Charles Joseph Smith charlessmith702210@gmail.com
1710 West 106th Street, Chicago, IL 60643 773440-8544
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ONLINE TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Completed over 100 YouTube ballroom dance video tutorials (2012-2016)
ONLINE BLOGS ABOUT BALLROOM/LATIN DANCING
Written 87 posts in the blog “Charles Smith’s Ballroom and Latin Dance World (2013-2016)
Written 20 posts in the blog “Charles Smith’s The World of Salsa Dancing” (2013-2014)
GROUP DANCE CLASSES ATTENDED
International Latin Technique (Adrian and Holly Hutber)—2001
Intermediate Rumba and Jive (Adrian and Holly Hutber)--2000
Intermediate Samba and Jive (Adrian and Holly Hutber)--2001
Advanced Salsa (Tanya Berger-Wolf)—2001
Basic Shag (Valentin Prisecaru)—1999
Beginning Lindy Hop (Justin Guinney)--1998
Intermediate Lindy Hop (Justin Guinney)—1998
Beginning East Coast Swing (Justin Guinney)—1998
Beginning Rueda (Cory Tsang and Amy Pummill)--1998
Intermediate East Coast Swing (Justin Guinney)--1998
Also attended group classes in beginning-level American Smooth/Rhythm Dancing with the Ballroom Dance Club of the University YMCA (Aurora Villacorta)----1996-1998
GROUP WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
Workshop in East Coast Swing and West Coast Swing (Chris Martin)—2001
Beginning International Cha-Cha/Waltz Workshop (Kris and Ela Kasperowicz)--1998
Intermediate International Foxtrot Workshop (Kathryn Schaffer)—1998
Intermediate Hustle Workshop (Paul Jones)--1998
Intermediate International Rumba Workshop (Kathryn Schaffer)—1998
DANCE COMPETITION PARTICIPATION/AWARDS
* Cyclone Ballroom Classic (2005)
* Won 1st place in almost all of the dances with partner Michele Stoehr at
the Gold And Silver Levels
* Chicago Crystal Ball (2002)
* Won 1st place in American Rhythm Championship with Michele Stoehr
* Also competed with Michele Stoehr in the International Latin Championship
* Made the Second Round in the Open Salsa Dance Competition
* Cyclone Ballroom Classic (2001)
* Won 1st place in International Tango with partner Tanja Hodges
* Won 4th place in American Cha-Cha with partner Dawn Voelker
* Dancing Illini Open Invitational Competition (1996--1999, 2001, 2003-2005)
* Earned first semi-final berth in Jack-and-Jill Swing (2005)
* Won 3rd Place in West Coast Swing (2001)
* Won 6th Place in Quickstep category (1998)
* La Casa Cultural Latina Salsa/Merengue/Cumbia Competition (1996)
CHOREOGRAPHY/DANCE SHOW EXPERIENCE
* New choreographic solo salsa project on "Lluvia, con nieve" (2007)
* Completed an International Samba dance routine for "La Isla Bonita" (2006)
* Performance art dance at Chicago's John Cage Musicircus (2005)
* Performed in a dance demonstration featuring the University of Illinois Swing Society (2001)
* Participated in a Dancing Illini demonstration of East Coast Swing and Cha-Cha at Virginia Theater in Champaign with dance partner Michele Stoehr (2000)
* Composed a salsa dance routine for partner Jessica Pupovac for performance
at the Courtyard Cafe of the Illini Union (both in 1998 and 1999)
* Prepared a West Coast Swing routine for partner Sheila Lebedenko for the Dancing Illini Open Invitational Competition (1998)
* Performed in the 3-Spot Dance Troupe Spring Show at Greg Hall, at t!he Univ. of Illinois (1998)
* Performed in an Ankoku Butoh Show at the Armory Theatre at the Univ. of Illinois (1998)
LINE DANCE REPERTORY
Bartender Stomp, Cupid Shuffle, Electric Slide, Jitterbug Stroll, Macarena, Madison, Milly, Chicago's Millenium Slide, Caspar Slide (or Cha-Cha Slide), Samba Line Dance, Saturday Night Fever Line Hustle, Shim Sham, Soca Mixer, Soujia Boy Line Dance, Tango Hustle, Tic Tic Tac Dance, Wobble
SPECIAL TALENTS
Can compose music to lots of musical styles
Composed original songs for ballroom, Latin, swing, and nightclub music
Self-taught in arm-styling
Self-taught in Nightclub 2-step through observance and short lessons