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About
Stephanie Risser
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CURRENT ~ BACKGROUND ~
AWARDS ~ ASSOCIATIONS
CURRENT

Stephanie currently teaches at two studious as
well as independently teaching. Her primary focus is hustle,
swing, ballroom and ballet.
Here is a sample of a recent
demonstration
(Foxtrot with Brian Gallagher).
BACKGROUND
Stephanie began her dance training with Carolyn
Trythall at what is now Lancaster School of Ballet, in
Lancaster, Pennsylvania. There she studied the Cecchetti Method
of ballet, modern, jazz, and tap. Stephanie was a founding
member of the Ballet Theater of Lancaster, as well as performing
in the Donetsk Ballet’s The Nutcracker. After graduating
from high school Stephanie attended the University of
Hartford/School of the Hartford Ballet (now Dance Connecticut)
BFA program, where she had the opportunity to perform with the
Touring Ensemble, a performing group that toured Connecticut,
and work with the Hartford Ballet. After graduating with a BFA
in Dance Pedagogy Stephanie returned to Lancaster where she
taught for Lancaster School of Ballet and worked with Ballet
Theater of Lancaster. Stephanie also began studying
ballroom dancing with Top Hat Dance Studio. She continued her
ballroom training after she moved to Connecticut to teach at the
School of Dance Connecticut. There she taught students from
ages 3-15 and was the children’s rehearsal co-coordinator for
Adam Miller’s production of The Nutcracker. In 2002, she
moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where she was the Director
and main instructor of Top Hat Dance Studio School of Ballet and
a ballroom instructor for Top Hat Dance Studio for 3 years.
Here she began competing professionally in hustle, winning 2nd
place at Disco America in 2004, 1st place at Dance
America Seattle in 2005 and 3rd place in the Van
McCoy Professional World Open Hustle Championships in 2005.
Stephanie has also performed in many dinner shows at various
competitions, including Disco America, International Hustle and
Salsa Competition and New Year’s Extravaganza.
AWARDS

2008
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3rd place Open Just Hustle with
Joe Kerner (MAD
Jam)
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3rd
place Pro-Am Jack & jill
with
Ken McArthur (Hooray for Hollywood)
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5th
place Open Jack & Jill
with
Gary Ulaner (Mad Jam)
2007
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1st place Open Jack & Jill
with
Billy Marti
(MAD
Jam)
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1st
place Pro-Am Jack &Jill
with
Frank Mazzarella
(Disco
America)
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1st place Open Just Hustle with Joe Kerner (Holiday
Spectacular)
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2nd
place Professional Jack & Jill
with Joey
Commentucci
(Disco America)
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2nd
place Open Cabaret
with
Joey Commentucci
(Disco
America)
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2nd
place Pro-Am Jack & Jill Advanced
with Jesse Castaneda (Big
Easy)
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2nd
place Open Just Hustle with Alex Kim (Mountain
Magic)
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3rd
place Pro-Am Jack & Jill Intermediate
with Shawn Brennan
(Big Easy)
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4th place Professional Just Hustle
with
Joe Kerner
(IHSC)
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4th Place Open Just Hustle with
Wingo Hom
(MaD
Jam)
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5th
place Strictly Swing Adv
with Manny
Villareal (Mountain Magic)
2006
2005
2004
ASSOCIATIONS
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Member Cecchetti Council of America
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Member International Hustle Dance Association
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Member National Dance Council of America
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