Couples, Line Dance

Debbie Figueroa started partner dancing in a country bar in 1992, then was introduced to the world of competitive partner dancing in 1993. She became a part time pro in 1994, then full time in 1995 and has never looked back! She has many titles to her credit including many UCWDC Masters Classic and Showcase titles, and has West Coast Swing titles in Classic, Showcase, Strictly Swing, and several Professional Jack and Jill divisions. She teaches, judges, and chief judges at many west coast swing events around the country. She also has her own judges training program. She loves to teach and figure out how to bring out each student's unique abilities regardless of their current level, as well as teaching teachers how to do the same for their students.

Debbie has lived in NYC, taught Out Dancing classes at Stepping Out Studios, as well as at the Big Apple Ranch and with the Prairie Dogs. She is so excited to be back with IAGLCWDC!

Contact her directly on Messenger (Debbie Bernard Figueroa) or at adswing1@aol.com for private lessons, teacher training, or judges training.

Nowadays, you can find Debbie at home in Austin, TX where she teaches private lessons and group classes as well as events across the U.S.

Couples, Swing

You may recognize Johnny Q from the swing rooms he runs at multiple events. A former astrophysicist at NASA, and an accomplished dancer, we love hearing his unique geeky-smart approach to music and dance technique. So when he says, "this ain't rocket science", you can bet he's figured out a way to skill you up in a way you've never considered before.

Couples, Line Dance

Michael Metzger began dancing in 2005 and immediately felt like he had found his tribe. Within a couple years he began teaching, and not long after he began choreographing. He loves bringing the joy of line dancing to as many people as possible, and he enjoys creating dances of diverse styles and difficulty levels. Something for everyone. He looks forward to seeing you in class, dancing, playing, and laughing.

Couples, Line Dance

Edie Driskill has shared her love of line dancing with thousands of people in Central Ohio for the last twenty years and doesn't plan on stopping anytime soon! As an NTA-certified instructor, she enjoys teaching beginners helpful techniques that lay a foundation of fun, injury free, dancing for a lifetime.

Around 2010 her teaching schedule allowed her to join the Columbus Stompers and was quickly drafted to teach at their weekly dance night. She first taught at the 2011 Annual Convention in Philadelphia where she made a lot of friends and has joined our teaching staff at several conventions since then.

In Columbus, she has run numerous weekly dances and hosted special events over the years. She owned her own dance hall for five years that closed early in the pandemic. She returned from the pandemic to teach at Worthington Community Center and Crystal Ballroom.

She travels to other events and keeps up with the latest dances at all levels. Her first love is country but enjoys good choreography to all genres of music.

Edie is available during the convention for private or semi-private sessions for all levels of social line, and beginner partner instruction. You can schedule at https://ediedriskill.as.me

Couples, Line Dance

Rob grew up hating country music until one day a few years ago, he walked into a gay bar and saw a group of men doing the two-step. Country music and two-stepping have been his obsession ever since ... and he has the cowboy drag to prove it.