Meet professional country dance instructor, Anthony Lewis.
Anthony is a professional dancer, choreographer, coach and competitor teaching all major forms of social and competitive partner dance including American Style Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Salsa and Country Western dance. Anthony began teaching as a full time profession in 1996 and competing professionally in 1998. Since that time, he has won several titles and first place finishes at numerous dance competitions nationally.
Anthony has obtained a Gold Level teaching certification. This is the highest level of certification available for professional dance instructors.
Anthony, competitively, specializes in Country Western dance and is one of the region’s top professionals. He has appeared on television shows on CMT, ABC's hit show "Nashville" and has taught celebrities appearing on Dancing With The Stars.
Anthony has built and managed dance studios in Louisville, Lexington, Sacramento, and Nashville.
To sum it up, Anthony believes country dance lessons should be fun and easy! He remembers what it is like to be a beginner country dancer and has taught literally thousands of people with "two left feet" to country dance. Anthony knows that everyone's dancing goals are different and, while he loves to work with advanced dancers as well, he realizes that most people just want to be able to go country dancing and have a great time.
Anthony believes in a comfortable, casual, "come as you are" learning environment. Most likely, you'll find him teaching in a t-shirt, jeans, and a ball cap. Students beware! Anthony has been known to say just about anything during his lessons. He has promised himself that if he ever stops having fun, he'll just do something else.
In addition to being passionate about dancing, Anthony is also a father and husband. As he was born and raised in Louisville, KY, Anthony is a borderline fanatical Louisville Cardinals basketball fan. He is also an addicted gym rat/fitness junkie. Don't get him started talking about his insane training routine or crazy dietary and supplement requirements.
Competitively, Anthony and Rose are training to compete in the UCWDC Showcase Open Division.