Buddy Stotts- Instructor

Buddy is a DVIDA and NDCA certified instructor.  He teaches all styles of Ballroom Latin & Swing Dance in addition to Hustle,West Coast Swing,Argentine Tango &Salsa. He has competed in International Standard & West Coast Swing. Buddy performed on Broadway in “A Chorus Line”, “Can-Can” and “Barnum” he also appeared in several Las Vegas and Atlantic City shows including “The Folies Bergere. Upon discovering Argentine Tango he trained with Juan Carlos-Copes and Jorge Torres at Stepping Out Dance Studios in NYC, and danced for the Sony World Premiere CD release Julio Iglesias Tango. Buddy has won 1st place Professional Dance titles with his professional partner Kyle Larsen at “The US Open Swing Dance Championships”, “American Swing Dance Championships” & “Hustle USA” in NYC.

Film/TV Credits include:”The Hunger Games 2 Idiom”, Core Tango dancer in “Blue In the Face” and “The Cosby Mysteries”; “Let It Be Me”, “Circus of the Stars”, “First Wives’ Club”, “Sabrina”, Howard Stern’s biographical comedy film , “USA Up All Night” and “Good Day New York.

Most recently in Atlanta, GA he danced Argentine Tango at the movie premiere of "Takers", has choreographed "The Georgia Senior Follies" and “42nd Street” creating a blues-tango routine.  Buddy is currently the DJ/MC for the largest studio dance party in Atlanta and runs his own weekly tango salon known as SALONGO.


 

Buddy can be reached at:    buddy@BallroomDanceCommunity.org