Featured Dancer of the Month

October/November 2001- Feature Dancer - Danny Carter

Type of Dance: Ballroom

Years Dancing: 19

Performing Experiences Include:

• Toured with the American Ballroom Theater for 6 years
• Hong Kong Arts Festival
• Kennedy Center Awards
• Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Teaching Experiences Include:

• Founder of Ballroom Dance Program at NYU
• Coach for National Dance Council of America

Get to the Core (GTC): How did you first become interested in Ballroom Dance?

Danny: When I was in high school, I loved watching the Lawrence Welk Show. I told my parents that one day, I would dance just like Bobby and Sissy. I was heavy, and very shy. When I started studying ballroom it improved my physique and did wonders for my social skills.

Get to the Core (GTC): What kind of training have you had?

Danny: I studied at the Fred Astaire Studio in 1982. Six month later, I began competing as a professional ballroom dancer. I also studied music at Triveca College in Tennessee.

Get to the Core (GTC): What do you enjoy most about Ballroom Dancing?

Danny: Sharing a moment with another person in time and space.

Get to the Core (GTC): What are you doing now?

Danny: I am still competing at a professional level. I also have a love for teaching ballroom to not only professionals, but to other populations.