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Stefan Ilies, owner and dance instructor of Let’s Dance Miami, always says, “Walk in…dance out!”. And his dance students did so much more than just ‘dance out’ recently when they competed against 40+ dance studios from throughout Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, New York, Georgia and Alabama, to win every single championship and scholarship the competition offered.
Stefan and his dance instructor Dan Luca competed in four styles with their dancers: Ballroom, Latin, American Rhythm and Smooth, and smooth it was! The dancers started preparing for the competition over four months prior to the event, and everyone took the challenge very seriously.
On the evening of July 10th, at the Hilton Downtown Miami, all the dance teams assembled, complete with their ‘cheerleaders’. Needless to say, Let’s Dance Miami had the largest and most enthusiastic cheering team there. Aventura resident Maria Jose Juris won the title of Best Newcomer Student, the title awarded to the best student who just started to dance. Both Ilies and Luca won the Top Teacher Awards. Ilies noted that his “best students ever” were Maria Jose, Alyona, Barby, Chantal, Alexandra, Eleonara and Suzi.
Ilies said, “We had such an amazing time. Our students danced over 250 times during the day, from the Waltz, Tango and Foxtrot to the more upbeat Paso Doble, ChaCha, Samba, Salsa and Swing. At the end of the competition, we attended the formal dinner where all our students received their awards. We couldn’t be more proud to represent our studio and have our Let’s Dance Miami team bring home so many medals and trophies.”
Let’s Dance Miami is located at 15400 Biscayne Blvd., #114, North Miami 33160. For more information, call 786.789.4001 or visit letsdancemiami.com
