Debbe and I have been dancing for 25 years. We started our dancing hobby in the early 80's at Arthur Murray's in Lombard, Il. There we studied ballroom dancing for 8 years. We then moved on to Fred Astaire Dance Studio in Naperville, Il where we continued our ballroom study for another 5 years. In 1995 we turned our attention to choreography and dance exhibitions. We continue today to receive coaching at Diamond Dance Sport in Worth, Il.

We joined Chicago's Windy City Jitterbug Club in 1992 and began teaching for the club in 1995. We are presently lead instructors in the program and teach beginner through advanced Jitterbug and also specialized work shops in Swing and Hustle. We have had the pleasure of performing and teaching at conventions in Nashville, Gatlinburg, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Hot Springs, Tampa, Columbus, Cleveland and "Sweet Home Chicago".

On 9/24/2005 we were inducted into the American Bop Association Hall of Fame at the ABA Convention in Hot Springs, AR