The First Step: A Competitive Guide to Ballroom Dancing (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781546317005)

Michael has been dancing since he was five years old and has been teaching for over 25 years. He is a registered and certified ballroom Adjudicator and an Examiner. As an amateur Michael won numerous events in Latin, Standard and Ten Dance. He has two US Swing titles and while competing professionally with his wife, he was a U.S. Professional Ten Dance finalist and a regular finalist in Professional Rising Star Latin and Standard. During his time competing as a professional, Michael was one of the top teachers in the United States winning multiple top teacher awards. Michael received a bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University where he also earned a scholarship to be part of their prestigious Ballroom Dance company. Michael has a love for working with people and helping them to attain their goals and overcome life challenges. Through the years he has studied and been certified in life coaching as well as becoming a certified NLP master practitioner. Michael has a long track record of training wonderful dancers to attain their peak and maximize their capabilities. He coaches youth, amateurs and professionals in Latin, Standard and Smooth and has been privileged to train numerous top smooth professionals as well as four out of the last five amateur smooth champions.