7552 – Email
Big Circle Mountain Clog
- Jeff O'Connor – 707-834-4210 – Email
British Isles
- Robert McOwen – 617-648-3955 – Email
Bulgarian
- Ivan Dimitrov – 301-404-4826 – Email
- Todor & Irina Gotchev – 847-297-9129 – Email
- Thea Huijgen – 360-468-4407 – Email
- Petur Iliev – 408-266-9295 – Email
- Daniela Ivanova – 360-751-0675 – Email
- Tanya Kostova – 510-624-2323 – Email
- Steve Kotansky – 845-268-4118 – Email
- Yuliyan Yordanov – 608-609-8339 – Email
Cajun
- Vonnie Brown – 225-766-8750 – Email
- Jerry Duke – 415-759-5136 – Email
- Glenn Laigast – 504-493-1101 – Email
- Fredda Seidenbaum – 212-924-2887 – Email
Canadian
- France Bourque-Moreau – 514-273-6095 – Email
Celtic Céili
- Chris Kermiet – 303-322-8389 – Email
Clog
- Cathy Dark – 541-737-5929 – Email
- Jerry Duke – 415-759-5136 – Email
- Ken Horwege – 303-364-2278 – Email
- Rebecca Stout – 424-209-7443 – Email
Colonial
- Patricia Campbell – 203-426-5191 – Email
Community Dances
- Chris Kermiet – 303-322-8389 – Email
Contra
- Paul Collins – 773-463-2288 – Email
- Bruce Hamilton – 650-328-0474 – Email
- Erik Hoffman – 510-444-4397 – Email
- Chris Kermiet – 303-322-8389 – Email
- Dudley & Jacqueline Laufman – 603-783-4719 – Email
Country Western
- Cathy Dark – 541-737-5929 – Email
- Anthony Ivancich – 323-851-3476 – Email
Croatian
- Željko Jergan – 724-940-0117 – Email
Czechoslovakian
- Vonnie Brown – 225-766-8750 – Email
Dance Orientale
- Aisha Ali – 310-474-4867 – Email
- Ziva Emtiyaz – 707-570-6696 – Email
- Ghanima Gaditana – 408-246-7646 – Email
Dutch
- Wim Bekooy – 717-234-3844 – Email
- Thea Huijgen – 360-468-4407 – Email
English Country
- Sharon Green – 617-426-1048 – Email
- Bruce Hamilton – 650-328-0474 – Email
- Chris Kermiet – 303-322-8389 – Email
- Tom Kruskal – 978-443-8940 – Email
Flatfoot
- Rebecca Stout – 424-209-7443 – Email
French
- Germain Hébert – 514-348-2252 – Email
- France-Bourque Moreau – 514-273-6095 – Email
- Marilyn Smith – 707-526-7552 – Email
French Canadian
- Germain Hébert – 514-348-2252 – Email
- France-Bourque Moreau – 514-273-6095 – Email
Georgian
- Petur Iliev – 408-266-9295 – Email
German
- Michael Gelman – 410-964-2909 – Email
- Karin Gottier – 203-875-3559– Email
Greek
- Erik Bendix – 513-961-3981 – Email
- Joan Friedberg – 818-842-2984 – Email
- Joe Graziosi – 415-550-9491 – Email
- Yvonne Hunt – 206-523-2477 – Email
- John Pappas – 209-951-1850 – Email
- Susan Rocca-Butler – 650-854-3184 – Email
- Mary Vouras – 617-547-4935 – Email
Hawaiian
- Merilyn Gentry & Nora Nuckles – 760-371-5669 – Email
Hip Hop
- Cesar Garfiaz – 310-962-9061 – Email
Hungarian
- Rosina Didyk – Email
- Gary Diggs – 505-293-5343 – Email
- Deanne Hendricks – Email
- Éva Maria Kish – 651-766-8316 – Email
- Steve Kotansky – 845-268-4118 – Email
- Kálmán & Judith Magyar – 201-836-4869 – Email
- Tom Roby – 860-486-8385 – Email
- Istvan "Kovacs" Szabo – 562-434-0520 – Email
- Andy Taylor-Blenis – 617-875-7426 – Email
International
- Wim Bekooy – 717-234-3844 – Email
- Billy Burke – 818-980-4604 – Email
- Sherry Cochran – 626-692-6530 – Email
- Jimmy Drury – 210-520-4701 – Email
- Michael Gelman – 410-964-2909 – Email
- Jim Gold – 201-836-0362 – Email
- Ed Greenblatt – 626-644-7745 – Email
- Denise Heenan – 408-249-6104 – Email
- Drew Herzig – 503-325-1895 – Email
- Thea Huijgen – 360-468-4407 – Email
- Anthony Ivancich – 323-851-3476 – Email
- Harry Khamis – 937-878-4688 – Email
- Steve Kotansky – 845-268-4118 – Email
- Sanna Longden – 847-328-7793 – Email
- Lee Otterholt – 949-715-9788 – Email
- Carolyn Rapkievian – 301-519-2021 – Email
- Olga Sandolowich – 416-447-9823 – Email
- Loui Tucker – 408-287-9999 – Email
- Ira Weisburd – 561-393-9193 – Email
- Sue Williard – 415-846-4003 – Email
Irish
- Una O'Farrell – 209-931-3544 – Email
Israeli
- Leng and Yigal Asayag Tan – 203-912-4086 – Email
- Yoni Carr – 619-227-0110 – Email
- Ami Dalyot – 619-462-8155 – Email
- David Dassa – 310-210-6634 – Email
- Ya'akov Eden – 765-215-1224 – Email
- Moshe Eskayo – 212-942-4143 – Email
- Erica Goldman – 617-388-7457 – Email
- Ed Greenblatt – 626-644-7745 – eEmail
- Joan Hantman – 310-447-4980 – Email
- Teme Kernerman – 415-630-5871 – Email
- Loui Tucker – 408-287-9999 – Email
- Danny Uziel – 516-766-4372 – Email
- Israel Yakovee – 800-750-5432 – Email
- Ira Weisburd – 561-393-9193 – Email
Italian
- Celest DiPietropaolo & Marie DiCocco – 703-924-4942 – Email
Macedonian
- Boris "Kete" Ilievski – 519-681-1674 – Email
- Daniela Ivanova – 360-751-0675 – Email
- Tanya Kostova – 510-624-2323 – Email
- Olga Sandolowich – 416-447-9823 – Email
Mexican
- Viviana Acosta – 619-248-8943 – Email
- Cathy Dark – 541-737-5929 – Email
Middle Eastern
- Anthony Shay – 323-663-2829 – Email
Moldavian
- George & Irina Arabagi – 504-496-4236 – Email
- Rosina Didyk – Email
New Mexican
- Lorenzo Trujillo – 303-842-5773 – Email
Norwegian
- Alix Cordray – 757-258-0466 – Email
Persian
- Robyn Friend – 310-764-3003 – Email
- Katherine St. John – 801-485-5824 – Email
Play Party
- Sanna Longden – 847-328-7793 – Email
Polish
- Jaś Dziewanowski – 414-225-9440 – Email
- Jacek & Bożena Marek – 781-326-2460 – Email
- Richard Schmidt – 514-916-1230 – Email
Polynesian
- Merilyn Gentry & Nora Nuckles – 760-371-5669 – Email
- Deanne Hendricks – Email
Pontic Greek
- Nikos Savvidis – 707-494-4736
Portuguese
- Andy Taylor-Blenis – 617-875-7426 – Email
Roma
- Steve Kotansky – 845-268-4118 – Email
- Šani Rifati – 707-823-7971 – Email
Romanian
- Cathy Dark – 541-737-5929 – Email
- Alexandru David – 818-317-2200 – Email
- Mihai David – 818-613-5259 – Email
- Cristian Florescu & Sonia Dion – 514-956-0361 – Email
- Michael Gelman – 410-964-2909 – Email
- Nicolaas Hilferink – 613-926-1801 – Email
- Steve Kotansky – 845-268-4118 – Email
- John Omorean – 651-483-8550 – Email
Round Dance
Russian
- Alexandru David – 818-317-2200 – Email
Salsa Rueda
- Cesar Garfiaz – 310-962-9061 – Email
Scandinavian
- Gary Diggs – 505-293-5343 – Email
- Drew Herzig – 503-325-1895 – Email
- Harry Khamis – 937-878-4688 – Email
- Roo Lester – 630-297-3415 – Email
- David Shochat – 978-256-4126 – Email
- Ingvar Sodal – 303-443-7538 – Email
Scottish Country
- Vicky Goodloe – 859-226-0327 – Email
- Bruce Hamilton – 650-328-0474 – Email
- Jennifer Kelly – 415-863-3640 – Email
- Robert McOwen – 617-648-3955 – Email
- Elinor Vandegrift – 206-828-3285 – Email
Scottish Step Dance
- Kamrin MacKnight> – 650-325-2729 – Email
Serbian
- Daniela Ivanova – 360-751-0675 – Email
- Nikola Krčadinac – 630-290-2813 – Email
- Miroslav "Bata" Marčetić – 416-695-4364 – Email
- Ventzi Sotirov – 905-274-6449 – Email
- Vladimir Spasojević – 905-274-6449 – Email
Spanish
- Anthony Ivancich – 323-851-3476 – Email
Squares
- Paul Collins – 773-463-2288 – Email
- Chris Kermiet – 303-322-8389 – Email
Swiss
- Karin Gottier – 203-875-3559– Email
Tahitian
- Merilyn Gentry & Nora Nuckles – 760-371-5669 – Email
Tango
- Nora Dinzelbacher – 650-348-1140 – Email
- Sonny Newman – 206-784-3010 – Email
Thracian
- Todor & Irina Gotchev – 847-297-9129 – Email
Transylvanian
- Éva Maria Kish – 651-766-8316 – Email
- Steve Kotansky – 845-268-4118 – Email
- Kálmán & Judith Magyar – 201-836-4869 – Email
- Tom Roby – 860-486-8385 – Email
Turkish
- Tayyar Akdeniz – Email
- Duygu Demirlioğlu – 510-436-1171 – Email
- Ercüment Kılıç – 202-756-7751 – Email
- Ahmet Lüleci – 617-232-4140 – Email
- Alison Snow – 415-525-2210 – Email
Ukrainian
- George & Irina Arabagi – 504-496-4236 – Email
- Robin Evanchuk – 941-371-4103 – Email
Vintage
- Susan de Guardiola – Email
- Gary Diggs – 505-293-5343 – Email
- Richard Powers – 650-725-0739 – Email
Welsh
Zydeco
- Glenn Laigast – 504-493-1101 – Email
- Fredda Seidenbaum – 212-924-2887 – Email
LOCAL TEACHER CONTACT INFORMATION
Included in this list are those teachers who are local to Southern California and are listed in the Federation, South directory.
Click a green link!
Armenian
- Tom Bozigian – La Mirada – 562-941-0845 – Email ⮕
Balkan
- Pat Crosswhite – Saugus – 661-297-5843 – Email
- Lee Otterholt – Laguna Beach – 949-933-6294 – Email ⮕
Beginners
Greek
- Arturo del Rio – Pasadena – 626-796-8191 – Email
- Joan Friedberg – Burbank – 818-842-2984 – Email
- Dennis Gura – Santa Monica – 310-503-8839 – Email
- Drina Johnson – Los Angeles – 310-218-7534 – Email
- Maria Pahos-Benson – Santa Ana – 714-403-9873 – Email
- Robbi Shulman – Los Angeles – 310-645-8162 – Email
- Anne Sirota – Northridge – 310-508-9676 – Email ⮕
- Mike Smith – Pasadena – 626-296-2924 – Email
Hungarian
- Istvan Szabo – Long Beach – 310-728-0062 – Email ⮕
- Tibor & Lucy Tóth – Newbury Park – 805-208-5126 – Email
International
- Ann Armstrong – Bradbury – 626-358-5942 – Email ⮕
- Marshall Cates – Pasadena – 626-792-9118 – Email
- Sue Chen – Lakewood – 562-338-2298 – Email
- Vincent Cheng – Monterey Park – 626-429-9008 – Email
- Wen Chiang – Lakewood – 562-865-8854 – Email ⮕
- Doris Chien – Hacienda Heights – 626-203-8510 – Email
- Pat Cross – Los Angeles – 323-255-3809 – Email
- Vicky Cruz – Los Angeles – 310-215-0010 – Email
- Valerie Daley – Ventura – 805-647-1634 – Email
- Marian Fogle – Woodland Hills – 818-340-0389
- David Heald – Solvang – 805-688-3397 – Email
- Thomas Hu – Rosemead Email
- John Matthews – Long Beach – 562-424-6377 – Email
- Julith Neff – Cerritos – 562-404-4383 – Email
- Toti O'Brien – Pasadena – 626-497-4188 – Email
- Lee Otterholt – Laguna Beach – 949-933-6294 – Email
- Maria Pahos-Benson – Santa Ana – 714-403-9873 – Email
- Marc & Jan Rayman – La Cañada – 818-790-8523 – Email ⮕
- Georgina Sham – La Jolla – 858-459-1336 – Email
- Anne Tiber – Los Osos – 805-534-1501 – Email
- Christine Watanabe – Pasadena – 626-794-0255 – Email
- Jean Wheeler – Los Osos – 805-528-0568 – Email
- Chin Yu – San Diego – 858-536-8687 – Email
- Kuo-An Yuan – Cerritos – 562-926-8529 – Email
Israeli
Polish
- Edward Hoffman – Los Angeles – 310-403-3791 ⮕
Romanian
Istvan Szabo – Long Beach – 310-728-0062 – Email ⮕
Scandinavian
- John Chittum – Winnetka – 818-709-6994 – Email
- Cameron Flanders – Long Beach – 562-225-8299 – Email
- David Heald – Solvang – 805-688-3397 – Email
- Stefanie Holzman – Huntington Beach – 714-840-8293 – Email ⮕
Scottish
- Deanna St. Armand – Valley Village – 818-761-4750 – Email ⮕
- Jean Wheeler – Los Osos – 805-528-0568 – Email
Taiwanese
- Sue Chen – Lakewood – 562-338-2298 – Email ⮕