Texas based dancers, Chris and Sarah Ivey of Red Dirt Dancing love mixing fun and finesse with dance! With their roots in the dancehalls and techniques from the studios, they believe learning dance is a life-long journey.
Chris and Sarah travel all across the United States teaching people to dance and help communities grow and strengthen.
The duo teaches group and private lessons, organizes corporate and workshop events, performs at festivals and shows, hosts dance competitions, competes, and has even been featured in several popular country music videos! Above all, Chris and Sarah love each other, love what dance has brought to their lives, and love sharing that joy with others.
Juan is a professional Country Swing Instructor/Competitor based in Phoenix, AZ.
From helping build a structure of this dance, to performing on the greatest of stages at Stagecoach Country Music Festival, Juan has made his mark in the Country Swing Community as an influencer, dancer, and a leader.
Alongside his many Country Swing accomplishments, he has quickly climbed the ranks as a West Coast Swing Competitor earning over 60 points in the All-Star Division in under a year.
In order to expand his knowledge of dance he is constantly competing, teaching, and cross training in many different dance styles! You can spot him anywhere on the dance floor due to his fun, unique style. Follow Juan’s dance journey by searcrhing @Juanna_Dance on Instagram.
Jacob swapped his baseball dreams for the dance floor in 2003, quickly rising to become a top country bar circuit dancer with
33 Champion Belt Buckles and multiple national and world titles. Professionally trained in ballroom and West Coast Swing,
Jacob’s electrifying performances have lit up music videos by Kevin Fowler, Josh Turner, and Midland. Now based in Boise, Idaho, Jacob mentors a vibrant dance community, sharing his passion and expertise nationwide.
His deep commitment to community is fueled by his faith in Jesus. This faith drives him to travel and teach across the U.S., sharing his passion for dance and helping others build confidence and character through movement.
Danya is an Arizona based instructor and competitor.
She is All-Star in country swing and Advanced in the WSDC. With a solo dance background, her niche is in musicality, styling, and technique.
In addition to growing the community in AZ, she travels the country with the intent to inspire dancers and grow communities around the world.
Kenzie grew up dancing in a studio learning, competing, and performing numerous dance styles for 15 years.
She began assisting/teaching classes at the age of 14. After graduating high school, she fell in love with the country dancing community. She began teaching and competing in the country bar scene at the age of 20 and currently holds the title of Worlds Dance Hall Line Dance champion two years in a row. Kenzie had also competed and won in other styles such as Two Step, Country Swing and West Coast Swing.
Within a year of competing in West Coast Swing she achieved the rank of All Star and earned a world title in the Rising Star division at The Open Swing Dance Championships. She has taught and judged at conventions and competitions all over North America. When not competing, you’ll find her as the DJ and Line dance instructor for BL enterprise.
Some might know her as a dance influencer with a following of over half a million! In 2022 she began her co-choreography journey with Tara Bianco. Their choreography achieved 3rd place in the country division and 5th in the ABC division at UCWDC Worlds in 2024. They now have 8 dances with more to come.
Kenzie’s goal is to grow the dancing community while growing herself as a dancer, instructor, DJ and mentor.
Rick Dominguez has been a club and mobile DJ for 40 years running. Rick currently has established residency with Borderline Presents (formerly Borderline Bar & Grill) now running several country dance nights catering to our 18+ line dancers.
Rick hosts many large events for country and line dancing such as LA Music Center’s Dance Downtown Summer Festival for 16 years running, bringing in thousands of new dancers every summer to experience the country dance community, Rick has also been included 5 years running as a Stagecoach DJ, at Diplo’s Honkytonk Dance Arena.
Rick is the founder of the LA Wranglers, the award-winning country western dance team now in our 22nd season and is also the creator of WWLA (Wrangler Weekend Los Angeles) a local 4 day country western dance convention now in its 12th year, bringing in several world famous instructors with daily workshops and huge theme dance parties.
Rick makes it his goal to make sure everyone has the time of their lives every time they set foot on the dance floor… and oh yes! He takes requests! ;)
Troy DeRosier is Co Owner of Dirt Road Dancing based out of Boise, ID and teaching Country Swing and Line dance all over the country.
Dancing and Music have always been part of his life in one way or another over the past 10 and he has enjoyed building confidence and connection through dance with a simple philosophy; Laugh a lot, Learn a little.
More than anything he loves to see people smile and have fun while learning doing this crazy thing called dancing.
DJ Keahi has been dancing country line and swing for 7 years and DJing for 4 years.
In that time he has DJed conventions such as The Edge, YESSS, NWDF and Nomads Winter Convention to name a few as well as DJing the biggest country festival in Southern California, Stagecoach.
He is most looking forward to bringing his talents to the PNW and get everyone dancing and making new memories with new friends.
Anna Rogers is a proud member of the @pnwstompeders Leadership Team and is thrilled to take part in the first ever PNWSDF!
Anna has been dancing for nearly 20 years and has trained in various dance styles ranging from ballet to hip-hop to modern country swing. She enjoys ultilizing her ballet background to help instruct country dancers on body control, general technique, and fluid movement.
Anna is currently competitive in the All-Star division for line dance and the Advanced division for modern country swing.
When not dancing, Anna is either studying for her J.D. at Willamette Law or at home reading alongside her dog, Pearl.
Haley brings 13 years of country dance experience combined with 10 years of ballet experience and teaches group and private lessons in country, line, and west coast swing.
You can find her teaching at Shawn Gardner Dance Studio and Bushwhackers Saloon in Portland, OR, coaching the @pnwstompeders dance team, and teaching, competing, and performing at events around the country.
Haley is a CTST (Country Two Step Tour) All Star with 17 top 3 placements in CTST’s highest division, as well as a west coast swing Advanced dancer. She was the Inaugural CTST Annual Points Champion and began her competition journey on the United Country Western Dance Council (UCWDC) circuit dancing in Couples. However, her roots and her heart are anchored in the social country scene where she first started.
While she is trained in both routines and social dancing, she prefers dancing and competing socially because of the joy that comes from improvising. Her teaching style is technical but lighthearted with an ever-present emphasis on having FUN on the dance floor! Haley’s favorite dance style is Two Step - come to one of her classes and find out what “Make Two Step Great Again” is all about!
Shirley got a late start in the dance world only taking her first jazz class as a junior in college and then for the 12 years after college. While learning jazz, she started line dancing as well all through the 90’s. Shirley took a break from dancing to raise 4 kids for 20 years and then decided to get back into the world of dancing.
While driving long distances to go line dancing, she realized there was no dance lessons or country line dancing in Hillsboro and Forest Grove.
Shirley began teaching line dancing in Nov 2022 in Hillsboro and March of 2023 in Forest Grove and currently teach in both places. She was on the Showcase Dance Team at NWC in February 2023 in CO and May of 2024 in Idaho.
Shirley came in 3rd place in the Rhinestone division of Line Dance Competition at The Edge Dance Event in California March 2024. Shirley enjoys teaching progressive pattern dancing along with line dancing and is looking forward to attending more dance conventions in the future and bringing country swing to the westside.
Nicki fell in love with line dancing in 2016 at Duke’s Bar in Portland, OR and was hooked!
It wasn’t until 2022 that she began instructing locally with the support of her friend @linedancingwithkat and has had the pleasure of being a member of the @pnwstompeders for 3 seasons.
Nicki also happen to have a slight obsession for spreadsheets and lists. She is grateful to pair her love for dance with administrative roles for @stompederstudios & @pnwsdf
Nickik loves the dance community and is so grateful to be a part of it!
David is a currently a part of the leadership team for The PNW Stompeders.
He discovered country swing and line dancing in 2020 at @osucwdc open dance nights and quickly became obsessed. He began teaching locally in Portland, Oregon in 2021. Soon after, he became an integral member of the PNW Stompeders that instructs and performs country dance across the PNW.
David has established himself as a regular instructor at venues across Oregon and Washington but he also travels the US to guest instruct beyond his home region.
Jamie Lee has dedicated her life to spreading the joy of dance.
With a full-time commitment to dancing, she loves country swing and line dancing but has a passion for teaching all styles of country western dance.
Jamie’s goal is to connect people and build a vibrant community through inclusive and engaging events, promising fun and unforgettable experiences for all participants.