Coming to Aloha Dancesport Center for One Night Only!
Dance workshops & social dance evening with not one but two U.S. dance champions.
Ron Montez 7x U.S. International Latin Champion
Robert Cordoba 7x U.S. Open Swing Dance Champion
Read their impressive bios below.
Dance Workshops & Social Dance schedule
6:30: Doors Open
6:45 West Coast Swing Workshop w/Robert Cordoba
7:30 Social Dancing
8:00 Cha Cha Workshop w/ Ron Montez
8:45-10 Social Dancing
Admission:$15 includes dance & classes
Dance mixer
Light snacks
Aloha Dancesport Center
350 Ward Avenue Ste. 200
Honolulu, Hawaii
Ron Montez is one of the most respected personalities in the DanceSport industry. A 7-time undefeated United States Professional Latin Champion with partner Elizabeth Curtis, he also achieved 4th place in the World Professional Latin Championships held at the Royal Albert Hall in London and was a finalist in the prestigious British Open Championships in Blackpool, England.
Ron is recognized as a World Class Adjudicator, dance coach and choreographer in both the American and International Styles.
He was the co-host and expert commentator for the PBS television show “Championship Ballroom Dancing” in 1997, which has also been hosted by Rita Moreno, Juliet Prowse, Barbara Eden, Sandy Duncan, and Jasmine Guy. Ron was then on “America’s Ballroom Challenge” in 2006, co-hosting with Jean Louisa Kelly. In addition, Montez was a choreographer for the FOX television show “So You Think You Can Dance” in 2005. This hit TV series is the first of its kind to blend and compare Ballroom Dancing with jazz, hip-hop, lyrical and many other styles of dance using national finalists.
Ron is a national examiner for DVIDA (Dance Vision International Dance Association). In this capacity, he examines both Amateur and Professional dancers to obtain certification. He is featured in many instructional tapes and DVD’s that include Bronze, Silver and Gold levels of dance for learning.
Ron is also the recipient of the 2009 United States Dance Championships Hall of Fame Award. Currently, he is one of the organizers of the Aloha Ball DanceSport competition hosted in Honolulu, Hawaii, along with Yanna Samkova and Tony Meredith.
Robert Cordoba, besides teaching West Coast Swing full-time for 30 years, Robert has had an illustrious competitive career, garnishing US Open Swing Dance Championship & World Swing Dance Championship titles in both the Classic & Showcase divisions. Some of his many accomplishments include 7 U.S. Open Swing Dance Championship titles• U.S. Open – Social Dancer Award winner• 4 consecutive USA Grand National Swing Dance Championship titles• 4 consecutive N.A.S.D.E. (North American Swing Dance Events similar to the NASCAR circuit) titles• First person to win 3 consecutive US Open Swing titles• Member of the “Super 8” the only ones whom have won BOTH the Showcase and the Classic Division at the U.S. Open Swing Dance Championships• Dallas D.A.N.C.E. Hall of Fame Inductee• California Swing Dance Hall of Fame Inductee• World Swing Dance Council Hall of Fame Inductee• Multiple J&J and Strictly Swing titles• Voted best Classic Swing Dancer by Dance Action magazine• He has experience as a Head Judge, Emcee and DJ• He has taught extensively throughout Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, Asia, South Paciļ¬c and So. America•
Prior to dedicating himself full time to the Swing dance world, Robert was ranked in the top 3 as a U.S. Amateur International Latin competitor for several years• His first coach was US International Latin Champion Ron Montez• He also lived, trained and competed in London, U.K. for two years with some of the best coaches and dancers in the world• He was a member of the bronze medal winning U.S. International Latin Formation Team at the 1984 Formation Team World Championships• He was a member of Sizzlin’ Country & Midnight Cowboys Championship Country Western Teams.
Robert also does Teacher Training and Certification through the G.P.D.I.A (Global Professional Dance Instructors Association)
