Arnb.Org: Cajun and Zydeco Dance Instructors
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- Massachusetts
- Heidi Ehrenreich, (Western) MA, 413-247-9089, E-mail
Zydeco, Cajun, basic jitterbug, and other dances, cha cha, all the dances from the 60' and 70's. Plus, I am a dance
movement therapist who has a private practice and teaches in the dance/ movement therapy graduate school program
at Antioch New England Graduate School in Keene, NH
- Sue Huppe, Boston MA 617-926-2467 E-mail
Teaching Cajun and Zydeco for 14 years; available for private and group lessons, events and parties. I also teach
swing, west coast swing, latin and ballroom.
- New Jersey
- Ava & Larry 609-707-2147
Zydeco and Cajun Lessons - group and private
- New York
- Esther Brill, Rochester, NY 585 244-2815 or 585 721-8684, E-mail
Websites: www.rochesterswingdance.com www.yourweddingdancerochester.com
Cajun Waltz, Mamou Waltz, Cajun/Mamou Two Step, Mamou Jitterbug, Zydeco (Beg/Iinterm/Adv), Whiskey River JitterBug,
Baisse Bas, Waltz, Blues, Swing, Lindy, Balboa, wedding dance
- Jeremy and Laura Rice, Lower Hudson Valley, NY 914-528-7612, E-mail
Website: Somebody Scream NY
Zydeco, waltz, Cajun two-step, and Cajun jitterbug in the NY/NJ metropolitan area. We are available for private
lessons, parties, and festivals. Will travel if necessary.
- Fredda Seidenbaum, New York, NY (212) 924-2887 E-mail
Website: http://homepage.newschool.edu/~seidenbf
Fredda has taught zydeco & Cajun dance for over 20 years (she visitsLouisiana 2-3 times a year to update her
steps, and has studied with several teachers there). Fredda's students say she's a clear, supportive teacher who
makes learning fun for all levels. She's taught for The New School; Central Park Summerstage; Omega Institute;
Bruce Daigrepont Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys; as well as local bands. Wildest teaching experiences: a
Cajun Bar-Mitzvah at a Portuguese restaurant, and teaching zydeco/Cajun classes in Istanbul, Turkey and Bombay,
India.
- Laura Selikson, New York, NY 212-685-7597 or E-mail,
Instructor of the Let's Zydeco dances in and around NYC, has been teaching
Cajun and zydeco dancing in the NYC area for the past 12 years. She has taught both individually and up to groups
of hundreds, and has taught in NYC dance schools, Central Park Summerstage, NYU Mardi Gras, Battery Park, and numerous
weddings and private events, not to mention at her own events.
- Pennsylvania
- Vince Masciarelli, Glenside, PA 215-885-7935, E-mail
Cajun and Zydeco group and private lessons in the Philadelphia area
- Marv Resnick, New Jersey and PA (609) 859-4126
Marv
Resnick specializes in teaching Zydeco, from the beginner level to the
very advanced. He is currently the instructor for the monthly “Allons
Danser” dances in the Philadelphia, PA area. Marv is an excellent
dancer and has taught professionally. Marv started dancing when he was
a teenager and became accomplished at what is now called swing. At 17,
he became a “regular” on Allen Freed’s “Big Beat” TV show, which was
very similar to Dick Clark’s American Bandstand. During the year he was
on the show he won all four of the dance contests. Now Zydeco dancing
is his passion. In his desire to become proficient at the more
authentic styles of the dance, he has made trips to Louisiana and has
danced with and learned from many Creole dancers.