USISTD

Another five-day Teacher Training in International Standard, at the Associate level, ended very successfully yesterday (June 9, 2019)! Thank you to all participants: Jacob Maros Reves, Jacqueline Steinbacher, Barbara Okupna, Leah Drobot, Linda Woodman, Michael Galea, Yuan Yao, and Robert Kubis for great preparation for classes, incredible concentration, physical perseverance, mutual support, intriguing questions, and […]

Theatrical Dance Syllabus, Components of Partnered Choreography      $150  The Theatrical Dance Syllabus (Book and DVD) was written to provide the qualified, professional dance teacher a comprehensive, structured curriculum for the study and teaching of exhibition, show, and theatrical dance.The syllabus and DVD focus on the core, elemental, building-block components that
 form the foundation of all theatrical dance along […]

The picture with Lori Woods Gay, student Jill Macconi with instructor Ken Richards. Completed all dances & styles  at a Bronze level or higher. Maria Fantini with instructor Valentine Hodgman. Completed all dances for medal test at a Bronze level or higher.

Congress 2019 Alexander and Veronika Voskalchuk’s Show Alexander and Veronika Voskalchuk’s Show USISTD Officers conducting the Annual Meeting Connie Bouchard, Gary Burgess, Examiner Izabela Jaworska: Bronze Medal Awards Esther Don American Gold Tango Group. Adele and Jan Don assisting Edward Simon American Style group Izabela Jaworska Fellow American Smooth w/ Examiner Esther Don Holly Livingston […]

Exam Session at the Fortuna Universal Dance Center in Collingswood, NJ. April 1, 2019 Terry Bussard and Susan Smith – Medalists Olga Kravchenko (student teacher exam) and Lori Woods-Gay Terry Bussard and Lori Woods-Gay Terry Bussard, Susan Smith, Lori Woods-Gay (examiner), Sandra Fortuna (Trainer), Olga Kravchenko (student teacher exam). Gregory S. Collings (student teacher exam) […]

Melisa Munger and Lori Woods-Gay (examiner) at the Dance Pavilion in Ypsilanti, MI “Congratulations to Melissa Munger for passing Waltz (in the modular system) in Am. Ballroom, Leah Drobot for passing Int. Latin at the Associate Level and Karen Keizer, Louis Tamres, Chad Brown, and John Perna (3 of 5 dances) for passing their exams at […]

Pictured are Miriam Ellis (Examiner),  Natalia Laubert-Butsenina (Candidate for Licentiate I. Ballroom), William Brand (dance partner), Lori Woods-Gay (Trainer).

October 2018 Staff photo from their last medal test with Lori Woods Gay.

Professional exams in American Ballroom, October 2018 at the Dance Pavilion in Ypsilanty, Michigan                                                            

The USISTD is proud and excited to announce the Albany Upstate NY Chapter is officially up and running. The National Committee has approved their bylaws and certified them as our first Chapter in the rebirth of this program. The Albany Upstate NY Chapter has 3 Full Members and 23 Adjunct or Auxiliary Members with more […]