Instructors: Spring 2020
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Raina Petersen
Class Taught: Intermediate 1 Latin Raina is a graduate student and TA at UW Madison studying Spanish linguistics. She tried ballroom dancing for the first time in the spring of 2016 and quickly became enamored with the sport and joined BBDT. Although Raina loves teaching all of the Standard dances, Tango is her favorite to teach, follow, and even lead! |
Anna Nadon
Class Taught: Beginner Standard and Intermediate II Latin
Anna is the Intermediate 2 Latin instructor and Beginner Standard instructor with Jason "Jameson" Ocker. She has been a member of BBDT since her freshman year at UW-Madison and her love of the city and ballroom has kept her here after graduation. She competes Open 10-dance - which is a fancy way of saying both Standard ballroom and Latin in the international style. Feel free to reach out to her with any questions at the studio.
Class Taught: Beginner Standard and Intermediate II Latin
Anna is the Intermediate 2 Latin instructor and Beginner Standard instructor with Jason "Jameson" Ocker. She has been a member of BBDT since her freshman year at UW-Madison and her love of the city and ballroom has kept her here after graduation. She competes Open 10-dance - which is a fancy way of saying both Standard ballroom and Latin in the international style. Feel free to reach out to her with any questions at the studio.
Gunnar Thompson
Class Taught: Intermediate 1 Latin
Gunnar joined BBDT in the summer of 2013, and has been competing since the fall of 2013. He greatly enjoys teaching ballroom dance, and he looks forward to improving enough to dance at the open levels of competition. Gunnar graduated from UW-Madison in December 2016 with a degree in chemical engineering and currently works in Middleton. Outside of ballroom dancing, he enjoys playing piano and guitar, board games, and woodworking.
Class Taught: Intermediate 1 Latin
Gunnar joined BBDT in the summer of 2013, and has been competing since the fall of 2013. He greatly enjoys teaching ballroom dance, and he looks forward to improving enough to dance at the open levels of competition. Gunnar graduated from UW-Madison in December 2016 with a degree in chemical engineering and currently works in Middleton. Outside of ballroom dancing, he enjoys playing piano and guitar, board games, and woodworking.
Rebecca Johnson
Class Taught: Intermediate I Standard and Intermediate II Standard
Rebecca has danced for many years, focusing most recently on International Standard. She is a 2018 USA Dance Nationals Championship Standard Semifinalist and 2018 NDCA Nationals Open Amateur Standard Quarterfinalist. She works in the field of international education and enjoys dancing socially and taking long walks with her dog Bear.
Class Taught: Intermediate I Standard and Intermediate II Standard
Rebecca has danced for many years, focusing most recently on International Standard. She is a 2018 USA Dance Nationals Championship Standard Semifinalist and 2018 NDCA Nationals Open Amateur Standard Quarterfinalist. She works in the field of international education and enjoys dancing socially and taking long walks with her dog Bear.
Colin Richter
Class Taught: Beginner Latin
Colin has been dancing ballroom since Fall 2014. He started his ballroom career on the East Coast at the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering. Colin has since moved to the Midwest and is working for Epic. Outside of ballroom, some of his favorite activities are Tennis, Salsa dancing, Skiing, and video/board games.
Class Taught: Beginner Latin
Colin has been dancing ballroom since Fall 2014. He started his ballroom career on the East Coast at the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering. Colin has since moved to the Midwest and is working for Epic. Outside of ballroom, some of his favorite activities are Tennis, Salsa dancing, Skiing, and video/board games.
Jason "Jameson" Ocker
Class Taught: Beginner Standard
Hello, everyone! I've been a member of team since the fall of '14. I was Event Coordinator for 7 consecutive semesters. This upcoming fall ('19) marks my 4th semester instructing. Aside from ballroom, I enjoy games (board/card/video), movies, D&D, climbing, hiking, going to the gym, learning pole dance, road trips, music, concerts, stand-up, volleyball, and whatever else I can be convinced to do. I look forward to meeting you :)
Class Taught: Beginner Standard
Hello, everyone! I've been a member of team since the fall of '14. I was Event Coordinator for 7 consecutive semesters. This upcoming fall ('19) marks my 4th semester instructing. Aside from ballroom, I enjoy games (board/card/video), movies, D&D, climbing, hiking, going to the gym, learning pole dance, road trips, music, concerts, stand-up, volleyball, and whatever else I can be convinced to do. I look forward to meeting you :)
