I first started in ballroom in high school, when I took a beginner’s ballroom class. It piqued my interested, but I didn’t fall in love with dance until my freshman year of college, when I joined my school’s ballroom club. I am currently a junior, I have competed for 3 semesters at the bronze level, doing 2-3 competitions per semester. My training has mostly been through group lessons taught by the higher level dancers in the club, and occasionally group lessons with professional instructors, but this year I have taken bronze technique lessons with a professional instructor in a smaller group of 4-6 couples. I prefer international styles, but I can also dance American styles. My favorite dances are international rumba and waltz. I like a nice mixture of competitive, performance, and social dancing.

I’m looking for a partner in the DMV area for spring (January-May), with a chance of dancing together after spring. I am doing my first rotation as an engineering co-op in Leesburg, so I would like to find someone to take lessons with for the spring semester. I will return to the area for later rotations/ potentially move to VA if I accept a full time offer when I graduate college. I would not mind competing in the spring, but it is not a must for me. Because I have been dancing bronze for 2 years, I am feeling nearly ready to “graduate” to silver- a partner who is at a similar level would be ideal.