Visiting Professionals

Christian Clayton and Kathryn Vaughn are the 2004 US National Rising Star Ballroom Champions.  They are active competitive dancers, having earned many titles all over the U.S.  They have been featured in the "L.A. Times" and travel around the country to dance professionally.  They own and operate Swing and Sway Dance Studio in Rockland, Maine.

Mandy Ball is a USISTD Licentiate and former owner of Maine Ballroom Dance.  She has been teaching American and International Styles of Ballroom to social and competitive dancers for 20 years.  She frequently returns to Maine to offer individual and group workshops as well as teacher training.

Born in London, England, Christine Harvey began dancing at an early age and has been dancing for the last 35 years. Representing England, Christine was consistently a finalist in all the major European and World Championships. Her competitive career has taken her to many parts of the world and eventually to Massachusetts where she has become one of the most sought after coaches in the area. Christine is a World Class Adjudicator and judges competitions all over the United States.