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Stephanie Risser
Dance Professional
c: 267.303.5277
e: info@stephaniedance.com  

 

 

About Stephanie Risser

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CURRENT

Stephanie currently teaches at a private studio located at 737 West Chester Pike, Suite #3,  Havertown, PA  as well as throughout the greater Philadelphia area. 

She also travels around the country teaching & competing. 

To see where she is going to be next, check out her Calendar.

 

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BACKGROUND

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Stephanie began her dance training in Lancaster, PA, studying ballet, modern, jazz, and tap.  She then attended the University of Hartford/School of the Hartford Ballet BFA program.  After receiving her BFA in Dance Pedagogy, Stephanie returned to Lancaster to work with Lancaster School of Ballet and the Ballet Theater of Lancaster.  After being asked to return to Connecticut to teach at the School of Dance Connecticut and spending a year there, she moved to Philadelphia.  Stephanie began teaching Ballroom and Latin, while starting and directing a ballet program.  After a short stint competing in International Latin, Stephanie began competing professionally in Hustle.  She has won numerous Hustle championships, being undefeated in Just Hustles in 2009.  Stephanie has also recently started competing in West Coast Swing and is working her way up.  Now, she teaches throughout the greater Philadelphia area as well as travelling all over the country.  Stephanie’s versatility has created a great knowledge base and a special style that she is happy to share with everyone willing to learn!

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AWARDS

Year Event Placement Competition Partner
         
         
2012 Swing Fling 1st Just Hustle Brian Gallager
2012 Swing Fling 1st Open J&J Hustle Erik Novoa
         
2012 Liberty Swing 3rd Team Division Divalicious
         
2012 Disco America 1st Bookends Angela McCabe
2012 Disco America 2nd Just Hustle Brian Gallagher
2012 Disco America 1st Team Division Divalivcious
2012 Disco America 1st Pro-Am Classic Scott Michielli
2012 Disco America 2nd Invitational J&J Billy Fajardo
         
2012 Swing Dance America 1st Open J&J Hustle Chris VanHouten
         
2012 MadJam 1st Pro J&J Hustle Erik Novoa
2012 MadJam 2nd Just Hustle Brian Gallagher
2012 MadJam 3rd Cabaret BBs
         
2011/2012 Spotlight 1st Open J&J Hustle Chris VanHouten
2011/2012 Spotlight 2nd Open Just Hustle Colleen MacDonald Uspensky
         
2011 Mountain Magic 1st Open Just Hustle Archie Dawson
         
2011 NYHC 1st Pro Just Hustle Brian Gallagher
2011 NYHC 1st Pro J&J Hustle Chris Bates
2011 NYHC 1st Team Performance Challange BBs
         
2011 Swing Fling 1st Pro Just Hustle Brian Gallagher
2011 Swing Fling 2nd J&J Hustle Billy Marti
2011 Swing Fling 2nd Adv WCS J&J Brian Kidd
2011 Swing Fling 2nd Adv Strictly Swing Kumar Ningashetty
         
2011 Disco America 2nd Pro Just Hustle Brian Gallagher
2011 Disco America 1st Pro-Am Classic Scott Michielli
         
2011 Swing Dance America 3rd Crossover J&J Nino Digiulio
2011 Swing Dance America 1st Team Match Philly Plus
         
2011 MadJam 1st place Open J&J Hustle Gary Ulaner
2011 MadJam 3rd place Open Strictly Hustle Gary Ulaner
         
2010 Swing Niagara 1st place Open Strictly Hustle Nelson Clarke
         
2010 New York Hustle Congress 1st place Professional Just Hustle  Joseph Kerner
2010 New York Hustle Congress 1st place Pro-am Classic Scott Michielli
         
2010 Swing Fling 1st place Invitational Hustle Jack &Jill Gary Ulaner
2010 Swing Fling 2nd place Professional Strictly Hustle Brian Gallagher
2010 Swing Fling 1st place Hustle Pro-Am Showcase Scott Michielli
         
2010 Toronto Swing & Hustle Championships 1st place Open Strictly Hustle Nelson Clarke
2010 Toronto Swing & Hustle Championships 1st place Open Hustle Jack & Jill Andre Danis
2010 Toronto Swing & Hustle Championships 3rd place Intermediate West Coast Swing Jack & Jill Andre Danis
         
2010 Disco America 1st place  Pro-Am Classic Scott Michielli
         
2010 Swing Dance America 1st place Open Strictly Hustle Joseph Kerner
2010 Swing Dance America 2nd place Hustle Team Match East Coast Hustlers
         
2010 USA Jack & Jill 1st place  Intermediate Strictly Swing Gerry Morris
2010 USA Jack & Jill 2nd place Intermediate West Coast Swing Jack &Jill Gerry Morris
         
2010 MadJam 2nd place Open Strictly Hustle Joseph Kerner
2010 MadJam 4th place  Open Hustle Jack & Jill Roberto Pagan
2010 MadJam 4th place  Intermediate Strictly Swing Gerry Morris
         
2010 America's Classic 1st place AANCE Jack & Jill  
2010 America's Classic 2nd place Intermediate West Coast Swing Jack & Jill Cory Chiquet
         
         
2009 Virginia State Open 1st place Invitational Hustle Jack & Jill Gary Ulaner
2009 Virginia State Open 2nd place Open Just Hustle George Garcia
         
2009 Mountain Magic 1st place Open Just Hustle Keith Gussoni
         
2009 World Hustle Dance Championships 1st place Professional Just Hustle  Joseph Kerner
2009 World Hustle Dance Championships 2nd place Invitational Hustle Jack & Jill Louis Orlando
         
2009 New York Hustle Congress 1st place  Professional Jack & Jill Wingo Hom
         
2009 Disco America 1st place Professional Just Hustle  Joseph Kerner
2009 Disco America 1st place Invitational Hustle Jack & Jill Billy Marti
2009 Disco America 1st place Bookends Elizabeth Darchi
         
2009 International Hustle & Salsa Competition 1st place Professional Just Hustle  Joseph Kerner
         
2009 Swing Dance America 1st place Open Just Hustle Joseph Kerner
         
2009 MadJam 1st place Open Just Hustle Joseph Kerner
2009 MadJam 2nd place Open Hustle Jack & Jill Christopher Schaupp
         
2009 Hooray for Hollywood 2nd place Professional Just Hustle  Louis Orlando
         
         
2008 CASH Bash 2nd place Open Hustle Jack & Jill David Czifra
         
2008 Mountain Magic 1st place Open Just Hustle Keith Gussoni
         
2008 New York Hustle Congress 2nd place Professional Just Hustle  Brian Gallagher
2008 New York Hustle Congress 3rd place Professional Tri-Danceathon George Garcia
2008 New York Hustle Congress 1st place Hustle Team Match Philiadelphia Pretzels
         
2008 Grand Pacific Dance Championships 3rd place Professional Just Hustle  Stephen Ward
         
2008 Swing Fling 1st place Open Just Hustle Brian Gallagher
         
2008 Disco America 2nd place Professional Just Hustle  Joseph Kerner
2008 Disco America 1st place Bookends Silvana Gallagher
         
2008 Easterns 1st place Open Just Hustle Brian Gallagher
         
2008 International Hustle & Salsa Competition 1st place Professional Just Hustle  Joseph Kerner
         
2008 Swing Dance America 1st place Open Just Hustle Erik Novoa
2008 Swing Dance America 1st place Open Hustle Jack & Jill Nino DiGiulio
         
2008 MadJam 3rd place Open Just Hustle Joseph Kerner
2008 MadJam 5th Place Open Hustle Jack & Jill Gary Ulaner
         
         
2007 Mountain Magic 2nd place Open Just Hustle Alex Kim
2007 Mountain Magic 5th Place Strictly Swing Open Manny Villareal
         
2007 Disco America 2nd place Professional Jack & Jill Joey Commentucci
2007 Disco America 2nd place Open Cabaret Joey Commentucci
         
2007 International Hustle & Salsa Competition 4th place  Professional Just Hustle  Joseph Kerner
         
2007 MadJam 1st place Open Hustle Jack & Jill Billy Marti
2007 MadJam 4th place  Open Just Hustle Wingo Hom
         
         
2006 Mountain Magic 1st place  Open Just Hustle Peter Maranan
         
         
2005 International Hustle & Salsa Competition 3rd place Professional Van McCoy Championships Jameson Kilburn
         
2005 Dance America Seattle 1st place Professional Open Hustle Championships Jameson Kilburn
         
         
2004 Liberty Swing 1st place Open Cabaret Urban Fourplay
         
2004 Disco America 2nd place Professional Hustle Championships Jameson Kilburn
2004 Disco America 3rd place Professional Just Hustle  Jameson Kilburn

 

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