Calling all aspiring dancers! Professional ballroom dance instructor Valentine Hodgman, who has trained under World Champions Arunas Bizokas and Katusha Demidova (recently on Dancing With the Stars) will be teaching group and individual lessons at Cross Courts in Easton starting in March.
Hodgman has over thirteen years of professional ballroom dancing experience, and studied abroad in London before taking a position as dance director of PA Dancesport in Hershey Pennsylvania. From 2006-2009, Valentine competed in the championship division of U.S.A. Dancesport, placing in the finals at many prestigious competitions and capturing the Northeastern Amateur Championship. Valentine teaches classes in Washington D.C., Pennsylvania, and Maryland.
An Easton native, Hodgman will return locally to teach classes at Cross Courts. Classes will be held in March on Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. Valentine will be teaching group lessons and will also be available for private lessons with singles, couples and wedding couples, as well as youth programs. Classes will focus on traditional ballroom dances, including waltz, tango and foxtrot as well as Latin dance styles such as cha cha, rumba, salsa and samba. Dancers of all experience levels are welcome.
For more information, call 410-725-6136 or go to www.valentinehodgman.com. You may also send an email to [email protected].
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