"Dancing can reveal all the mystery that music conceals." - Charles Baudelaire
Meet our instructors
Stephen Showers
For more than two decades, Stephen Showers has won acclaim as a professional dance instructor in both Arizona and California. Fred Astaire trained and certified, Stephen is accomplished in American and International styles for all of the Ballroom, Latin, Swing and Nightclub dances. Stephen welcomes students who desire to become confident social dancers, competitive dancers, or anywhere in between.
Originally from Tucson, Stephen is one of the few instructors in San Diego who has competed in nearly every style of dancesport. His experience as a teacher and competitor has helped him to develop a unique style of teaching that makes learning to dance easy. He teaches our Intermediate level class. For a more detailed syllabus of his current month's class, you may contact Steve Showers at sshowers@cox.net or visit http://artistryandmotion.blogspot.com
John Nagel and Lisa Duncan
John Nagel has been teaching people to dance for over 15 years. His skills stretch from International and American Ballroom to many of the popular street dances. His high-energy and fresh approach keep his classes exciting. John and his talented partner, Lisa Duncan, dance and perform together all over San Diego. They are currently teaching our Beginning level dance class. You may contact John Nagel and Lisa Duncan at dancers@cox.net
Dave Kessel
Dave Kessel is the most veteran instructor with the Balboa Park Dancers, having taught for over 40 years. He's a life member of the International Dance Teachers' Association (United Kingdom), and Master of the Arts US Terpsichore. In addition, Dave has performed professionally in a number of esoteric arts, including hand-balancing, Adagio dancing, and stage cabaret & summer sessions in the United Kingdom. He currently is our instructor emeritus. You may contact Dave Kessel at dave.kessel@webtv.net
Did you know? There are around 227 dance colleges offering professional dance training courses accredited by the Council for Dance Education and Training and over 2,923 university courses with dance as a subject area.
John Nagel and Lisa Duncan
