Invited Professional Staff
Interested in setting up a private lesson (or two, or three)?
Please use the following options to reach out to staff members to arrange.
T Rose: Facebook Messenger or email Tdogday@gmail.com
Matt Auclair: Facebook Messenger or text (314) 330-3632
David Killinger: text 864-419-5516 or email DavidKDance@gmail.com
Bryan Jordan: text (225) 802-5912
Lamarr Williford: Facebook Messenger or email lamariow@gmail.com
PJ Turner: Facebook Messenger or text 865-621-1178
Bryan Jordan
Bryan Jordan, a native of Louisiana, has been competing at professional level and teaching WCS for almost 20 years. Bryan brings in extensive knowledge about the traditional and modern styles of WCS. Bryan is also the Event Director for Swingapalooza.
Doug Rousar
Doug Rousar has an extensive background in musical theater, having held the positions of Actor, Director, Choreographer, Conductor and Producer for many productions. This background comes out in full force in Doug’s contributions to the West Coast Swing world, in which he is the creator and director of much-loved events and competitions – including the new Swing 16 tournament tour, offered at UDC since 2016. Initially a musician, Doug’s formal training in dance began when he stumbled upon West Coast Swing...
Matt & Julie Auclair
Matt is a 6 time national west coast swing dance champion. He is the youngest person to be inducted in the Dallas Dance Hall of Fame. He has taught and competed both nationally and internationally. He enjoys dancing and teaching with his wife, Julie, all over the world.
Jake Haning & Mackenzie Goodmanson
Jake Haning is a champion level dancer having won the Classic Division on multiple occasions. He is an enthusiastic, and creative dance professional specializing in West Coast Swing. He started his dance journey twenty years ago.
Terry Roseborough
When Terry was 18 a friend named Tina Miles taught him the basic step to Country Two-Step and took him out to a country club. He noticed a lot of guys were dancing and the girls were smiling really big. That’s when he decided he wanted to dance. He met a girl who introduced him to WCS and joined the Tulsa Swing Club. He entered his first Jack & Jill WCS contest in 1986 at the local swing club. In 1988, after putting a routine together with the help of friend Skip Teel, he won his first time out. Through much hard work and determination Terry turned professional in 1992.
PJ Turner
PJ has been dancing since age 10, discovering West Coast Swing in his late teens. In 2001 he went to his very first dance event/competition: Peach State in Atlanta, GA. PJ started traveling the Swing Circuit all over the nation competing in Jack and Jills and strictly competitions. In 2012, he was awarded the NASDE tour Champion. In 2015, PJ quit his job and commenced dancing professionally full time. Now PJ travels all over the world teaching, judging, performing, competing, and always learning!
Mike Spencer & Trish Drake
Mike and Trish are Master's level dancers and are trained in ballroom, country, latin and swing. They are 3 time ACDA National Champions and 2019 UCWDC World Champions. Trish has been dancing as a professional with Mike for 6 years. She has produced several pro-am National Champions during her professional career. Mike has been a professional certified dancer, choreographer and judge for 35 years. He has produced numerous National and World Champions during his career. They are both actively involved with both social and competitive dancers and venues in central and south Mississippi.
Lamarr Williford
Lamarr has been dancing since 2011. He began with Latin dance, shortly after, he became hooked on WCS. Lamarr has continued to improve his abilities by learning many other dances. Lamarr has shifted his focus on teaching and community building. He believes that, in order for dance to grow, community and exposure are very important. He focuses most of his time on spreading the joy of dance!
David Killinger
David Killinger began dancing in 2008 in Greenville, SC. In 2018 he moved to Clearwater, FL as Hugo Miguez and Stacy Kay’s apprentice. For the next few years he traveled the country with Hugo and Stacy and taught at their studio in Florida. David now teaches all over the southeast and is a community builder in South Carolina.
Hailey Toro
Hailey Toro started her WCS journey in 2012 and stepped into her professional career in 2017. She enjoys teaching, judging, competing, and social dancing. She has a technical foundation with a focus on quality of movement, self expression, and partnered communication, strength in stillness, and rhythmic footwork.
Lance Berry
Lance began his dance career at a country bar in Atlanta. It started as a way to meet people and grew into a passionate hobby from there. After several years of competition on the UCWDC circuit, he switched over to West Coast Swing to increase his knowledge of that dance. But as a new partnership formed with Sarah Red, he returned to his country roots. He is excited to compete in both WCS and country. Lance is an instructor based out of Atlanta Dance.
Ryan Pflumm & Alaina Rogozhin
Alaina Rogozhin and Ryan Pflumm, are a competitive couple currently competing in the Rising Star division! Alaina says that Ryan is gregarious, outgoing and a natural leader. He never meets a stranger. While he didn’t find his dance journey until later in life, he makes up for that lost time with his intense desire to analyze and understand the dance to the full degree. He is passionate about learning, teaching and competing in west coast swing and wants nothing more than to give his knowledge to anyone who wants it. Ryan likes to call Alaina the "Silent Assassin.” When you meet her she is quiet, polite, kind and a typical introvert. As soon as you get her on the dance floor, however, you have unleashed the beast.
Debbie Ramsey-Boz
Debbie Ramsey Boz has been on the stage and dance floor for most of her life. With a broad dance background, she has taught tap / jazz since 1975, country western since 1978, and swing since 1983. Debbie is versed in all forms of swing, including Lindy Hop, east coast swing, WCS, Carolina Shag, blues and Charleston.
Margie Tuttle
Margie Tuttle is from Gaithersburg, Maryland, and grew up in the West Coast Swing world. Started out learning ballet, tap & jazz, eventually learning west coast swing. Now at allstar level she continues to compete all over from the east coast to the west coast and excited to share this dance! She is a full time instructor, DJ & judge!
Head DJ
April Prince
Event Director
Jennifer Nye
